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Two Solutions to the Mirror Reversal Problem: Why Does a Mirror Reverse an Image? - - Connor Davidson
If you are sufficiently observant and inquisitive you will have noticed that when you look in a mirror right and left are reversed but up and down are not. For example look at Groucho’s raised hand. His hand is on the right but in the mirror it looks like it is on the left. Try it... Submitted 8 days ago.

Geek Math Clock Explained with Cheat Sheet and How To Read a Binary Clock - - Connor Davidson
For several years I’ve puzzled over the famous Geek clock (pictured below) slowly trying to work out what all of the symbols mean and how they correspond to the time they point to. As I moved up in maths and started out in engineering it slowly began to make sense. Now I think I have worked... Submitted 39 days 21 hours ago.

(Part II) Tales From Krakatoa: The Three Mr. Schuits - Jack H. Schick
{Fifth essay in this series} It was not the two o’clock message sent to Batavia by the Anjer telegraph master, Mr. W. Schuit—“Krakatau vomiting fire and smoke”--that alerted officials to the renewed volcanic activity. Over eighty miles away in the Dutch Indies capital... Submitted 80 days 13 hours ago.

(Part I) Tales From Krakatoa: The Three Mr. Schuits - Jack H. Schick
{Fourth essay in this series} (Note: To date, research has not uncovered the first names several of these ‘characters’) Even after several decades, sometimes when Mr. [H] Schuit, innkeeper and local Lloyds of London agent, walked out onto the large wooden veranda of his Anjer... Submitted 83 days 16 hours ago.

Tales From Krakatoa: Captain Lindeman's Inconvenience - Jack H. Schick
(Third article in this series) Captain Johan Lindeman was perturbed when, in late May, 1883, he received new orders from his employer, the Netherlands Indies Steamship Company. His vessel, the 1,436 ton Gouverneur-Generaal Loudon , was commissioned to run mail and passenger routes throughout... Submitted 91 days 22 hours ago.

Tales From Krakatoa: Johanna's Nightmare - Jack H. Schick
(Second article in this series) Johanna Beyerinck frequently had second thoughts about having encouraged her husband, William, (badgering and nagging, he called it), to accept a position as one of the seven Controllers in the Dutch East Indies colony. He had full authority over the Ketimbang... Submitted 100 days 21 hours ago.

Tales From Krakatoa: An Elephant in the Room - Jack H. Schick
(First article in this series) Monsieur Louis Cressonnier, the French owner of Hotel des Indes in the city of Batavia on the island of Java, had been up most of the night. About 1:00 a.m. there had been a particularly severe grumble from Krakatoa, eighty or so miles to the west. He’d... Submitted 105 days 14 hours ago.

Wegener's Folly: He Thought the Earth Moved Under His Feet - Jack H. Schick
Mrs. Unangst's responses to my revelations encouraged me to speak up. In second grade, while we were looking at the big map of the world that she'd pulled down from above the blackboard like a window shade, I noticed that the coastlines of South America and Africa would fit together like pieces... Submitted 118 days 16 hours ago.

Electronic Sex Possible by 2030: No Chance of Venereal Disease - Joel Hendon
I usually don’t write about such things, but this one has various implications and connotations which need to be faced, preferably ahead of time. A British futurologist, Ian Pearson, believes that by 2030, sexual partners will be unnecessary to enjoy the pleasantries of sex. This idea... Submitted 168 days 23 hours ago.

Tecumseh's Prophecy: The New Madrid Earthquake - Jack H. Schick
The Great Comet of 1811 was first spotted in on March 25 th by Honore Flaugergues. It was too low in the sky to be noticed much until August. By September it was seen around the globe. It was visible to the naked eye for 260 days, a record not surpassed until 1997, by Comet Hale-Bopp. C/1811 F1... Submitted 181 days 15 hours ago.

Russian Scientists Near Breakthrough Into Antarctica Sub-glacial Lake - Joel Hendon
There are reportedly 150 sub-glacial lakes beneath the ice in Antarctica, one of which is Lake Vostok. The Russian scientists say that the lake has been buried beneath the ice for 15 million years and they hope to find prehistoric or unknown life forms. They are rushing to break through the... Submitted 1 year 102 days ago.

Shackleton's Valiant Journey - Jack H. Schick
The last century saw so much change and technological advancement that it is difficult to even imagine what the world was like during the childhood of our grandparents. Though dozens of countries now have a permanent presence there, and a pleasure trip can be engaged by anyone with the... Submitted 2 years 73 days ago.

