It’s a Convertible?!
Friday, February 15th, 2008I saw this featured on Fox News this morning and thought it was pretty cool.
Building on a legacy of contributions to humanity including the Swiss Army Knife, and the Cuckoo Clock, the ever inventive Swiss now give us the sQuba, a car that runs on land and underwater. And it’s a convertible!
The concept car was developed by Swiss designer [...]
How Fast is….
Thursday, February 14th, 2008the speed of light?
A. the speed of light in a vacuum is about 670,616,629.2 miles per hour or 983,571,056 feet per second, which is about 186,282.397 miles per second, or roughly one foot per nanosecond.
the speed of sound?
A. In dry air with a temperature of 21 °C (70 °F) the speed of sound [...]
The House of the Future - 21st Century Edition
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008My last post featured 1957’s take on the “the House of Tomorrow”. In 2005 the Science Channel produced a two part series depicting an updated view on what our domiciles might be like in the not-too-distant future. It’s called Deconstruction: House of the Future.
Host and Carpenter Steve Hanneman of HGTV’s Designed to Sell guides us [...]
What 1958 thought 2008 would look like…
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008On my page entitled “The Mission” I describe some of the influences in my childhood that fired up my own love of science. I was, and still am, a huge fan of Walt Disney and his ever optimistic vision of humankind’s future and how science will serve to make our lives better and better.
It’s a [...]
