Musical Crystal Glasses
We’ve all played around with rubbing our fingers on crystal water glasses to make them sing. But none of us have taken it to the level of this fellow. Check out the video below.
Maybe It’s Global Cooling We Should Be Concerend About
Al Gore and others have gained enormous amounts of attention with their crusade against Global Warming. But a less well known group of scientists are studying an even more vexing problem, Global Cooling. Rather than focusing on CO2 emissions like Al Gore, they have instead turned their attention to a much more direct source of Earth’s climate: the Sun.
Using powerful radio telescopes to measure the Sun’s solar activity and magnetic fields, the scientists have reached the conclusion that we may be in store for a massive cycle of Global Cooling. Investor’s Business Daily discusses the findings of these scientists and what changes in solar activity would mean for our planet.
20 minutes or so on why I am 4Barack Lessig Blog
As the presidential primaries sweep across the country, the Democratic contest has narrowed to a tight race between two candidates: Hillary Clinton & Barak Obama. But what, really, is the difference between them? And why should we support one over the other?
Lawrence Lessig, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and Internet freedom crusader, has posted a 20 minute video discussing why he believes that Barak Obama is the right choice for president. He makes a sincere and solid argument for his position and is definitely worth a few minutes of your day. Since a large part of his reasoning centers around opposition to the Iraq war, none of the Republicans even enter into the discussion. But, if you aren’t sure which of the two Democratic candidates you support, take a listen.
Now, does anyone know of any similar videos from people supporting the other candidates? I’m still trying to figure out who I want to support this year.
Bomb Proof gadgets
CNET UK has taken time to present their picks for most Bombproof gadgets. For anyone who has ever sat on a cell phone, or experienced the red ring of death, these gadgets represent the pinnacle of idiot proofing. Products that can survive the worst that we humans can throw at them.
And their choice for hardiest gadget of all time? The Nintendo GameBoy. While I’ve never had one, my wife did, and hers is still rolling around the house somewhere. Just a new set of batteries, and it is ready to regal you with hours upon hours of Tetris.
50 Years of LEGOs
This years marks the 50th anniversary of LEGOs, those colorful building blocks which every nerds childhood was filled with. BusinessWeek has a fascinating article on how LEGOs are manufactured. A fun read for those who spent many hours building (and destroying) grand structures and spacecraft.
And if my brother is reading this, feel free to ship the foot locker full of LEGOs to me. I’ll take good care of them.
