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Shifty Eyes, Better Memory
Posted on November 12th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Science, Strange.
“Horizontal eye movements are thought to cause the two hemispheres of the brain to interact more with one another, and communication between brain hemispheres is important for retrieving certain types of memories.”
I sometimes make my eyes move back and forth really fast to make my wife laugh and to reaffirm her feelings of me as generally a kook that needs 24-hour care and padded walls. I like vanilla pudding…
Where was I? Oh yeah. This eye movement trick might help your memory, but I wouldn’t suggest trying it when Detective Gumshoe is interviewing you concerning the whereabouts of old Mrs. Henderson from next door.
Shocking Developments in the World of Mario
Posted on November 7th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Science, Technology, Music, Games.
“Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI.
The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high power solid state Tesla coils are generating. There are no speakers involved. The Tesla coils stand 7 feet tall and are each capable of putting out over 12 foot of spark. They are spaced about 18 feet apart. The coils are controlled over a fiber optic link by a single laptop computer. Each coil is assigned to a midi channel which it responds to by playing notes that are programed into the computer software. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Video was captured by Terry Blake. What is not obvious is how loud the coils are. They are well over 110dB If you look at another You Tube video which is from a different angle, you can hear the echo off the building and get a better idea of how loud it is.”
This. Is. Awesome.
XKitchen
Posted on October 11th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Science, Food, Technology.
Extreme kitchen gadgetry from Popular Science magazine. I don’t know have anywhere NEAR the counter space for all this stuff. Guess I need to move my meth lab back into the kids playroom.
*For the record, I don’t have kids. Or a meth lab. Or counters.
Chernobyl Rain
Posted on April 25th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Science, History, World.
“Russian military pilots have described how they created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986.”
In the aftermath of Chernobyl, decisions were made to protect the capital of Moskow from radioactivity, which consequently created more of an adverse affect for the citizens of Belarus. Sacrificing the few to save the many, as it were. Interesting read.
The Scoop on Poop!
Posted on April 16th, 2007 by Schleppo.
Categories: Science, Strange, Funny.
“Visitors are invited to listen in on an animal’s digestive system…improve their “#2 IQ” in stool school, and meet a dinosaur dung detective.”
Tired of your local museums, zoos, and galleries? Want to expose your kids to a unique form of education (and, ultimately, trauma)? Then head to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia for the scoop on poop! Your kids will leave with a Ph.D in doodoo.
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