Wednesday, December 31, 2008
My Desktop Background
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Sacks Spiral (Prime Number Pattern)
The Ulam spiral, or prime spiral (in other languages also called the Ulam cloth) is a simple method of graphing the prime numbers that reveals a pattern. It was discovered by the mathematician Stanisław Ulam in 1963, while doodling on scratch paper at a scientific meeting. Ulam, bored that day, wrote down a regular grid of numbers, starting with 1 at the center, and spiraling out:
Monday, December 29, 2008
10 Baffling Medical Conditions
De Ideale Oliebol
"Tijdens het bakken worden de koolzuurbellen in het deeg opgewarmd waardoor ze uitzetten. Het soortelijk gewicht van de oliebol daalt daardoor en de bol komt bovendrijven. De helft die boven de olie uitsteekt wordt minder verhit dan de onderkant. Onderin de bol zet de CO2 dus meer uit, waardoor het soortelijk gewicht daar lager is dan bovenin de bol. De bol heeft dan aan een klein zetje genoeg om om te kiepen. "Het lijkt er op dat Annom en Kamielkaze het goed gezien hadden! De uitzending van de nationale wetenschapsquiz is trouwens 1 januari om 20:50 op Nederland 3.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
The Quest For Every Beard Type
I’ve been growing a beard every winter for some years now, and every spring, I try to see how many facial hair variations as I can check off from the chart of facial hair types. Listed below are descriptions of the 35 facial hair types from the chart, including examples of theMore...2425 variations that I’ve been able to attain so far.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Dutch Commandos in Afghanistan (9:11 ZULU)
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
The Old Man And The Sea - by Alexander Petrov
Friday, December 19, 2008
South Korean politicians use fire extinguishers against opposition
Google Earth Updates New York
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Living Tetris (stop motion)
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Nukes in Space - The Rainbow Bombs
Kamerleden - opleiding en email adres
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
De echte kloof
Monday, December 15, 2008
Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2008 (5/5)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Lego rubiks cube
Is it a bird? A mouse pointer? No, it's a kite!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
3 Minutes of Pain for You
Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2008 (4/5)
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2008 (3/5)
Monday, December 08, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Treacher Collins Syndrome
Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2008 (2/5)
Friday, December 05, 2008
The Gyro Monorail
The gyro monorail, gyroscopic monorail, gyro-stabilized monorail, or gyrocar all denote a single rail land vehicle, road or rail, which uses the gyroscopic action of a spinning wheel, which is forced to precess, to overcome the inherent inverted pendulum instability of balancing on top of a single rail. The principal advantage of the monorail cited by Schilovski is the suppression of the Hunting oscillation, which was a speed limitation encountered by conventional railways at the time. Also, significantly reduced radii of turn are possible compared with the 7km typical of modern high-speed trains, e.g. TGV. This is possible because the vehicle will bank automatically on bends, like an aircraft, so that no lateral centrifugal acceleration is experienced on board.Very interesting wiki article. Too bad there never was anymore development on this. It seems very promising. Even though it looks unsafe, it's actually quite safe. If all power fails the gyros will still be spinning for a long time and the train can slowly slow down. One track also means much cheaper railway tracks.
Thursday, December 04, 2008
Nationale Wetenschapsquiz 2008 (1/5)
Sexy Consumer Camera
Casio has launched the Exilim EX-FH20 high speed digital compact camera. Building on the interest in its EX-F1 model, the FH20 offers a burst rate of up to 40fps and movies at 1000fps. The camera is built around a 9.1MP, 1/2.3” CMOS sensor and 20x zoom lens (26-520mm equiv) Priced at £399, the EX-FH20 is considerably less expensive than the EX-F1. • 1280 x 720 (HD 30 fps) • 640 × 480 (STD, 30 fps) • 480 × 360 (HS, 30-210 fps) • 224 × 168 (HS, 420 fps) • 224 × 56 (HS, 1000 fps) More specs...Current lowest price in the Netherlands € 399. Quite amazing for a camera with these specs that also doubles as an HD camcorder and is able to make super slow motion video, although in lower resolution.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Monday, December 01, 2008
The Saddest Male Models In The World
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Britney's New Videoclip (edited)
Doctors can’t tell why Mandy Sellars' legs keep expanding
It’s not easy being Mandy Sellars. She has hugely outsized legs that make having a normal life nearly impossible.
People stare whenever she leaves the house, she needs a special car to get around and can’t work full time.
What’s more, her condition is getting worse and doctors say she needs an amputation so severe she won’t be able to sit up.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
100% Efficient Solar Cells?
Friday, November 28, 2008
Parking Lot Timelapse
Cat plays the theremin
Aircrash Investigation as inflight movie
Do You Know More About America Than the Average American?
Do Americans possess the knowledge necessary to participate wisely in the affairs of the nation? Read below to find out.
Seventy-one percent of Americans fail the test, with an overall average score of 49%.
Of the 2,508 People surveyed, 164 say they have held an elected government office at least once in their life. Their average score on the civic literacy test is 44%, compared to 49% for those who have not held an elected office.
Take the test here.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
High School Musical hype
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Boy With Heart Outside Chest
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Big Bunny
Monday, November 24, 2008
Buried Glaciers Found on Mars
Wiet bij Nova
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Gyroscopic Pool Table for on a cruise ship
Cruise Ships vs Waves
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Waterschapsverkiezingen: We mogen weer!
YouTube experimenting with HD.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Hard Drive Heads
Single-Celled Giant (3cm) Upends Early Evolution
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Wit and Wisdom of Cancer
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Epic fail in space
Burgemeesters steunen gedoogbeleid
Play Set Online
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Real Life Furby Has Been Rediscovered
Pilot conversations
Monday, November 17, 2008
The Horror...
The Tanzanian MP recounts the appalling story in a tone of sadness and horror. A woman named Salma had been told by her family to dress her baby entirely in black and to lay the little girl in a hut, alone. 'The mother didn't understand, but she obeyed the elders,' said Al-Shaymaa Kwegyir.
'Some hours later, unknown men arrived and went straight to the hut. They used a machete to cut off the child's legs. Then they slit her throat and poured the blood into a pot and drank it.'
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Volume and language being spoken by people right next to you on the train
more music charts what is wrong with this graph? the first person who gets it right gets something special.