Turkey Science
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008Impress friends and relatives at your Thanksgiving table with some fantastic facts about our favorite feastable fowl; Meleagris Gallopavo…
Kidzone provides an excellent page that includes turkey facts, a turkey slide show & even turkey puzzles in honor of the great bird. To go there CLICK HERE
Happy Thanksgiving!
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How low can you go?
Monday, November 24th, 2008Can you trust what your ears are telling you? Listen to the following clip 2 or 3 times before answering.
This audio illusion is created by cleverly combining pairs of varying chords to fool your ears into believing that the tones endlessly descend the scale.
It’s the audio equivalent of this famous M.C. Escher staircase!
I love a good [...]
The Cats Meow
Sunday, November 23rd, 2008Well, actually they don’t - Cats mew, purr, swear, and caterwaul, but they do not meow…
The following is a list of the correct scientific names for various animal sounds. The source for this list is Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Seventeenth Edition First published in 1870, Brewer’s Dictionary contains a treasure trove of interesting information [...]
Instant Ice
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008Here is another great YouTube video, this one demontrating how to make “Instant Ice”.
If you’ve ever used an instant hand warmer or a reusable heat pack, you’ve already seen and felt the same chemical process at work.
What’s going on?
Sodium acetate trihydrate crystals have a melting point of 58°C (136°F). When they are placed in water [...]
Solid Smoke
Friday, November 21st, 2008While killing some time before a star show at the Science Center recently, I saw something very interesting at the space exhibit. When I spotted it, I thought it was a hologram. I later learned that people often describe it that way. What it turned out to be was a really remarkable substance called an [...]
Discovery Store Friends & Family Sale!
Friday, November 21st, 2008Because we are all one big happy science-loving family…
Enjoy 25% off plus FREE Shipping on $75 with DiscoveryStore.com’s Holiday Friends and Family Coupon!
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Orders of $50 or more are eligible to receive $10 off through the links offered here - $10 off $50 offer ends on 12/31/08.
Discovery Store currently has an [...]
10 Science Gifts Under $10
Thursday, November 20th, 2008Here are 10 great sciency gift ideas all under $10 PLUS a coupon code that will save you another 15% AND FREE standard shipping on orders over $49 if you order by midnight on 11/25/08. To shop, click on any item below and remember to enter code “WC97483″ during check out.
Alien Slime 9.99 Bug [...]
A Sea of Nothingness?
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008I ran across this YouTube video the other day and thought is was really cool. Take a look at this amazing demonstration of “invisible water”. What do you think is going on here?
As you probably guessed, there is no water in the tank. It is filled instead with a colorless, odorless (and non-toxic) gas [...]
Upcoming NatGeo Special takes Viewers on a Cosmic Tour
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008I know what we’ll be watching on Sunday, December 7th…
Journey to the Edge of the Universe, a co-production with Discovery Canada, is a two-hour film by Pioneer Productions that was made entirely using CGI technology.
The film uses breathtaking photographs taken from the Hubble space telescope to create stunning visual sequences.
Based on cutting-edge scientific research, the film [...]
