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About Stan Flouride

THIS BLOG IS ALWAYS AD-FREE I make stuff and do things.

3-D animation made incredibly easy

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Saarbrücken have developed software that even non-specialists can use to create such 3D figures in just a few minutes – to do this, they need nothing more than a video that … Continue reading

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Classic quantum experiment could conceal theory of everything 

I love articles like this. I read it 4 times, followed all the links, and still have no idea exactly what they’re talking about or what it would look like. A tweak to the iconic double-slit experiment could reveal if quantum mechanics … Continue reading

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An Inspirational Speech by Charlie Chaplin

In 1940, The Great Dictator, written, directed and starring Charlie Chaplin was released.  The story of a poor Jewish barber who is mistaken for a dictator of a similar appearance and takes his place. In his rejection of the position … Continue reading

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US FALLS BEHIND RUSSIA IN GIANT SNOWBALL ARMS RACE!

How will our new president deal with this? While the US and UN were quietly working with Russia and eliminating thousands of nuclear warheads and weapons, the former Soviet Union has been stockpiling THESE! As usual, the US intelligence agencies … Continue reading

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Misshapen Rock is the First Confirmed Dinosaur Brain Fossil

An unassuming brown pebble, found more than a decade ago by a fossil hunter in Sussex, has been confirmed as the first example of fossilised brain tissue from a dinosaur. The fossil, most likely from a species closely related to … Continue reading

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The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

Explanation: It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region’s spidery appearance is responsible for its popular name, the Tarantula nebula. … Continue reading

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Tsunami of stars and gas produces dazzling eye-shaped feature in galaxy — ScienceDaily

“Although galaxy collisions of this type are not uncommon, only a few galaxies with eye-like, or ocular, structures are known to exist,” said astronomer Michele Kaufman. “Galactic eyelids last only a few tens of millions of years, which is incredibly brief … Continue reading

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A Lotta Lox: The Sabertooth Salmon

The ancient coastal waters of the Pacific, roughly 11 to 5 million years ago, were home to a bizarre and fascinating species of giant salmon with large spike-like teeth. This spike-toothed salmon reached sizes of 1-3m (3′-9′) in length, much … Continue reading

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Will you still…

Need me? Will you still feed me? Today I’m 64…   I was 14 and hitchhiking to Alaska when this song came out. I first heard it being sung by Boy Scouts on the Yukon River and thought I’d never be … Continue reading

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“The Hire” Action Movies

In 2001 BMW picked Clive Owens to star in a series of ultra-short 5 minute action movies called The Hire. Directed by some of the world’s greatest action directors  (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, John Frankenheimer, Joe Carnahan, Guy Ritchie, John Woo, Ang Lee, and … Continue reading

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