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Monthly Archives: August 2010
The scientific tourist #138 — Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
This week you get two images of a Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk, taken at the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum’s Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Technology
Tagged aircraft, fighter, History, Technology, World War II
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Casual Friday — Walkman vs. Hoover
OK, no great scientific value in today’s video — just good, clean fun. From the folks that brought you Wallace & Gromit, it’s “Stuff vs. Stuff: Walkman vs. Hoover”…
Carnivalia — 8/18 – 8/24
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity, Math
Tagged Biology, Carnivalia, History, Humanity, Math
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The scientific tourist #137 — Thor-Able
This week’s image is another from the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Museum at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station — it’s a Thor-Able launch vehicle…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Space, Technology
Tagged History, Space, Technology
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Casual Friday — life in slow motion
It’s just plain fun and interesting to watch what life looks like in super slow motion. Courtesy of Philip Heron, here’s a short film on the subject — Tempus II…
Carnivalia — 8/11 – 8/17
Posted in Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, Critical thinking, History, Humanity
Tagged Biology, Carnivalia, Communicating science, History, Humanity
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The scientific tourist #136 — the Dornier Do 335
I’ve always thought that the Do 335 has to take the prize for “oddest looking military aircraft,” but then its performance more than made up for its unusual appearance…
Posted in History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Technology
Tagged aircraft, fighter, Germany, History, Technology, World War II, WWII
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Carnivalia — 8/04 – 8/10
The past week’s crop of (mostly) science-related blog carnivals awaits your reading attentions…
Posted in Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
Tagged Astronomy, Biology, Carnivalia, Humanity, Space
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The scientific tourist #135 — AOSO
Posted in Astronomy, History, Sci / Tech Tourism, Space, Technology
Tagged Astronomy, History, Space, Technology
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