Location Earth Dog Tags

In case of alien abduction these dog tags may save your life. The crucial data an alien will need to get you back to Earth is die stamped into these dog tags – just $12.99!! Engraved with several methods of locating Earth in the Galaxy, an alien pilot does not need to understand any human […]

Venkman – Javascript Debugger

Even though I’ve had it installed for some time, I never noticed Venkman, the new JavaScript Debugger that comes pre-installed in Mozilla 1.0 and can optionally be installed in Netscape 7.0. Investigating this also led me back to the Netscape DevEdge site that I had not visited in a long time (there’s LOTS of good […]

Speed of Gravity

Researchers Sergei Kopeikin and Ed Fomalont of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have accurately measured the speed of gravity for the first time. Newton thought gravity’s force worked instantaneously. Einstein thought it took effect at light speed (it appears Albert was right).

SoloTrek XFV

Friday, Jan. 10, 2003 the SoloTrek XFV makes its debut in an eBay auction, with bidding starting at $50,000. Take a look at the tethered flight test photos, and this image of the model I REALLY want. UPDATE: You’ll find the eBay auction here.

Mathematical LEGO Sculptures

Andrew Lipson likes to make mathematical LEGO sculptures like Bour’s surface and a figure eight knot, as well as Escher pictures and Dilbert characters.

Mr. Potato Head

The world’s largest resource for Mr. Potato Head information & history: The Mr. Potato Head Collectors Page.

Gift Idea

It’s too late to give this as a gift for Christmas, but maybe next year: Peter Petrie Egg Separator.

Postal Experiments

From the Annals of Improbable Research: Postal Experiments, testing the limits of the United States Postal service.

Physics Highlights of 2002

A lot of “top 10” lists appear at this time of year, and here are the physics highlights of the year from PhysicsWeb (plus the low points of the year).

Suchland Islands

While searching for something totally unrelated, I ran across a reference to the Suchland Islands – A group of about 8 small islands lying just inside the central part of the mouth of Cranton Bay. Mapped by USGS from surveys and USN air photos, 1960-66. Named by US-ACAN for Everett B. Suchland, Jr., USN, radioman […]

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