Kepler is Dead
Not Johannes, he’s been dead awhile. The Kepler Space Telescope named in his honor. It did it’s job perfectly, but it will be missed.
“First Man” is Looking Good
Early reports are favorable.
Ceres the Ice Volcano World
Life at 470 mph
Team Vesco’s Turbinator II set a new world record for a wheel-driven car at the Bonneville Salt Flats this past week 483 mph! Here is their 470 mph run…
Wow!
Interesting Classic TV
Circa 1980’s I’m guessing. From the Australian Kids TV Show “The Curiosity Show”.
Well it’s About Time
A great American hero gets his due…
I will be going.
Microwave Weapons
Atmospheric Aerosols
Essentially particles of solid and liquid matter suspended in air. Air pollution if you like.
NASA’s terrifying visualization of atmospheric aerosols
Scary stuff.
Do Not Ever Drive Something Like This
First, I have a problem with Porsche making SUV’s. So we’ll just put that out there. I’m not much for SUV’s to begin with, but, this really is an abomination.
OMG.
OMFG.
WHAT HATH MAN WROUGHT THAT IS AN ABOMINATION IN THE EYES OF THE LORD. pic.twitter.com/Hv7RMqayr1
— Brian Gluckman (@bgluckman) August 1, 2018
Yuck!
Thai Cave Rescue
Now that the smoke has cleared and the kids are safe. A quick word about the folks who engineered this rescue.
First the divers that found them…
Then the Doctor that stayed with them…
Thai cave rescue: Hero Australian doctor emerges from flooded tunnels to find out father died
R.I.P. Alan Bean
The fourth man to walk on the moon, and a pretty good artist as well.
Corrected Link for web assignment
Astronauts Falling on the Moon
Someone with a good editor program had fun with all the open source NASA footage, because why not?
Is Our Great Lakes Water Safe? Or Will It Be Sold?
This may be a bad idea…
Foxconn Will Drain 7 Million Gallons of Water Per Day From Lake Michigan to Make LCD Screens
What!?
Ford has announced it will phase out all but two of its cars.
Ford to stop selling every car in North America but the Mustang and Focus Active
A History of Earth’s Climate
Sci Show put together a nice review, but it is, like most of their videos, very fast.
Who is Spying in D. C.?
This is scary…
Feds Say They’ve Detected Apparent Rogue Spy Devices In D.C.
The Future is Star Trek
Provided we survive as a species.
A Real World ‘Star Trek’ Replicator Is Now Possible Thanks To New Breakthrough
Big Brother is Watching
Go read “1984” right now.
Under a millimeter wide and powered by light, these tiny cameras could hide almost anywhere
What will the world be like soon? With machines watching and analyzing our every move.
The Great Rift
Africa is splitting in two.
Geologists now have evidence Africa is physically splitting into two continents
Thanks Tom!
And So, it Begins…
Get ready to pay for this. As we continue to ignore climate change, someone is going to have to pay for all these people moving uphill as the ocean level rises.
Toys!
Some of the sound related technology I demonstrated today…
and here is the video I told you about…
Vertical Rocket Launches
Stands to reason…
SpaceX launch last year punched huge, temporary hole in the ionosphere