Tag Archives: water
How To Go To Space (with XKCD!)
Great, simple video explaining how to go to space, using only the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language. It does a pretty decent job, but it’s a bit odd hearing him saying “upgoer” or “fire water”, rather … Continue reading
What Physics Teachers Get Wrong About Tides
“Everything you’ve learned about tides is WRONG. We know that gravity affects the motion of all objects equally – so why are oceans the only bodies of water with tides? Join Gabe on this week’s episode of PBS Space Time … Continue reading
The Chance Events That Led To Human Existence
“How have we ended up as the most advanced species on a small blue-green planet, orbiting a seemingly insignificant star, in one of the hundred billion galaxies in the Universe? Science has found some extraordinary answers to this question. Looking … Continue reading
Stop-Motion Parkour
This is an excellent, highly silly, highly amusing video of two guys parkouring around a park, fighting over some water. What makes it special is the bit of magic they use to make it look like they’re jumping, flipping, fighting, … Continue reading
Shadows And Plumes Across Enceladus
“Why does Enceladus have ice plumes? The discovery of jets spewing water vapor and ice was detected by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft in 2005. The origin of the water feeding the jets, however, remained a topic of research. A leading … Continue reading
The Topography Of Tears
What do human tears look like under the microscope? Rather beautiful, actually. Rose-Lynn Fisher has created a wondrous mix of science and art, by looking at her tears through a microscope. The results appear like aerial shots of Earth, with rivers, roads, cities, fields, … Continue reading
Lindsey Stirling – Elements (Dubstep Violin)
Lindsey Stirling – Elements (Dubstep Violin). Another beautiful dubstep violin tune from Lindsey Stirling. Titled Elements, it’s to do with the four original elements, earth, air, fire, and water. Not the periodic table of elements, which would be a different … Continue reading
Pavement Paint Squiggles
The BBC have, what I think, is a fascinating article on the signs and symbols spray painted onto the road by utility companies. Each different colour means something different, as does each line, squiggle, letter, and number. There is no … Continue reading
io9 – The Most Amazing Science Images Of 2013
io9 have compiled a fantastic list of their most amazing science images of 2013. What’s even better though, is that many of them are animated gifs, which can often enhance the original images a fair deal. I’ve mentioned a few … Continue reading
Richer Ramblings 