Take the Underworld Challenge
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008The British Museum maintains a nice interactive web site all about ancient Egypt and the mummification process. To take the “Underworld Challenge” & see if you are clever enough to collect the rewards awaiting you in the afterlife CLICK HERE
To see some very cool optical illusions CLICK HERE
The Amazing Fact Generator
Monday, April 14th, 2008Happy Monday!
In the interest of learning something new every day, you might want to check out the Amazing Fact Generator on mentalfloss.com.
The fact generator is a great source for finding facts that are accurate.
We’ve read many NOT-SO-TRUE scientific ”facts” that many people insist on passing on as truth. To make sure you’re NOT one of those people read Scientific […]
I’d really like to know more…
Sunday, April 13th, 2008It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. I think that some of these may be worth even more than that! Here are ten pictures of science fair projects that I would love to know more about…
Although some of these science fair projects may seem wacky, professionals in the real world are applying […]
Horrifying 12-Day Cool Whip Experiment
Thursday, April 10th, 2008This experiment answers that age old question; “What happens to Cool Whip if I leave it out on the counter for 12 days?”
I particularly liked the “drawing-a-smiley-face-on-it study”.
To see the study and accompanying photos CLICK HERE
Let’s Play a Game!
Monday, April 7th, 2008Test your memory and your knowledge of the elements…
To play the “Element Concentration” game, CLICK HERE
Nothing Matters
Saturday, April 5th, 2008“Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one” Albert Einstein
Matter is all the “stuff” that we see, feel, and smell around us. By definition, matter has mass and takes up space, and it includes substances such as water, wood, rock, metal, and air. At the most basic level, these substances are built from […]
Evolutionary Tail Fins?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008We sometimes forget that like everything else on Earth - not to mention the planet itself - we humans are a work in progress. The following are nineteen body parts that are in the process of being deleted from our design…
VOMERONASAL ORGAN
A tiny pit on each side of the septum is lined with nonfunctioning chemoreceptors. They may […]
Geeks Love Cake!
Friday, March 28th, 2008While searching the internet for ideas on science-themed cakes, I came across some truly amazing specimens! Here is a slide show we put together featuring some deliciously techy cakes.
Ice Cream of the Future
Friday, March 28th, 2008There’s an ongoing joke at our house and it goes something like this:
Hey! does anyone want ice cream?
Sure! What kind?
Why, the ice cream of the future, of course!
For some reason, it strikes us as perversely funny that the founders of Dippin’ Dots should look into the future and see us all strapping on our jet-packs to go […]
If I were an Evil Overlord…
Thursday, March 27th, 2008I would start by following these five simple rules:
My Legions of Terror would have helmets with clear Plexiglas visors, not face-concealing ones that can hide the enemy.
My ventilation ducts would be too small to crawl through.
My noble half-brother whose throne I usurped would be killed, not kept imprisoned in a forgotten cell of my dungeon.
Shooting is not […]
