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VD is not Victory!
May. 20th, 2009 05:10 pmBefore I get to the Serious Bizniss of Science, I have to share this one: Historical STD posters. LOVE. I'm nuts about propaganda-type posters anyway, but these are made out of solid gold. "VD is not Victory!" LOVE IT. I will warn you that the last two images are really um... super-squicky. Even for me. And especially if you fear spiders and/or scorpions.
Here's a battery that powers itself with air. HOW FUCKING AWESOME IS THAT? Awesome, is the answer.
Speaking of awesome, here's a brilliant idea: instead of asking consumers to foot the bill for their own renewable energy, utilities are "renting" rooftops for solar power.
Also to be added to the list of cool "green" products: a styrofoam-like material that is biodegradable... it's made of mushrooms.
Owls and kestrels used as pest control in Israel are replacing pesticides. All farmers have to do is put up nest boxes to encourage the birds to roost.
Taipei reduces its volume of trash by 60%, using measures like turning residents' kitchen waste into pig feed, encouraging private companies to start up composting and recycling sites, and making residents pay for trash pickup by the bag.
Yet another news item proving how cool ants are: they have their own magnetic GPS. OMG, ants, how are you so awesome?
Meanwhile, here's an article about moth sperm and incest. I know: two great things that go great together.
With every "supersoldiers of the future" article that is published, supersoldiers increasingly look like Stormtroopers.
I could totally get behind this kind of bomb. I mean, I don't know if realistically speaking it would work, but it sure looks cool.
This sonic alarm could keep marine mammals from being struck by boats, which would be awesome for manatees who are always getting hit by boats. Poor unsuspecting manatees.
And on a completely different but awesome subject: did you ever wonder where that phrase "mad as a hatter" came from? I have. Here is the answer. Quoth the website: "Mercury used to be used in the making of hats. This was known to have affected the nervous systems of hatters, causing them to tremble and appear insane." Huh. Apparently there's only circumstantial evidence that that's the origin of the phrase, but I still think it's awesome.
Here's a battery that powers itself with air. HOW FUCKING AWESOME IS THAT? Awesome, is the answer.
Speaking of awesome, here's a brilliant idea: instead of asking consumers to foot the bill for their own renewable energy, utilities are "renting" rooftops for solar power.
Also to be added to the list of cool "green" products: a styrofoam-like material that is biodegradable... it's made of mushrooms.
Owls and kestrels used as pest control in Israel are replacing pesticides. All farmers have to do is put up nest boxes to encourage the birds to roost.
Taipei reduces its volume of trash by 60%, using measures like turning residents' kitchen waste into pig feed, encouraging private companies to start up composting and recycling sites, and making residents pay for trash pickup by the bag.
Yet another news item proving how cool ants are: they have their own magnetic GPS. OMG, ants, how are you so awesome?
Meanwhile, here's an article about moth sperm and incest. I know: two great things that go great together.
With every "supersoldiers of the future" article that is published, supersoldiers increasingly look like Stormtroopers.
I could totally get behind this kind of bomb. I mean, I don't know if realistically speaking it would work, but it sure looks cool.
This sonic alarm could keep marine mammals from being struck by boats, which would be awesome for manatees who are always getting hit by boats. Poor unsuspecting manatees.
And on a completely different but awesome subject: did you ever wonder where that phrase "mad as a hatter" came from? I have. Here is the answer. Quoth the website: "Mercury used to be used in the making of hats. This was known to have affected the nervous systems of hatters, causing them to tremble and appear insane." Huh. Apparently there's only circumstantial evidence that that's the origin of the phrase, but I still think it's awesome.