Super Cool!

This is a Meteor that exploded of South Africa! NerdDad shared it with me and it is even cooler than I thought it would be!

2 Great Nerd Things That Go Good Together!

Who wouldn't love Mythbusters and Star Trek together?!?!

A Little Science Fun!

This was cool and easily do able! I think we will have to do this experiment soon with the kids. Ahhh, the fun of homeschooling. Get to play with toys and call it school!

Metal Velcro

Awesome isn't it? There really is metal velcro or, without the trademark term, hook and loop fastener. It is so cool! From the press release:

Hook and loop fasteners made of spring steel have now been developed at the Institute of Metal Forming and Casting of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen. These fasteners are resistant to chemicals and can withstand a tensile load of up to 35 tonnes per square meter at temperatures as high as 800°C.

This is so cool! I love watching materials innovation. In the article it says that they were looking for automotive innovations and uses in construction. How neat!

(HT: Next Big Future)

A Little Liquid Oxygen Goes A Long Way

Cool eh? I got this over at the Ig Nobels.

Grow A New Bone!

Next Big Future has an awesome post on how to grow new bone cell off 3-D printed copy of a bone. It is so cool. Pop over and read all about it!

Note to Self: Experiements Not to Do

But oh so cool to watch! The lighter is in the blender!

Science and Exploding Fun!

I always wanted to play with dry ice when I was in high school and I never got my hands on it. If I ever had I think this is what it might have looked like. I am just proud to say these are homeschoolers (well, one has graduated).

Science Dork Alert!

There is an awesome article how engineers are retrofitting UC Berkley's stadium. Why?

Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 atop the Hayward Fault, which the U.S. Geological Survey said has a 70 percent chance of hatching a 6.7-magnitude or greater quake by 2030. The earth could move up to 6 feet horizontally and 2 feet vertically, presenting a challenge to engineers charged with saving the stadium and the football fans who might be inside.

While plenty of buildings around the world sit atop earthquake faults, Memorial Stadium is unique because of the sheer quantity of people it holds: 75,662. It's also unique because seismologists know exactly where the fault lies - under Section LL, through both end zones and out Section XX.

Cool.

(HT: Instapundit)

Its Hip to be Nerdy

Queen's guitarist Brian May finished his PhD in Astronomy last year from Imperial College in London. Now his doctoral thesis is being published. Apparently he was working on his doctorate when Queen began to take off so he put the PhD on the back burner.

As a stay at home mom it brings me joy to see someone who took a 30 year break in education getting critical acclaim for their research. It brings me hope that someday I may actually go back to school.

As a nerd it brings me joy to see a rock legend say things like this:

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my years playing guitar and recording music with Queen,” said May, 61, who earlier this summer received his doctorate in a ceremony at the Albert Hall. “But it’s extremely gratifying to see the publication of my thesis. I’ve been fascinated with astronomy for years.”

You don't have to collect knowledge for the sake of making money in it but the pure joy!

(HT: Physorg.com)

TobyMac: Alive and Transported

We are huge TobyMac fans in the Nerd Family so I was stoked when I found out that he had a new project, Alive and Transported. This is a clip from it. It is a huge concert CD/DVD and I want it! There are showings on the big screen but Fresno is not 1 of the 2 California spots. If you can go see it, please let me know what you thought.

Everyone Has Their Line

First, watch this. Now don't pause halfway through and start formulating your arguments. Watch all the way to the end but there is a bad word beeped out.



Stephen Colbert is usually pretty irreverent and chooses to point out ridiculousness that way. But apparently there are somethings you don't leave unsaid (which I agree with) and hope that people catch. Even someone on Comedy Central can take a stand for God.


(HT: The Anchoress)
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Spherical Tree House

So this looks very cool. It can sleep 4, is plumbed and has electricity. I am wondering if it sways as you walk in it. You too can have one of these for only a base price of $150,000.

(HT: BoingBoing)

Lego Assembly Line

There does seem to be a little discussion as to the authenticity of this. I think it is real. I also think it is cool. I would love to see the plans and have my kids build part of this. Hey, I would rather my kids build me one that would fold laundry...Off to ponder the possibilities...
(HT: Instapundit)

Glow in the Dark Toilet Seat

I saw this Glow in the Dark toilet seat at Gizmodo and just thought it was neat. Maybe it is the pregnant woman in me that is tired of making sure that the seat is down in the middle of the night;). It is over kill but still an interesting idea.

22 Week Miracle Baby

A baby was born just under 22 weeks and appears to be doing well. It is now 2 months old and there is even talk of sending her home. What amazes me is this is how far a long I am! Something that the article said that was new to me was that 1/2 of all babies born at 25 weeks make it. It just makes you wonder how someone can think this isn't a baby.

(HT: Biblical Womanhood)

Tech Cakes

Gizmondo has pictures of 10 tech cakes. This one seems the easiest to do. Since it doesn't have any set patterns it won't matter that I am bad at piping;). The Linux penguin was attainable but that is a lot of fondant.

(HT: BoingBoing)

Hollow Celery

While I don't drink I still think that this engineered hollow celery is cool. Anytime science is manipulated for neat things I love it;)!
(HT: BoingBoing)