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jtotheizzoe: We never sit here under the weight of all this...

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:06:19 -0400

We never sit here under the weight of all this air, the 5 x 10^18 kg of atmosphere that sits above everyone on Earth, and say “Gosh, that sure is heavy!”

You don’t realize just how powerful that 1 bar (~100 kPa) of pressure is until a train car is filled with steam, allowed to cool, and then implodes ohmygod did that just happen?

saveplanetearth: 400 PPM: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere...

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:56:16 -0400

saveplanetearth:

400 PPM: Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere Reaches Prehistoric Levels @ Scientific American via tcktcktck

Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:33:56 -0400

Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa:

zyrnx:

Hat trick de van Persie corona a los Red Devils en la Premier League inglesa

Russia announces new $50 billion space program

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:48:29 -0400

Russia announces new $50 billion space program:

nerdology:

This is great news for everyone.
President Vladimir Putin has announced a new seven-year plan to develop the country’s spacefaring efforts, which will be funded to the tune of some 1.6 trillion roubles (just over $50 billion) between now and 2020.

Come on U.S get in on this. Space Race 2.0.

footysphere: Dig these funky Mexico 70 world cup postcards.

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:40:41 -0400

footysphere:

Dig these funky Mexico 70 world cup postcards.

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:29:37 -0400

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Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:28:31 -0400

baseballbb:

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awkward-elevator: Carlos Boozer Summoning Things

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:26:14 -0400

awkward-elevator:

Carlos Boozer Summoning Things

nevver: Covers From The US Space Program

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:18:30 -0400

nevver:

Covers From The US Space Program

theatlantic: Q: What Became of the Parachute That Delivered...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:17:54 -0400

theatlantic:

Q: What Became of the Parachute That Delivered Curiosity to Mars?

A: It sits on the Red Planet, flapping a little creepily in the wind.

[Image: NASA]

mudwerks: 1966 (by x-ray delta one) X-15 test pilots -

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:48:24 -0400

mudwerks:

1966 (by x-ray delta one)

X-15 test pilots -

It happens to all of us at least once in our soccer playing...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:47:44 -0400

It happens to all of us at least once in our soccer playing career.

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and ISS “I planned to capture the...

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 09:44:43 -0400

Moon, Venus, Jupiter and ISS

“I planned to capture the conjunction of Moon and planets with the trail of the International Space Station. I drove my car to a nearby frozen fishpond, set my equipment up and waited for the ISS rising. As I took some images, clouds appeared but fortunately I had success to catch the ISS passing.” — Tamás Ábrahám