Dog-O-Matic
Friday, May 29th, 2009Those clever French show us the hi-tech way to wash Le Pooch!
Wallace & Gromit had a patent on this invention long ago (see “A Close Shave”)
Fission vs. Fusion
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009As is the norm, my 11-year-old Science Junkie poses a question that requires some work on my part to answer correctly and succinctly…
What is the difference between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion?
Nuclear Fission
The word fission means to split apart. When the nucleus of an atom is split apart, a tremendous amount of energy is released. [...]
Fool me once…
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009Ah! April fools day! Time to loosen the tops on the salt shakers and put salt in the sugar bowl.
museumofhoaxes.com gives us their list of the 100 best April Fools jokes in history. Here are the top ten. CLICK HERE to see the rest.
#1: The Swiss Spaghetti Harvest
1957: The respected BBC news show Panorama announced [...]
3/14 is Pi Day!
Friday, March 13th, 2009March 14th (3/14) is Pi Day. Whether you celebrate by eating pie, throwing a pie or just by reading this post, it’s a worthwhile activity to reflect on this remarkable number!
The diameter of the the above circle is 1 so its circumference = Pi
Pi is one of the most important mathematical constants. Approximately [...]
Topps in 3-D Technology
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Check this out!
Topp’s has launched a line of collector’s baseball cards that work with your webcam to bring players to life. The action unfolds right on your desktop!
The cards, called Topps 3-D Live, are built with technology created by augmented reality company Total Immersion. The images are not holograms. They are actually a digital overlay on the video [...]
Rotten Science
Wednesday, March 4th, 2009After living things die, they are acted upon by bacteria, molds, fungi, etc. causing them to rot. This decaying process releases elemental components to be used again & again in the environment to build and sustain new life. It’s recycling at it’s most basic level.
Here is an interesting array of videos featuring this fascinating process at work on some [...]
What’s in a Name?
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009My husband and I have often observed that many first names that were popular in our childhood have become extemely rare in our children’s generation. Where are all the Karens, Steves, Glens and Cheryls? Gone are the Suzies, Donnas, Garys and Robs.
When we lived in Texas a few years back, “alternative” spellings were all the rage. My personal favorite [...]
Zapped Pickle
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009In case you were wondering what happens if you run household current through a pickle via an extension cord wired to 2 dinner forks that have been insterted into either end of the pickle - Well, here you go…
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One question, though: Just what did the pickle do to deserve this?
Oh, and needless to say, this is a [...]
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
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 [...]
