Tesla is Most Excellent

Posted on November 6, 2007 at 1:03 pm (PST)

Click on the Picutre of Tesla and check out the cool vid.
Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing Mario Bros theme song at the 2007 Lightning on the Lawn Teslathon sponsored by DC Cox (Resonance Research Corp) in Baraboo WI. The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high [...]

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Do’h!

Posted on July 29, 2007 at 1:10 pm (PST)

In light of the new Simpsons Movie, I felt that Nerdgrind should at least have SOMETHING written about it. So here’s the best Science/Tech quote that I could find. Thank you Homer Simpson.
"Lisa, in this house we OBEY the laws of thermodynamics!"
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Blast Off

Posted on July 11, 2007 at 10:38 am (PST)

On August 7, the Endeavour will launch itself into space once again this year.  Teacher/Astronaut Christa McAuliff has been waiting 22 years for this day and will operate the shuttle’s robotic arm, transfer cargo, and even report to students at three different schools from space.  It would’ve been nice to have my science teacher teach [...]

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Greenland=Really Green

Posted on July 8, 2007 at 8:59 am (PST)

Research has shown that Greenland did once have green landscapes a half million years ago. Research was gathered in south central Greenland by drilling through ice 1.2 miles thick. Traces of DNA were found that gave traces of several species of trees, such as pine and yew, as well as insects such as butterflies and [...]

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Peanut Butter Diamonds

Posted on July 6, 2007 at 11:05 am (PST)

Ladies, go nuts. Scientists at Edinburgh University have developed a high-pressure procedure that can turn peanut butter into diamonds. Before you get excited and call the Ministry of Magic, rest assured that peanut butter is just ONE of the many carbon-containing materials that will work in what is called the "stilleto-heel effect." [...]

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