The Horror Must Be Stopped!
Friday, March 14th, 2008Fact: A junior high school student won a science fair by reporting on the dangers of “Dihydrogen Monoxide”.
Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide!
The Invisible Killer
Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. [...]
An indispensable bathroom accessory
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008For otherwise wasted time…
Find out just how entertaining the universe we live in can be! “Uncle John Plunges Into The Universe“>Uncle John Plunges Into the Universe” is an antidote to every textbook that has ever made science seem boring. In Life Sciences he explores the weird solutions that different organisms have devised for their [...]
Become a Bubbleologist
Monday, March 10th, 2008Ok, so there’s not really a science called bubbleology but that’s not to say that there isn’t a lot of science to be learned from bubbles. At Exploratorium, Ron Hipschman does a fabulous job of explaining the elemental forces at work in a soap bubble.
Mix yourself up a batch of bubble solution at home using [...]
A Shrewdness of Apes?
Thursday, March 6th, 2008Did you know that a baby alpaca is called a “cria” or that a group of cheetahs is known as a “coalition”? Me neither!
EnchantedLearning has compiled a comprehensive list of animals with the correct nomenclature for the male, female and young of each species. This site also provides the terminology to describe a plurality of each animal so that if [...]
Celestial Phenomena
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Have you ever seen an isolated little patch of rainbow just floating in the middle of an otherwise bright and sunny sky? It’s called a sun dog and although I’ve seen this remarkable sight on several occasions, I never thought to find out what caused it or if it had a name. Never that is, [...]
You’ll catch your Death!
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Being that it’s cold and flu season, I thought it a timely opportunity to spread something other than germs - some knowledge!
A Cold Virus
Here are some common questions and answers about colds and flu (influenza):
What’s the difference between a cold and the flu?
A. Although both illnesses are caused by viruses, their symptoms and severity differ [...]
Orange you a little yellow?
Monday, March 3rd, 2008I knew a girl once who’s skin turned an orangey-yellow color because she had eaten so many carrots. I kid you not! This relatively benign condition is called Carotenemia. My friend’s yellow-orange skin hue was a tell-tale sign of a beta carotene overdose resulting from her over-zealous carrot consumption. Beta carotene, along with other plant pigments generally called [...]
Don’t fall for it
Saturday, March 1st, 2008After reading so many clever science poems I felt inspired to write one of my own. Don’t judge it too harshly, It’s my first attempt!
What’s Gravity?
A Poem by Science Junkies
What’s gravity? I’d like to know
A force we cannot see
Gravity affects most things
from A right through to Z
Sir Isaac Newton made a find
when an apple it is said,
fell from a tree [...]
Quit Cloning Around
Thursday, February 28th, 2008Another great poem; this one about cloning….And of course, some facts!
I Cloned Myself on Friday Night
A Poem by Kenn Nesbitt
I cloned myself on Friday night.
By Saturday at three
my clone had made another clone.
They both looked just like me.
They walked like me and talked like me.
They acted like me too.
They wore my clothes and used [...]
Do you find me attractive?
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Here’s a really clever poem about magnetism followed by some interesting facts:
I’VE TURNED MAGNETIC
A Poem by Gregory K.
I wish I could’ve turned athletic,
But just my luck… I’ve turned magnetic.
Paper clips fly up to greet me.
Nails, it seems, can’t wait to meet me.
I’m sticking to the baby’s stroller.
Look at me, I’m so bi-polar.
I make the TV [...]
