Death by Caffeine?

Pick your favorite caffeinated drink, enter your weight and this amusing calculator will tell you how much of the drink you must consume to kill you!

It would take 361.32 cans of Diet Coke with Splenda to put be down!

Check out Death by Caffeine.

Autism Reveals Social Roots of Language

An NPR story discusses how we're learning that words and their rules are not the end-all in language, and how some had to learn its connection to social behavior and empathy while others take it for granted.

Jack FM

I came across an article on Wired News about a new concept radio station format called Jack FM . I am fortunate enough to have a station where I live and it is a great radio station. With a "play whatever we want" type attitude you are always bound to come across an oldy put good song you long forgot. 

Read more in the article 'Imitation iPod' Invades Radio .

Two Second Tent

Would you believe a tent that deploys in about 2 seconds? Yet another link. I didn't believe it at first, but it looks like a real product, even an ad on YouTube.

Be patient with the links; It might be getting a digg effect.

Short story: Clockwork Atom Bomb

A strikingly good, yet R-rated, fictional short story read in an Escape Pod podcast, The Clockwork Atom Bomb explores a "what if" scenario when world politics collide with astrophysical phenomena.

Podcast: Those who have ears

An Ockham's Razor podcast titled "Those who have ears" discusses different kinds of learning behavior, particularly those exhibited in children. I'd add that such learning patterns extend throughout life.

Mount an iSight to a Telescope

Very nice instructions with pictures on how to attach an Apple iSight to a telescope. Looks like he has a very nice setup from the pictures.

Read more about the iSight telescope mount.

Fire Rainbow

Beautiful picture of a rare type of rainbow.

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Update: Actually this phenomenon is called a circumhorizontal arc and it is not as rare as the above article states.

Wasting time on the internet?!

Oh yes, it happens to the best of us. About.com has a round up of their Top Ten Time Wasters on the Web.

30 seconds Bunny Theater is my current favorite.

If the Earth was a sandwich

Ever wonder what would happen if you digged a hole to the other side of the earth? Well now you can find out (without getting dirty) by visiting If the Earth was a Sandwich.

I found this great site from the Bad Astronomy Blog.

Three New Lemurs Discovered

Three new species of lemur in the African island nation of Madagascar have been discovered. All three are mouse lemurs and are as tiny as their name implies. The palm-size creatures are primates-the group that includes apes and humans.

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Cat in a Bottle

What will they think of next?!

Check out the video on YouTube of a Cat in a Bottle.

Naming Pluto's Moons

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially named Pluto's two newly discovered small moons Nix and Hydra.

Read more at Sky and Telescope.

Robot Bias?

Check out the Brewster Rockit comic for June 17, 2006.

Which would you choose?

Cat chases bear up a tree...

Don't mess with a cat's territory. Even if it is a bear!

Read more about "Jack the cat chases black bear up tree"

Juggling

A great juggling video showcasing the creative and artistic side of the sport.

TWINKIE Experiments

Scientific experiments on the famous Twinkie.

The T.W.I.N.K.I.E.S. Project.

Stephen Hawking to write children's book

Physicist Stephen Hawking is to write a science book for children which will be "a bit like Harry Potter", but without the magic and with significantly more quantum mechanics.

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Video of Meteoroid Hitting the Moon

Astronomers at Marshall Space Flight Center were able to catch video of a meteoroid impact using a 10-inch telescope. The impact occured May 2, 2006.

View the Meteoroid Video.

Trunk Monkey

Oh yes, another set of funny videos. These are actually commericals for the Suburban Auto Group. They are absolutely hysterical.

Visit Trunkmonkey for fun and laughs.