Digital Cameras Must Be Alien Technology - Mike Fak
I never was one to take pictures. I remember in the 50s when dad went and bought a movie camera to go with the old box one we had. Mom was beside herself with fury at the price for the camera, projector, screen and all that other stuff one needed to show home movies. Actually she was mad until... Submitted 2 years 267 days ago.

Google’s Zipper Celebrates The Birth Date Of Gideon Sundback, Inventor Of The Zipper As We Know It - Jennifer Stewart
Sometimes I just love technology and Google’s creativity. Today is one of those days. I switched on my laptop, connected to Google and got the zipper. And what do you know, it really unzips, to reveal info about the man who’s seen as the inventor of the zipper as we know it. Today... Submitted 31 days 5 hours ago.

Humongous Iceberg Forming In Antarctica But No Fodder For Chicken Little Fans - Joel Hendon
In October, scientists discovered a surface crack in the floating ice shelf in front of the Pine Island Glacier (PIG) of West Antarctica. This rift is estimated to be about 30km (20mi) in length and 60m (200ft) deep. The size of the iceberg when it breaks loose is comparable to the size of the... Submitted 200 days 1 hour ago.

The European Space Agency Plans Mission To Divert Earthbound Asteroid - Joel Hendon
Many will remember the 1998 Hollywood movie “Armageddon” starring Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, and Billy Bob Thornton. The fictional movie had an asteroid as large as the state of Texas heading towards earth and the mission of these stars was to blast it out of the sky. Scientists... Submitted 281 days 21 hours ago.

Phonenomenon - Dianne Lehmann
Bernd sees this considerably more often than I do. He works full time with the public and I work mainly from home. It can happen at the drop of a hat. Without notice, they are whipped out and the frenzy begins. I'm talking about cell phones. And it's not just the teenagers with their texting... Submitted 1 year 94 days ago.

Shoot for the Stars - Jack H. Schick
{I find it sad that people became so upset over Newt Gingrich's statements about our space program when President Obama gave NASA an even more expensive and difficult mission less than two years ago. The following article was written in April, 2010 after the President announced his plans...which... Submitted 2 years 38 days ago.

Amazing Future Computer Technology - - Joel Gray
Millions of people around the world use them every day. Nearly every company and many jobs depend on it. Cars, ipods, cell phones, cruise ships, satellites, and many other gadgets would not work without it. Practically anything electronic that is in use today uses it. Computers have changed the... Submitted 79 days 21 hours ago.

Beauty in Science - Prabhjot
I recently realized that for some people science is beauty and technology is fun. They cannot imagine themselves without science and technology. Though there was a time when I used to get really irritated with such people but now i deeply appreciate because now i know that world's greatest... Submitted 92 days ago.

Are There Flying Saucers at the Bottom of the Baltic Sea? - Joel Kontinen
Last week, CNN and some UK papers reported on a large disk-shaped object that was found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. The Daily Mail’s article on the discovery was titled ‘ It's either the Millennium Falcon or a gateway to hell': Shipwreck hunters find... Submitted 109 days 20 hours ago.

Mind-Reading Technology is No Longer Fiction - - Joel Gray
The concept of mind-reading, telepathy, or the transference of thoughts from person to person without any direct communication between them, has been in existence for only a little over a century. The word ‘telepathy’ was coined by Frederick W. H. Myers in 1882 and has remained a... Submitted 217 days 15 hours ago.

Hackers Use Texting To Gain Access - - The Old Gray Mare
I thankfully do not have firsthand knowledge of this and plan to check it out personally. However, a knowledgeable computer fellow at our favorite Staples says, “Yes indeed. They are able to access your cars.” Apparently, PC hacks are unlocking car doors, starting any type of engine... Submitted 239 days 16 hours ago.

Timing Is Everything - Octavia Hansen
What time is it? Are you running late? Out of time? On time? Alice in Wonderland’s White Rabbit was always late - kinda funny since he was always looking at his watch. Lewis Carroll, the creator of this character, was a gifted mathematician at Oxford and consequently was obsessed with... Submitted 263 days 23 hours ago.

Why We Don't Get Radio Messages From Extra Terrestrial Civilizations - - Alan Detwiler
Out of the billions of stars it would seem some would have planets with the same conditions that gave rise to life on earth. Considering the huge number of solar systems, it seems likely that many extra terrestrial civilizations have evolved throughout the universe. By chance many civilization... Submitted 1 year 49 days ago.