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Hilarious prank from Brasil!

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A Roman Multi-tool

Long before there were Swiss Army Knives, Leatherman multi-tools, or Boy Scout mess kit pocket knives, the Romans were fashioning them out of silver and iron: This one is in the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge, UK. Here … Continue reading

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Happy 2015

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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A sea of clouds

A marine layer, similar to that found in the Bay Area, covers the Adriatic Sea, Monte Conero, Italy. © Marco Cingolani

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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

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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

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