Kali Gandaki Valley with Nilgiri Mountain, Nepal. ht фото сайт
31 Jul 2011
0 comments
Monthly Archives: July 2011
29 Jul 2011
2 Comments
A robot that flies like a bird
Markus Fischer and his team at Festo built SmartBird, a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull, that flies by flapping its wings.
27 Jul 2011
0 comments
A brief history of the absolutely amazing letter “A”
Matt Soniak has put up a piece at mental_floss, a great blog by the way, on the first letter of the alphabet. Being the gateway to the other letters and to literacy, “A” has rich symbolic value. Grouped with “B” and … Continue reading
27 Jul 2011
1 Comment
Four-foot wide house under construction in Poland
At just four feet across, this is one of the thinnest bachelor pads around. I have to admit, the thought of living in a place like that makes me feel claustrophobic. What if there is a fire? It seems like an intriguing … Continue reading
27 Jul 2011
0 comments
Billy O’Reilly gets schooled in pre-school science
Instead of looking for rational causation, some of us look for fairy dust explanations.
26 Jul 2011
0 comments
Texting abbreviations… in Latin
Laura Gibbs, online classics instructor at the University of Oklahoma, has compiled a list of texting abbreviations in Latin at her great blog Bestiaria Latina. You can also see Laura’s post on Google+. She’s also worth putting into your circles … Continue reading
25 Jul 2011
0 comments
Fancy ancient Egyptian weapons not just for show
From Live Science: Elite members of ancient Egypt, including the pharaoh himself, likely wielded ornate daggers, swords and axes in battle, or to personally execute prisoners, rather than using the shiny metal for ceremonial purposes, research suggests. The weapons were … Continue reading
25 Jul 2011
0 comments
The face of a terrorist…
See here, then this alerming report: Such groups are among the fastest-growing extremist organizations in the country, the Southern Poverty Law Center reported in February. Right wing anti-government groups grew by 60% in 2010 over the previous year, the center reported, … Continue reading
25 Jul 2011
0 comments
The El Paso Natural Gas Company’s blue flame
As a child growing up in El Paso I remember the El Paso Natural Gas Company’s blue flame which was visible from a distance, sitting high atop the gas company’s downtown building. Even though most of us called it the … Continue reading
24 Jul 2011
0 comments
Cassette manual rewind
ht comixed
