Monday, November 7, 2011

Water Drop at 2000 Frames Per Second - YouTube Clip

http://www.flixxy.com/water-drop.htm

image from liquidsculpture.com

Hong Kong Shoebox Apartments - You Tube Clip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-iFJ3ncIDo

Growing up in Hong Kong, space was a luxury Gary Chang didn't have. Instead, to him, luxury meant the highest efficiency living while being able to share the corridor he considered his "room" with his four other family members and a tenant. So, we guess it should be no surprise that when he grew up to become an architect, he would create an astounding 344 square feet apartment capable of changing into 24 different rooms, all via sliding panels and walls.
Image: Design Tavern

Cyclops Shark & Other Cryptic Creatures Make October Creepy

BY NICHOLAS SONG


A fetal shark cut from the belly of a pregnant shark caught in the Gulf of California. The shark, which would likely not have survived outside the womb, had only one eye. Credit: Pisces Fleet Sportfishing                                             

Saber-Toothed Squirrel From Age of Dinosaurs Discovered

BY LUCA PISTOR


http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1103/Saber-toothed-squirrel-from-age-of-dinosaurs-discovered

An acorn-crazy pre-historic saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat reacts to the onslaught of a new Ice Age in the 2002 animated film 'Ice Age.'
Twentieth Century Fox


Wind Energy Pros and Cons

BY KEVIN SHAO


http://energyinformative.org/wind-energy-pros-and-cons/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windmills_D1-D4_%28Thornton_Bank%29.jpg
Author: Hans Hillewaert

Gut Instinct

BY DAVID DUNCAN


http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/gut-instinct/


Caption: This is a microscopic closeup of E. coli, your single-cell frenemy. The kinds of E. coli that live in your intestines help everything run smoothly. But when E. coli is ingested through contaminated food, the bacteria can cause big problems for humans. 
 Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH


Swirling Seas of Plastic Trash

BY ANTHONY WEINRAUB


http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/swirling-seas-of-plastic-trash/

The ocean dumps literally tons of plastic trash on Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach each year. 
Credit: Amanda Rose Martinez