skinsmarydu Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Sports can make people do awesome things! http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/lost-wallet-returned-20-heartwarming-note-180933127--abc-news-topstories.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 Pretty cool. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/04/08/land-rovers-transparent-hood-tech-is-next-best-thing-to-x-ray-vision/?intcmp=obnetwork Land Rover invents technology that allows you to 'see through' your car's hood to the ground below A series of cameras under the front bumper displays the images onto a smart-screen windshield which gives you a panoramic view that looks like your car is transparent. Looks good for off-road driving. ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted April 16, 2014 Share Posted April 16, 2014 http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/marshmallow-toasting-bonobo-charms-internet-after-bbc-debut-n82441 Marshmallow-Toasting Bonobo Charms Internet After BBC Debut Kanzi, a great ape renowned for his intelligence, demonstrated his fire-building and marshmallow-toasting skills on camera for a new BBC show,"Monkey Planet." His deliberation and dexterity may surprise even bonobo lovers — Planet of the Apes, anyone? video and more at link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 This baby rocks. So does Dad with the answers. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/adorable-baby-argues-with-father-despite-not-using-any-words-160929314.html?vp=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Kitty on camera surviving a jump from a burning building... http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/cat-survives-three-story-leap-burning-building-182321991--abc-news-lifestyle.html?vp=1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I thought this was pretty cool. "Dragon's Breath" shotgoun rounds. I've seen this in video games, but never real life. Yikes. 4:30 mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFSmVaUgG78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Story about pet lovers and just plain good people. I was equally blessed once by a regular guest and I'm glad folks like this are roaming around out there. http://www.examiner.com/article/a-faith-restoring-tip-left-for-bartender-s-dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.T.real,lights,out Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Slowmo of RA Dickey knuckle ball. Like how the catcher doesnt even know where its going. lol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 There's a documentary of the Knuckleball on netflix which highlights R.A. Dickey. Kind of interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 (edited) I sat directly behind homeplate for an Orioles / A's game about 15 or 20 years ago, looking right over the umpire's shoulder (It was awesome, i must say!) .. Oakland had a knuckleballer up.. i can't recall his name. I have never seen anything like it in my life. that ball dances all over, it really has no rhyme or reason, and it moves a LOT. Needless to say, the O's lost, rickey Henderson hit a grand slam and laughed at me because right before he did, I yelled he was an old man who couldn't see the fences much less put one out.. and when he trotted around and touched the plate, he looked back and gave me a laugh.oh well. At least he's a Hall of famer. ~Bang Edited April 28, 2014 by Bang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 http://www.gizmag.com/damaged-heart-tissue-repaired-stem-cells/31889/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=33f4abd18d-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-33f4abd18d-91507117 Human stem cells used to repair damaged monkey hearts In what could mark a significant breakthrough in the treatment of heart disease, researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have successfully repaired damaged tissue in monkey hearts using cells created from human embryonic stem cells. The findings demonstrate an ability to produce these cells on an unprecedented scale and hold great potential for restoring functionally of damaged human hearts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bang Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) tis a good day! the entire Led Zeppelin catalog is now on Spotify. It's about time and definitely qualifies as something cool. ~Bang Edited May 3, 2014 by Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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skinsmarydu Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/man-accidentally-becomes-mother-to-13-ducklings-164020574.html Edited May 7, 2014 by skinsmarydu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 A six & seven-year-old are salsa dancing darlings. This is awesome! http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/clip-board/201405/these-two-pint-sized-salsa-dancing-champions-will-steal-your-heart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 http://www.gizmag.com/illustris-virtual-universe-simulation/31962/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=85884528c3-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-85884528c3-91507117 As you might expect, the scale and complexities of the underlying physics means creating a realistic virtual universe would require some hefty computing power. A team of astronomers is claiming to have achieved this impressive feat using a computer simulation called "Illustris," which took five years to program and, for the first time, can recreate the evolution of the Universe in high fidelity. Whereas using the average desktop PC to carry out the calculations required to simulate everything from the expansion of the Universe, the gravitational pull of matter onto itself, the motion or "hydrodynamics" of cosmic gas, as well as the formation of stars and black holes would have taken more than 2,000 years, the project, which was a collaboration involving researchers from several institutions, used a total of 8,000 CPUs running in parallel to cut the required "run time" to three months. Starting a brief (in cosmological terms) 12 million years after the Big Bang, the computer simulation recreates 13 billion years of cosmic evolution through to the current day in a cube of simulated space measuring 350-million light years on a side. The astronomers counted over 41,000 galaxies in the current-day cube, including what they say is a realistic mix of spiral galaxies like the Milky Way and football-shaped elliptical galaxies. The simulation includes both normal and dark matter using 12 billion 3D "pixels," or resolution elements. <much more at link> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 http://www.gizmag.com/adam-laser-weapon-lockheed-maritime-test/32014/?utm_source=Gizmag+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7add88047d-UA-2235360-4&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-7add88047d-91507117 Laser weapon adds sea-going craft to its list of conquests Lockheed Martin’s ADAM (Area Defense Anti-Munitions) High Energy Laser (HEL) system is part of a growing breed of high-energy weapons being developed for the armed forces of the near future. Having previously demonstrated its ability to track, target, and destroy rockets at high speed and at distances of up to 2 km (1.2 miles), the versatility of the ADAM system has been further established by taking aim at waterborne targets, successfully disabling a military-grade boat in a test on May 7 in the Pacific Ocean. In this latest test, which was the first against a maritime target, the disabling of a military-grade boat by puncturing its multiple-layer rubber hull required a sustained laser burst for 30 seconds. It demonstrated the ability of the ADAM system to lock on to a single point of a weaving, bobbing target at a distance of approximately 1.6 km (1 mi) with super-accuracy for sustained periods of time. Not quite as spectacular as destroying a rocket in mid-flight, perhaps, but it does suggest that the ADAM system may also be used effectively against more robust larger craft more likely to be encountered in day-to-day military operations. And all without giving away the weapon’s position through either muzzle flash or the noise associated with more conventional weapons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Spurious correlations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Meet Kryptoglanis shajii, a subterranean species of catfish that was described only a few years ago. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in India; an area known for its incredible biodiversity. However, for a creature that lives among so many other species, scientists are having an incredibly difficult time finding the fish’s place in all of it.Read more at http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/alien-looking-catfish-stumps-taxonomists#Zp5yiOtx4zJXPqOb.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Octopus opens a jar...from inside. http://io9.com/watch-this-octopus-unscrew-the-lid-of-a-jar-from-insid-1574792304 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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