Originally a National Aeronautical and Space Administration research project, the X-54 supersonic plane is thought to become a possible successor commercial aircraft to the retired Concorde. According to the Gulfstream X-54 Facebook page, NASA is no longer involved with the…
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It seems just about everyone of any importance (and of no importance) has had something to say about the universe. The comments range from the inspiring to the thoughtful to the puzzling to the amusing. The amusing The four building…
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The lighter was actually made before the match. The first lighter was made by a German chemist in 1816. His name was Johann Wolfgang Dobereinr. It was called a lamp and it was a cartridge that was filled with hydrogen…
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Tattoos have been around a long time. And that’s the problem – permanence. Now, Freedom-2 has brought dermatologists and scientists together to discuss the age-old fear of commitment and the little issue of erasing our mistakes. The tattoo industry has…
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Why are people having such a hard time with the metric system? It is the easiest system of measurement to know. And some of you are saying you wouldn’t know if someone told you something is 100km away, but you…
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I can not only visualize infinity in my mind, but I can also actually see infinity with my own eyes. When I look up at the sky on a clear night in the countryside, I can see a multitude of…
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Technology has changed rapidly during the last years and it might seem possible robots will take over the world. It is either more science fiction than reality. It is true robots can take over more tasks which are done through…
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So you’re at the huge discount warehouse store, you walk up to the counter. There is a guy that gives you the impression he’d rather be anywhere else, doing anything else, instead of there. He perks up enough to ask…
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Time Machines Fiction Or Soon-to-be Reality? Another year has arrived; on schedule, with blank pages waiting to be filled. Ponder with me for a moment, if you will. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel in…
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THE PRINCETON ENGINEERING ANOMALIES RESEARCH LABORATORY HAS DISCONTINUED MIND MATTER EXPERIMENTATION The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research laboratory, known as PEAR, has shut down operations, after years of diligently exploring paranormal interactions between mind and matter. Tucked in a basement workshop…
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