Trip Hop Clan » Science http://triphopclan.com/blog Home of the Healbot Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:27:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Da Moon Rulez #1 http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/10/07/da-moon-rulez-1/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/10/07/da-moon-rulez-1/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:21:14 +0000 TendrilsFor20 http://triphopclan.com/blog/?p=7670

Just imagine. A spaceship plunges out of the night sky, hits the ground and explodes. A plume of debris billows back into the heavens, leading your eye to a second ship in hot pursuit. Four minutes later, that one hits the ground, too. It’s raining spaceships!
Put on your hard hat and get ready for action, because on Friday, Oct. 9th, what you just imagined is really going to happen–and you can have a front row seat.

NASA BOMBING THE MOON

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/10/07/da-moon-rulez-1/feed/ 0 Beanz meanz microwaves? Heinz create gadget that can heat a snack in 60 seconds http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/06/08/beanz-meanz-microwaves-heinz-create-gadget-that-can-heat-a-snack-in-60-seconds/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/06/08/beanz-meanz-microwaves-heinz-create-gadget-that-can-heat-a-snack-in-60-seconds/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:54:40 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/06/08/beanz-meanz-microwaves-heinz-create-gadget-that-can-heat-a-snack-in-60-seconds/ It is the world's smallest, portable microwave and can be powered via a link to the USB port on a laptop computer.

The turquoise device -called the Beanzawave – has been created in partnership with Heinz to allow workers tied to their desks to create a warm snack, or hot drink, to see them through the day.

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]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/06/03/robot-sub-reaches-deepest-ocean/feed/ 0 How much did you pay for your last pair of glasses? http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-last-pair-of-glasses/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-last-pair-of-glasses/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:58:58 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-last-pair-of-glasses/ Probably way too much, by the standards of Oxford physics professor Josh Silver, who has developed a wearer-adjustable set of eyeglasses that use water-filled plastic bags as lenses. They're so cheap that they can be distributed freely in underdeveloped and impoverished communities, which is exactly what Silver is doing, to the tune of 30,000 units so far. No visit to the optometrist and no custom lens grinding, just a standard pair of specs that you adjust once to your own visual comfort, using a small syringe, and then seal shut.

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/how-much-did-you-pay-for-your-last-pair-of-glasses/feed/ 0 Solar Alignments Cause ‘Manhattanhenge’ This Weekend http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/solar-alignments-cause-manhattanhenge-this-weekend/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/solar-alignments-cause-manhattanhenge-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 17:56:24 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/solar-alignments-cause-manhattanhenge-this-weekend/ For 15 minutes around sunset on two days this summer, the sun will set in exact alignment with the cross streets of Manhattan's street grid, making the city's towering buildings function something like a modern-day Stonehenge.

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/29/solar-alignments-cause-manhattanhenge-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Dog Bowl Fire Causes $215,000 in Damages http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/19/dog-bowl-fire-causes-215000-in-damages/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/19/dog-bowl-fire-causes-215000-in-damages/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 21:03:55 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/05/19/dog-bowl-fire-causes-215000-in-damages/ On Sunday, one Bellevue family learned that the hard way, when the culprit of their house fire turned out to be the family dog's glass water bowl and a little bit o' sunshine. This past weekend temperatures hit the 70s, and if you recall from your childhood heyday, with just a magnifying glass and some sun there's the potential to fricassee ants. Well, the Bellevue dog bowl did just that, but instead of ants, the hot-hot-heat from the sun's rays permeated through the glass bowl and ignited the home's wooden deck. The dog was safe, but the freak of nature fire left $215,000 in damages for the family.

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He was trying to show how things don't always happen the way we think they will and explained that, while a pen always falls when you drop it on Earth, it would just float away if you let go of it on the Moon.

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/04/27/heavy-boots/feed/ 0 Washington State Wants DNA From All Arrestees http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/02/06/washington-state-wants-dna-from-all-arrestees/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/02/06/washington-state-wants-dna-from-all-arrestees/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:01:43 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/02/06/washington-state-wants-dna-from-all-arrestees/ Suspects arrested in cases as minor as shoplifting would have to give a DNA sample before they are even charged with a crime if a controversial proposal is approved by the Legislature. "It is good technology. It solves crimes," claims Don Pierce, executive director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Under the bill, authorities would supposedly destroy samples and DNA profiles from people who weren't charged, were found not guilty or whose convictions were overturned.

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/02/06/washington-state-wants-dna-from-all-arrestees/feed/ 0 Every Man an Island, Pt. 1 http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/27/every-man-an-island-pt-1/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/27/every-man-an-island-pt-1/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:14:59 +0000 LowCommotion http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/27/every-man-an-island-pt-1/ In a certain sense, every man is an island; this interesting finding comes from Jeffrey Gordon’s lab in Washington University. To understand why that is so, we need to understand something about the make up of our bodies. Adult human bodies are comprised of 10^13 cells. These cells are broadly divided into different types that compose the tissues and organs that make us function the way we do. However, those are not all the cells that are in the human body. In addition to our own cells, we have 10^14 bacterial cells that reside in and on us. Think about it: only one out of ten cells in our bodies contain the DNA inherited from our parents. The other nine cells are not human.

]]> http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/27/every-man-an-island-pt-1/feed/ 0 Night owls are more creative http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/05/night-owls-are-more-creative/ http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/05/night-owls-are-more-creative/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:21:37 +0000 Chromium http://triphopclan.com/blog/2009/01/05/night-owls-are-more-creative/ Speaking of which, I think it’s time for a nap.

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