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.
Category Archives: Physics 101
The Known Universe
Best 1911 animation ever
Via SayUncle
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
Poor Impulse Control
Orin Kerr over at The Volokh Conspiracy found this gem:
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
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
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
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
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