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2 Billion-year-old nuclear reactor

No, it’s not the aliens. It’s a natural formation that contained a critical mass of uranium. Now that is pretty damned cool.

Posted on March 4, 2011 by alan
Posted in Physics 101, Weird Stuff

The Known Universe

Posted on December 21, 2009 by alan
Posted in Arty Stuff, Awesome, Geek Alert, Physics 101, Science!

Best 1911 animation ever

Via SayUncle

Posted on December 12, 2009 by alan
Posted in Guns, History, Physics 101, Video

Climate Engineering – Because the government is so successful at everything else…

In a stunning example of hubris John Holdren (Obama’s science advisor) thinks he can successfully engineer the Earth’s climate. John Holdren told The Associated Press in his first interview since being confirmed last month that the idea of geoengineering the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 9, 2009 by alan
Posted in genocide, Obamanation, Physics 101, Weather

Poor Impulse Control

Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy found this gem:

Posted on January 13, 2009 by alan
Posted in Physics 101, Weird Stuff

X-Rays come from the darnedest places

So you can make anything – including an X-Ray machine with tape. It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of … Continue reading →

Posted on October 26, 2008 by alan
Posted in Awesome, Makin' Stuff, Physics 101, RF

Slow News Day at the New York Times

It must be a slow news day because the New York Times has dusted off the bi-monthly cell phone scare story. It’s a pet peeve of mine, so I’m going to rant about it. “Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told … Continue reading →

Posted on June 3, 2008 by alan
Posted in Physics 101, RF, Snark, Stupid MSM

More Radioactive Stuff Please!

If there wasn’t so much PSH over radioactivity we could have atomic batteries in our electronics that last for years instead of chemical batteries that only last a few hours. Irrational fears of radioactivity have kept useful products off the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 11, 2008 by alan
Posted in Guns, Photo, Physics 101, Snark, Uncategorized

The 700 MHz auction won't change your life as much as you wish

A lot of people are very excited about the current 700 MHz auction. I’ve heard all kinds of nonsense like “nationwide WiFi” tossed about by people who should know better. What are the real possibilities for the current 700 MHz … Continue reading →

Posted on February 11, 2008 by alan
Posted in Economics, iPhone, Physics 101, RF, Snark, WiFi

XD Update – TFOs Are Fantastic

I Picked up the XD from the gunsmith Friday afternoon. I put the bore sight on it when I got it home and it looked like it lined up a scooch to the right so I shot the IDPA match … Continue reading →

Posted on February 9, 2008 by alan
Posted in Guns, IDPA, Photo, Physics 101, politics, Snark, What Am I Doing?

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