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William Wigan’s Pinhead Art
Artwork you can’t see, worth more than $30k! Yes it’s true, some people actually pay big money for artwork that they can’t see - at least not with the naked eye. To the casual observer, William Wigan’s artwork appears no more than a speck of dust resting on top of a pinhead. However, simply slipping it under [...]
Continue reading...Hafnium will be part of computer processors of the future
8. April 2007
I first started a career in chemistry, and as a student, you tend to get familiar with all the elements, especially the common ones. And the ones you rarely hear, sometimes some chemist have no idea what they are about. Hafnium is one of the elements that gives no recall in head. Maybe because I [...]
Continue reading...Why is the sky blue?
11. March 2007
Why is the sky blue? We know why the water in the ocean and at sea is blue but water in your hands or in a glass has no color. It is simply the reflection of the sky. (Although as Mike Lopez has mentioned, it’s not only that. Check his post also on why is the [...]
Continue reading...Effect of LSD, Caffeine, Marijuana, Alcohol, Cocaine on Web Building
3. January 2007
I have been a web designer/web developer since 1997. Building websites is something I enjoy doing for quite some time. If you are in the industry of web building, here is a video on the study of the effects of LSD, Caffeine, Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine on web building. Probably not what you expected, but I just [...]
Continue reading...Liquid Armor with Kevlar improves Kevlar Performance
11. November 2006
Kevlar, a brand of fiber by DuPont is made from aramid that can have a strength to weight ratio 4 times higher than steel. This makes Kevlar extremely strong and fire resistant but light enough to wear like plain clothing. This has been used for many application for industrial safety, sports safety and safety in [...]
Continue reading...Steve Irwin - Australian Crocodile Hunter Dies at 44
5. September 2006
Photo: Discovery Channel Stephen Robert Irwin is one of the popular guys I always watch on TV since I like watching only 3 channels mainly, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and G4 TechTV. Steve Irwin was popularly known as the Crocodile Hunter as he just knows how crocodiles are that he is confident working around them in [...]
Continue reading...Water Powered Engines
4. September 2006
I have seen not only one person claim they have a water powered engine. There are several times I have seen this 10 years ago from various inventors. But for some reason, these inventions just don’t kick off into the mainstream. Just imagine the non-depended fossil fuel engine. No burning, lesser pollution, large demand, but [...]
Continue reading...Conserve Energy - Use Alternative Sources of Power
27. July 2006
Almost every household appliance runs on electricity. Some on batteries with is still electricity. Electricity can be generated in various general methods like through hydroelectric plants like in dams, using wind mills in wind mill farms, geothermal in areas where hot gases are released naturally by the earth, nuclear where a nuclear plant is used. [...]
Continue reading...Automobile Greenhouse-Effect
26. July 2006
Everyone probably knows that a greenhouse is an enclosed area for plants to have controlled conditions ideal for plant life. Although a greenhouse it also known to trap in heat to elevated temperatures higher than the normal temperatures outside the greenhouse. This is caused by direct sunlight entering the greenhouse elevating the temperature inside the [...]
Continue reading...This Post is Dedicated to the 9-11 Victims
26. March 2006
The September 11 tragedy, also known as the World Trade Center tragedy that happen in 2001 is already 5 years ago. This has caused many innocent lives lost. It has caused justification to attack on the Al-Qaeda in Afganistan. The so-called war on terrorism. It made people that believed in Nostradamus’ predictions of large objects [...]
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4. September 2007
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