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Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 7:56 pm
by Entilzha
I haven't seen any kind of eclipse unfortunately but I hope to see one someday. Thanks for the link :thumbsup:

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:24 pm
by Kevin Thomas Riley
Entilzha wrote:I haven't seen any kind of eclipse unfortunately but I hope to see one someday. Thanks for the link :thumbsup:

You probably could've seen this (partial) eclipse. It could be seen in Sweden as well, so I think it would've been visible in Estonia too. However, since I didn't have the right equipment I couldn't see anything. The sun was still shining way too much for the eclipse to be noticeable, at least were I live.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 3:20 pm
by Reanok
I've seen 2 partial eclipses it's a really neat experience the temperature really drops and the air changes it gets cooler. There were little suns reflected all over the ground it was really neat. The sun looked kind of bluish green during one of the eclipses.I used a pinhole camera to watch the eclipses.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:14 pm
by Entilzha
Armchair astronomer discovers unique 'cosmic ghost' http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/07/space.discovery/index.html.
Lander grabs Mars water, will see if it's life-supporting http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/07/31/nasa.mars/index.html.
Clumps And Streams Of Dark Matter May Lie In Inner Regions Of Milky Way http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806140124.htm.
Stretchable Silicon Camera Next Step To Artificial Retina http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806140116.htm.
Jupiter And Saturn Full Of Liquid Metal Helium http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806184907.htm.Metal Helium :vulcan:
Neurobiologists Discover Individuals Who 'Hear' Movement http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806140209.htm.
Arctic Map Plots New 'Gold Rush' http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080805192723.htm. Oh joy (sarcasm)

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:27 pm
by Alelou
Did you guys already see this 2007 article about a guy who emulated Spock by bleeding green blood???

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6733203.stm

I was googling Vulcan medicine (and not having much luck). I know I read stuff somewhere before...

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 7:37 pm
by Entilzha
I've read that article before. Human blood can also be blue in color in certain conditions.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:05 pm
by Elessar
Entilzha wrote:I've read that article before. Human blood can also be blue in color in certain conditions.


Yeah, I've heard of it being blue, b/c it's blue when it's not very oxygenated right? But under what conditions can be it be green? Maybe... if you bled into Martian atmosphere and it filled with CO2? lol, who knows what color'd it be then.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:13 pm
by Entilzha
No I mean blue from to much I think it was silver in blood. The guy looked like a smurf (the skin was also blue). He self medicated with some kind of silver compound.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:19 pm
by Entilzha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyria that's the reason his skin turned blue. The other reason for blue skin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanosis

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:45 pm
by Entilzha
Cassini Prepares To Swoop By Saturn's Geyser-Spewing Moon http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080808154432.htm.
Meta-materials Mimic Ice And Illuminate Why Water-ice Doesn't Fully Conform To Third Law Of Thermodynamics http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144311.htm.
Solar System Is Pretty Special, According To New Computer Simulation http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144236.htm. I think they have insufficient data to make such assumptions. 300 exoplanets does not show the make up of the universe but that is just my view on the matter.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:17 am
by blacknblue
Cloaking field generator? We don't need no stinking cloaking field generator!

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gnrH ... gD92FPIOG0

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:21 pm
by Reanok
Hubble Celebrates 100,000 Trip around Earth link http://www.astronomynaow.com/080811Hubb ... earth.html

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:27 pm
by Asso
The link doesn't work, Reanok! :(

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:56 pm
by Entilzha
blacknblue wrote:Cloaking field generator? We don't need no stinking cloaking field generator!

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gnrH ... gD92FPIOG0


Well I could use a personal cloaking generator so I could kick some ass in a certain neighboring country.

Re: Daily science stuff

Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 10:05 am
by Escriba
Entilzha wrote:Well I could use a personal cloaking generator so I could kick some ass in a certain neighboring country.

After seeing the consequences I wouldn't recomend it :doubt: But we could build a gigantic hand, visible from the space, that would point at Kosovo and we could write in it with very big and bright letters the legend: "We told you so (signed by Cyprus, Romania, Serbia, Georgia (obviously) and Spain. Russia wanted to sign, but it's very busy invading other countries and drinking vodka)".

Anyway... Has anybody watched the Perseids?