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The scientific tourist #196 — the F-86H “Sabre”
Should you ever be in South Dakota to see Mount Rushmore, I’d recommend you take a quick side trip to the metropolis of Box Elder to see the South Dakota Air and Space Museum…
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The scientific tourist #194 — da Vinci’s tank
This week’s image is from a traveling exhibition in Florence, Italy — it’s a model of Leonardo da Vinci’s “Armored Car” (tank) concept…
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Casual Friday — a 3D rendered film, from 1972!
A pioneering piece of computer animation from the very early days of the technology…
The scientific tourist #189 — know your MiGs
This week I’ll talk a bit about two pictures from the San Diego Air and Space Museum — one you’ve seen before, and one you haven’t. First up is a MiG-17 on display in the pavilion (used to be a … Continue reading
Casual Friday — how toilet paper is made
Pity the poor bathroom tissue — it’s the end-product of an impressive set of chemistry and machinery, only to be treated like… Well, like toilet paper….
Casual Friday — getting into Vesta’s orbit
Asteroids are small, and so have very weak gravity — how do you get into orbit around one? With great delicacy, it seems…
Casual Friday — another round-about way to make a household item
After last week’s use of cameras to produce a monochrome monitor, here’s another fun do-it-yourself project — make your own clock…
Casual Friday — the most expensive 250 pixel monitor you’ll ever see…
A Japanese band called Androp made a music video using 250 cameras and their mounted flashes as a computer-driven backdrop…
Casual Friday — closing out the space shuttle program
With the safe landing of the space shuttle Atlantis, the shuttle program is now officially complete. Two videos seem to be particularly good for commemorating the event…