Archive for July, 2008
Carnivalia — 7/23 – 7/29
The past week’s selection of mostly-science-related blog carnival reading
The scientific tourist #31 — Mariner 6 / 7 (engineering model)
This week’s picture is a scan of an old (circa 1989) slide — it’s a picture of the engineering model of the Mariner 6 and 7 spacecraft…
Casual Friday — Rocket Racing League
From rocketry past to rocketry (near-) future — here’s a little “teaser” video from the Rocket Racing League…
Carnivalia — 7/16 – 7/22
The past week’s selection of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals, with a few strays tossed in that should have been in last week’s post…
The scientific tourist #30 — Apollo 18
This week’s picture is an oldy-but-goody from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas…
Casual Friday — Fun with cornstarch!
Here’s a neat little video clip I found on YouTube — showing some things you can do with a solution of water and cornstarch (well, and some vibration too)…
Skeptics’ Circle, the 91st
To wit, Dr. Absconsus’ Cabinets of Curiosities…
Carnivalia — 7/9 – 7/15
The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals…
The scientific tourist #29 — the Foucault Pendulum
Today’s picture comes from the San Diego Natural History Museum — it’s a Foucault Pendulum…
Prince Rupert’s drops
I’m going to show you two videos this week — both about an interesting early form of tempered glass called Prince Rupert’s drops…
