Yesterday a friend of mine mentioned that she had gone into a store that was playing the song “Those Were The Days” by Mary Hopkin, and that the song had become lodged in her head. Because this is what one does, I looked up the song on Wikipedia. Of all the factoids the article has, […]
Bright Explosion on the Moon On May 17 a small rock hit Mare Imbrium and was detected visually. At ~40 kg and 56,000 miles per hour, the impact energy was about 5 tons TNT equivalent, and would have been visible to the naked eye. I suspect that a similar impact on Earth would have been […]
Scientists find ancient water on earth cut off for THREE BILLION years. In short: Earth was doomed today when it was announced that pockets of water trapped for up to three billion years two miles below the surface of Ontario, Canada, have been tapped into via boreholes. Chemicals in the water suggest it may harbor […]
If someone invades your home, there are really only two good outcomes. The first and most obvious is the outcome that results from the homeowner centerpunching the invader with something along the lines of a .45 or a 12 gauge, though there are the obvious problems of the mess. The other optimal ending is the […]
Regardless of your views on Obamas policies and ideology, one thing that can’t really be denied is that he was pretty much wholly unprepared to become President. A little while in the Senate following a basically contest-free election, following a little while in the Illinois senate, characterized by voting “present” a lot, followed by no […]
I’ve made many test runs and made considerable progress. I’ve also run out of supplies and need to improve the mechanical infrastructure. so I’ve decided to sell the “prototypes” I’ve made. These are indeed prototypes, and more to the point they are prototypes of art, so they are imperfect and variable… but they’re nevertheless pretty […]
A collection of designs produced for alternate space shuttle configurations. This was the last gasp for configurations substantially different from what actually got built…. the second design from the far right became the baseline layout. But even with a recognizable orbiter and external tank, considerable variation was possible in overall launch vehicle lay […]