Mr. Zip Knows All…
Thursday, December 25th, 2008Check out how much information is available about the demographics of your community just by entering your zip code at ZipSkinny I learned lots of census based information about my neighborhood including median income, educational achievement, residency stability and lots more.
To see just how much Mr. Zippy knows about you and your neighbors CLICK HERE
Deadly Impact
Thursday, December 18th, 2008This week’s (12/16/08) episode of The History Channel series “The Universe” mentions this website created by theoretical geophysicist, H. Jay Melosh. This impact simulator allows the user to enter a projectile’s parameters (size, density, velocity, angle of entry, etc.) to determine the extent of damage it would cause upon impacting the Earth.
Scary & oddly entertaining….
To creat your [...]
VERY Unusual Gifts
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008By this time, the people left on your holiday gift list are the hardest to buy for. How about one of these unusual items? I guarantee they won’t receive duplicates!
ZAKY INFANT PILLOW
The Zaky is an ergonomic infant pillow designed by a Mom to mimic the size, weight, touch, and feel of her hand and [...]
Such a Deal!
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Catch a Wave
Thursday, December 11th, 2008While watching the NatGeo program, Journey to the Edge of the Universe, my 10-year-old asked several questions that I thought were well worth answering here on ScienceJunkies.
The program takes us on a virtual tour of the Universe, beginning in our own solar system and moving ever farther away to the outer edges of the Cosmos. As [...]
Hidden in Plain Sight
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Here are the Highlights Magazine free printable Hidden Picture Puzzle Hotlinks for November and December 2008. As always, they are courtesy of Highlights Magazine.
Click on either of the puzzle links below…
November 2008 Hidden Picture Puzzle (Food Groups)
December 2008 Hidden Picture Puzzle (Snowy Night)
I’d like to thank the Academy…
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008It looks like ScienceJunkies.com got nominated in the “Best Education Weblog” category on BlogNetAwards.com - I followed their incoming link to our site and found this very nice write-up. Thank you to whoever thought to nominate us!
CLICK HERE to vote for ScienceJunkies or to leave a comment about us on their site (but only [...]
A Trip Worth Taking
Monday, December 8th, 2008Last night we watched the premier of the stunning National Geographic Channel film, “Journey to the Edge of the Universe”.
The program features arresting CGI representations of some of the most awe-inspiring objects in our universe. The journey begins by visiting each of our closest neighbors right here in our solar system and then forges outward [...]
My Fellow Americans
Sunday, December 7th, 2008
Politically correct non-humanoid nomenclature…
INSENSITIVE SENSITIVE
Cow Bovine American
Lobster Crustacean American
Crab Crustacean American
Shrimp Invertebrate American
Virus Viral American
Germs Microbial American
Bird Avian American
Dolphin Cetaecean American
Dog Canine American
Mushroom Fungal American
Cat Feline American
Pig Porcine American
Bug Insectile American
In the interest of promoting inter-species relations, we had some of these made into dandy looking Tee-shirts, Mugs, Sweat Shirts and more that you can find [...]
Slugs and Snails
Saturday, December 6th, 2008I love to cook with fresh herbs and decided to winter over my herb plants indoors this year rather than toss them out after the first freeze. My thyme plant sits on a granite ledge above my kitchen sink below some windows. When I went to water it the other night, I noticed something stuck to [...]
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