Amazing origami

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Link:
http://www.langorigami.com/art/artmain/artmain.php4

Computer simulation of shooting down the satellite

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Link:
http://www.space.com/php/video/…

Learn to identify the night sky

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Very smart way to learn the constellations in the night sky. It basically starts small and grows into a more complete night sky training your brain along the way to recognize the constellations.

Link:
http://www.quietbay.net/Science/astronomy/nightsky/

Color Blindness: What Does It Look Like?

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Ever wondered what the world looks like to people with color blindness? Curious minds often wish to see through the eyes of others.


Link:
http://www.colorjack.com/articles/vision.html

Google Sky lets you see a galaxy far, far away

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Google Earth just keeps getting better. This time it adds Google Sky which lets you explore the universe. From see distant galaxies to putting the planets in motion, Google Sky hits a homerun with me.

Link:
http://earth.google.com/sky/skyedu.html

Screenshots:
http://earth.google.com/gallery/kml_listing.html#csky#s1#e10

Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein

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  • “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.”
  • “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
  • “I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details.”
  • “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”
  • “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”
  • “I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.”
  • “The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.”
  • “Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.”
  • “Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind.”
  • “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
  • “Great spirits have often encountered violent opposition from weak minds.”
  • “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
  • “Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.”
  • “Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one’s living at it.”
  • “The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.”
  • “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”

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The Earth's Atmosphere

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The Atmosphere: “The atmosphere describes all the air surrounding the earth, from the ground all the way up to the edge of deep space. The atmosphere is composed of several layers, each defined because of the various phenomena which occur within the layer. These transitions are gradual, and most heights and measurements mentioned below refer to the average area of transition from one layer to another.”

Just because I needed to look it up to answer a question I had.

Link:
http://www.pbs.org/…/science/atmosphere.html#thermosphere

A Ball Thrown Back 100 km/h From A Truck Moving 100 km/h

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Interesting video. Did you guess correctly on what would have happened?

Link:
http://.Ball-Thrown-Back-100-kmh-From-A-Truck-Moving-100-kmh

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