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Why People Believed Fake Bomb Detectors Worked
A man who sold bogus bomb detectors likened to dowsing rods in Iraq and elsewhere has been convicted of fraud in a British court. According to a piece in the New York Times: A British businessman who sold the Iraqi security forces more than … Continue reading
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This is how you should spell Fish – Ghoti
Ghoti is a constructed word used to illustrate irregularities in English spelling. It is a respelling of the word fish. It comprises these phonemes: gh, pronounced /f/ as in tough; o, pronounced /ɪ/ as in women; and ti, pronounced /ʃ/ … Continue reading
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Thames Water will deliver power from London’s fatbergs
From fish and chips to pork pies, some of London’s tastiest foods create unappetizing and costly fat and oil buildups in drains. These fatbergs, as they are dubbed, end up in the city sewers system. A fatberg is a hefty … Continue reading
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This egg is worth more than your car
Up for auction next month at Christie’s South Kensington salesroom: this “very rare and complete” sub-fossilized elephant bird egg. Its estimated going price? Between $30,000 and $45,000. The famous auction house says the oversized ovum measures 12 inches long and … Continue reading
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Amazing Water & Sound Experiment
OK, remember that the camera has a specific frame rate, in this case close to 24hz. In reality this water looks like a fanned spray. The hose is flexing back and forth and the camera is always capturing it at … Continue reading
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Is this the world’s smallest book?
Even putting on your reading glasses might not help with this one. Japan has created what it is claiming is the smallest ever printed book, with pages measuring 0.75 millimetres (0.03 inches) which are impossible to read with the naked … Continue reading
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Lake Hillier
Lake Hillier, is a lake on Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago, Western Australia. The most notable feature of this lake is its rose pink colour. It is such a significant … Continue reading
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Who solved Kryptos?
Kryptos is an encrypted sculpture by American artist Jim Sanborn located on the grounds of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Langley, Virginia. Since its dedication on November 3, 1990, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the … Continue reading
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Sandables mold into any shape for precise woodwork
Finding the perfect tool for any job can sometimes be a daunting task, especially when that job requires precision, such as with woodworking. So what could be a better tool than one that you can mold specifically for the task … Continue reading
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Bikini Waxes Wiping Out Pubic Lice
Pubic lice have plagued mankind for thousands of years, but the itchy pests are now facing a enemy that threatens to wipe them out: bikini waxing. Also known as crab lice, the tiny insects lay their eggs on pubic hair. … Continue reading
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The World’s Most Common Words
As a response to a request from Mark Mayzner in December, Peter Norvig decided to search Google to find, amongst other things, the most common words. Peter explains: My distillation of the Google books data gives us 97,565 distinct words, … Continue reading
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Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a type of compact lens originally developed by French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel for lighthouses. The design allows the construction of lenses of large aperture and short focal length without the mass and volume of material that … Continue reading
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Double Revolving Doors Block Armed Intruders
Here’s one security company’s answer to prevent a dangerous intruder from entering a school or any other building. It’s called the Linear Revolving Door (LRD), and it was recently patented by Barbecan Security Systems. The door consists of series of … Continue reading
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Human “bubble” of existence
Humans have been sending noise into space for decades. The first AM broadcast was on Christmas Eve, 1906, and Hitler’s broadcasting of the 1936 Olympics is regarded as the first signal powerful enough to be carried into space – which … Continue reading
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How Einstein got his Ph D
Einstein’s first advisor was Dr. Weber, but he found his lectures were very traditional, lost interest, and stopped attending after two weeks. For his Ph D project, Einstein proposed measuring “c” using an interferometer, similar to the Michelson-Morley experiment, of … Continue reading
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The favourite
A favourite (British English), or favorite (American English), was the intimate companion of a ruler or other important person. In medieval and Early Modern Europe, among other times and places, the term is used of individuals delegated significant political power by a ruler. It is … Continue reading
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Hottest Chilli in the World
Alex takes the ghost chilli challenge, eating the world’s hottest chilli pepper, which in terms of heat has a rating of over a million scoville units. That’s hot, you have been warned!
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Fission vs Fusion
In an energy-hungry world, nuclear fission and fusion are often mentioned as alternatives to fossil fuels. But which one is better? In this episode, Scientific American’s Michael Moyer melts down the facts to get at the core of the issue.
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What Is the Prisoner’s Dilemma?
The prisoner’s dilemma is a classic illustration of why rational people don’t always cooperate–even when it’s in their best interest to do so. In this episode of Instant Egghead, Scientific American editor Michael Moyer explains how it works.
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