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- San Francisco MUNI in the 1970s
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Author Archives: Stan Flouride
Remnant Knives
Remnant knives, that is, knives formed from scrap steel and old tools have been around for a very long time. Probably in one form or another since as long as people have been forging metals. On the frontier, where metal … Continue reading
Lovejoy is Visible to the Naked Eye!
Oh yeah, sorry. Not that one. This one: Comet Lovejoy has become visible to the unaided eye. To see the comet, just go outside an hour or so after sunset and look for a fuzzy patch to the right of Orion’s belt.
The Sun in X-rays
The Sun in X-rays from Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) Image Credit: NuSTAR, SDO, NASA Explanation: Why are the regions above sunspots so hot? Sunspots themselves are a bit cooler than the surrounding solar surface because the magnetic fields that create them reduce convective heating. It is therefore unusual … Continue reading
Beautiful Phytoplankton Poop
Gunnison Bay, the north arm of the Great Salt Lake, is colored red like wine. The coloration of the water is caused by pigments such as carotenoids produced by two phytoplankton, the algae Dunaliella Salina and the bacteria Halobacterium. The surfactants metabolized by the organisms create foam on the surface of … Continue reading
A sea of clouds
A marine layer, similar to that found in the Bay Area, covers the Adriatic Sea, Monte Conero, Italy. © Marco Cingolani
Blombos Cave photo
A lovely shot of the famed Blombos Cave, where artifacts and signs of abstract human thought dating back 100,000 years have been discovered. Read more about this spectacular site here: http://www.academia.edu/5095196/Blombos_Cave_Lair_of_Our_Ancestor_Shellfishers And here: http://www.nature.com/news/human-evolution-cultural-roots-1.10025
From the Fabulous Gays in Apt. 611
I really can’t think of a way to improve on the comments of blogger Scott Bixby: “We regret to inform you that you completely failed to use glitter paint and/or sequins, your work looked rushed and your handwriting was positively atrocious,” the … Continue reading
San Francisco’s Assassination Trail
This is my first Google map, San Francisco’s macabre 2 mi (3.2 km) long ‘Assassination Trail.’ Starting at the Baker St end of the Panhandle and ending at 7th Ave & Lincoln way it traces a route past places and things … Continue reading
New non-invasive method can detect Alzheimer’s disease early
This seems to be a major breakthrough. This ability to detect the molecular toxins may one day enable scientists to both spot trouble early and better design drugs or therapies to combat and monitor the disease. And, while not the … Continue reading
An Orbital Time Lapse of Earth
(I only lasted about 2 minutes before muting the sound track) Published this week, the time-lapse shows stunning views of the Earth, sunrises, clouds, lightning, auroras, stars, and the International Space Station. The video was made by European Space Agency … Continue reading
Stannous Flouride's Book of Truthiness 