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Your Science For The Weekend, Courtesy Of Twitter

Twitter, in its quest to supplant Facebook among literate people and stave off a threat (or not) from GooglePlus, seems to have recently made some changes to its image utility - namely, you can now see images you have Tweeted before.That's good.  Maybe it has been around for a while, I have no clue, I never use the actual Twitter.com interface because it is horrid.   Yet GooglePlus is...

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Scientific Effect of Roller Coasters On…

The guys at WGRD.com got bored with silly science experiments like freezing something really fast or the double slit experiment, so they carefully compiled some science data on what happens to boobs on roller coasters. Really, there isn’t much more to it than that. Alton Towers Resort got a group of test-riders to slip on [...]

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Old school parenting

Old school parenting

Old school parenting. Today we tell kids about the thermodynamic properties of the birthday candle before it is time to blow it out.

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Cosmetic Surgeons:Cheryl Cole Has The Body Most Women Want

Cheryl Cole has the body most women want, say cosmetic surgeons. And maybe a few men, says me. Liberate, a consortium of BAAPS and/or BAPRAS accredited cosmetic surgeons in the UK, surveyed 3000 women between the ages of 18-34 and  determined who cosmetic surgeons should be preparing to sculpt average women into – Cheryl Cole. [...]

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The Big Bang: Particle Physics Takes The Big Stage

In 1993, the U.S. Congress did what few government agencies had done before or have done since; they pulled the plug on an expensive boondoggle because no one knew what it would cost or if it would work.   That boondoggle was the Superconducting SuperCollider and, to put it in context, it would be the [...]

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So You Want To Be A Stripper

I’m not saying you should be a stripper. I am not saying you should. We have a local group of men who get together monthly and do charity events, and sometimes those events involve supporting single mothers. But if you want to be a stripper, it is best not to be gullible, and the Stripper [...]

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