Posted on January 2nd, 2012 by ElectroGeek
Repent, sinners! SATAN EXISTS! And his evil eye is looking at you from space! I mean, if there is an Eye of God* in space, there has to be an Eye of Satan in a permanent staring contest, right? At least, it looks like a really evil eye to me. It’s a photo of the [...]
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Posted on December 28th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Sporadic radio blackouts are expected to occur in the wake of a massive eruption of solar plasma, technically known as a coronal mass ejection. Scientists predicted that fast-moving charged particles could spawn minor or moderate geomagnetic storms at high altitudes, creating colorful aurora bursts among the so-called Northern Lights.
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Posted on December 12th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Despite the hoopla surrounding the date Dec. 21, 2012, the world is not at risk of coming to a halt, NASA says. Aside from that date marking next year’s winter solstice, the longest night of that year, nothing else interesting is expected. All in all, “sleep well on Dec. 21 of next year,” said astronomer [...]
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Posted on November 8th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Check out Honda’s new Asimo robot. He’s had so many improvements that Asimo the robot can now open bottles with his new hands, push a cart, hop on one leg, run, recognize multiple conversations, serve drinks, avoid objects and more. That’s one cool robot. Check out the video.
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Posted on October 18th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Researchers at MIT have developed a technology that literally allows them to see through walls. Pretty amazing stuff. The researchers developed a type of radar that is powerful enough to actually produce video that shows what’s going on on the other side of a wall. Check out the video for a demonstration of how it [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
You’ve seen Star Trek, Star Wars and others science fiction movies where they activate the invisibility cloak right? Guess what folks? Now it’s for real! Researchers have developed a method to actually cloak objects by using a, “Mirage effect from thermally modulated transparent carbon nanotube sheet.” I’m not exactly sure what that means but I [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2011 by ElectroGeek
GENEVA – Leading scientists said on Friday the discovery of sub-atomic particles apparently traveling faster than light could force a major rethink of theories on the makeup of the cosmos if independently confirmed. Jeff Forshaw, a professor of particle physics at Britain’s Manchester University, told Reuters the results if confirmed would mean it would [...]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2011 by ElectroGeek
And you thought lightning strikes were rare. A defunct NASA satellite is set to plunge to Earth, with a 1-in-3,200 chance that someone could get hurt, according to the space agency. That has many wondering: What’s it like to get hit with a piece of space junk? Lottie Williams — perhaps the only person [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2011 by ElectroGeek
Have ever asked yourself how you could build a device made of bacon that could penetrate steel? I thought not. This guy apparently did. Watch the video and find out how this guy turned a tasty snack into a lethal cutting device.
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