Massive Solar System Built to Scale in the Desert
by This was too cool for me not to post. Our Solar System is so much larger than most people comprehend. This group decided to build a scale …
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Google Maps Ms. Pac-man takes me back in time (while wasting some).
I loved Google Maps April Fools Easter Egg.In case you haven’t seen it, go to Google Maps and you should see a Pac-man maze at the bottom …
What is this mini-cricket/grasshopper thing?
I took this picture of a bug in my front yard. It seems very cricket-like, tiny and aqua-marine colored. I have never seen a cricket with …
Sometimes Astronomers Come up with Perfect Names.
Astronomers have some oddly named astronomical objects. Scientists, in general have come up with many names that don’t exactly roll off the tongue very well. But …
Experiencing Google’s Gboard.
UPDATE Since original post date: Most of the (very few) issues I had with g-Board in the beginning that I write about here have been …
What the heck is a hedera?
I was watching “Last Man Standing” tonight. One of the main characters mentioned something about a punctuation mark called a hedera. I thought, “What the …
GQ GMC-300 Digital Geiger Muller Counter
If you’ve ever wanted to know if it’s safe to go outside after the nuclear apocalypse then you need a GQ GMC-300. It is an …