by Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Living in the U.S., I feel like I often miss out on jewels of television shows because whereas it’s common to run popular American shows in other countries, we rarely get the same consideration. Or if we do, then they’re “Americanized” versions, which sometimes works (see: The Office) and […]
You might think that planet Earth is pretty big, but the following video will show you that size is only a matter of perception, and that in fact, our planet is really tiny compared to other celestial objects.
by Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] The British science journal Nature reported a study today that upends what we thought we knew about the evolution of fingers of toes. The previous theory was that air-breathing animals that had found their way to land were the first to develop primitive fingers, but this new study shows […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] Scientists at the University of Southampton in England have come up with a really genius way of proving once and for all whether “out of body” near death experiences actually occur or not. Is that REALLY a light at the end of a tunnel? Is that REALLY Nicolas Cage […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] OK, now I really have heard everything! The Israeli city of Petah Tikva is seemingly fed up with all the doggie poop lying around on their streets. So their solution is to set up a dog poop DNA database. To build this, all the dog owners of the city […]
Have you ever seen a piece of mercury thiocyanide burning? If not, then hit the play button and be amazed; and if so, well, enjoy the video anyway!
Everyone here knows what happens when someone inhales helium right? Since helium is 6 times less dense than air, sounds go through it much faster, making people who inhale it sound like chipmunks. But do you know what happens when sulfur hexafluoride is enhaled?? Watch the following video to find out.
Since the LHC has been successfully powered up yesterday and a lot of confusion remains on what CERN’S Big Bang machine truly does, I thought that some of you might like getting some extra information on the subject. Created by CERN employee Chris Mann, the following presentation explains in relatively simple terms the inner working […]
An article in the Journal of English Linguistics (Soda or Pop?, #24, 1996) explores the way we address our favorite drink. Soda, which the average American drinks about 43 gallons of per year, has a lot of different names. Those names have been mapped by county so that the regions where different names are predominant […]