Jenna Fischer's vlog of the three-day shoot is pretty lively on the first night, but the cast quickly loses steam and look utterly spent on nights two and three. Fans learned some fun facts during the vlog, though. Pam's engagement ring from Roy is real gold and real diam...
People have known aboutmagnetsfor thousands of years. In ancient Greece, people found remarkable rocks called lodestones that acted like magnets. The rocks could spin themselves to point north and south, lining up with the earth's magnetic field. Today, magnets are used in lots of stuff we u...
The Big Five – which is lions, leopards, rhinos, buffaloes and elephants – is a major drawcard among safari goers. We tell you how this term came about, where in Africa you can find the Big Five, and some fascinating details about each of the animals.
This lump is the first stage in the purification of silicon for use in electronics. Quartz (typical sand, which is silicon dioxide) is chemically reduced to elemental silicon at high temperatures, yielding molten silicon which is then allowed to cool and solidify. This piece was from the top ...
There are actually several different kinds of iron oxide, Fe2O3(red rust), and Fe3O4(magnetite) being the most common. Thermite can be made with either: Magnetite thermite is said to burn hotter than red rust thermite, but both work. The fun thing about magnetite is that you can find...
Mechanically, KAI is a fascinating robot that can walk on six legs and rotate its upper body around 360 degrees, allowing it to turn toward any direction on the spot. Composed of 25 red LEDs, its face display can be programmed via the app to show different expressions and scrolling ...
This is one of the most expensive samples in my collection, but it's also one of the most fascinating. It's a real live space rock, a chunk of a failed planet that you can hold in your hand. How can you put a price on that? (Easy: eBay can put a price on anything.) The ou...
This one wasn’t so long ago, but I love it. Bees are fascinating creatures, and if you don’t know what the connection between bees and bananas is, you ought to have a read. So, this is it, folks – thank you, it’s been fun! Happy New Year!
It took the horrible and well-publicized death of the well-known industrialist Eben Byers in 1932, from daily doses of radium health elixir, to finally bring some caution to the craze. This article about the subject is fascinating and informative. The history of this bottle (and a picture ...
but heavy rain forced us to cancel that idea. After passing through Roswell, we checked out Bottomless Lake State Park just east of town in the Pecos River valley as a possible place to camp, then continued on to Mescalero Dunes (and checking out an even more fascinating abandoned homestead...