Play on Words
Monday, September 29th, 2008Not really scientific but fun none-the-less…
Can you figure out the common words or phrases represented by each of the following pictures?
The answers appear at the bottom of the post.
Answers:
A penny for your thoughts…
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Here’s bit more proof that your memory is not nearly as accurate as you would think. It’s difficult to believe that something as familiar as a penny is so hard to recall! Don’t believe us? Give it a try!
CLICK HERE and try to pick the real penny from among the imposters
CLICK HERE to see what [...]
“You can quote me on that”
Friday, August 22nd, 2008A handful of memorable and humorous quotes from some famous men of science…
There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.
There is another theory which states that this [...]
The Great Butter vs. Margarine “Rot-off”
Friday, June 20th, 2008
On 5/13/08 Science Junkies embarked on it’s first ever original clinical study!
We were inspired by two sources;
1. An experiment that illustrated what happens to Cool Whip (as opposed to natural whipped cream) when it is left out at room temperature for 12 days. To see that experiment CLICK HERE
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2. [...]
Beautiful Genius
Sunday, May 18th, 2008A fun optical illusion…
A close up look shows us Albert Einstein - Now, step back from the image and Marilyn Monroe comes into focus. Neat-O!
For more fun optical illusions and links to many more CLICK HERE
The “Shoppie Awards”
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Our email in-boxes have all been touched by them. Some are so blatently faked that we must wonder at the gullability of the ones who earnestly forwarded them to us as genuine. Sporting subject titles such as “Really Amazing Pictures” and “Winner of the National Geographic Picture of the Year Award”, these images have long circulated in cyberspace [...]
The Sci-Fi Movie Plotinator
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Mad Libs meets the Sci Fi Movie Channel.
As I first mentioned in my post titled Sci-Fi Movie Survival Tips, My 10-year-old Science Junkie and I are huge science fiction movie fans. We love to make a game of figuring out which characters will die first and which will survive until the end. The Sci Fi Channel [...]
Legos in Space!
Friday, May 2nd, 2008Two things we love; Legos and Astronauts - what could be better?!
See “Adventures of Lego Spacemen” at Joe Braun Photography. Great Pictures!
They promised us flying cars!
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
I really thought they’d be here by now but alas, flying cars are still a future dream.
Here are a few nifty examples of the flying car as it has been imagined by various different people…
See what Glen Hiemstra from futurist.com has to say about the current status of the flying car. If memory serves me correctly, my brother actually [...]
Yesterday’s Highway of Tomorrow
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Here is a sampling of Walt Disney’s vision of what transportation in the future might look like. This clip is excerpted from a 1958 “Disneyland” TV Show episode entitled “Magic Highway USA”.
Although most of the innovations imagined here have not come to pass, it’s interesting to see that some have! Note the navigation system and rear [...]
