February 2012
10 posts
Patrick Cassels 100% For Actual!: The "Total... →
patrickcassels:
Turn around, every now and then it gets a little bit dimmer ‘cause the Moon is coming ‘round Turn around, every now and then it gets a little bit darker while the Sun’s blocked for an hour or more
Turn around, every now and then my mom’s a little bit nervous that I’ll stare up at the sun and…
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January 2012
12 posts
Berries, according to botanists.
Things that are berries:
-avocados
-pumpkins
-tomatoes
Things that are not berries:
-blackberries
-strawberries
-raspberries
alaina asked: If you could have *any* job in the fields of science/mathematics/biology/et al., what would it be? What's your dream job?
New York City gets a Software Engineering High... →
pile:
This is great!!!
If any pre-9th grade students in NYC are on here, check this out, and then ask me if you have any questions about school choice!
i read it for the particles...
Mariel: shit we need to buy this month's playboy
Me: ??
Mariel: one of my fav science writers interviews my favorite astrophysicist
Me: Wrong Answer!
Amanda wins for best headlines.
December 2011
4 posts
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November 2011
6 posts
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tgdcristall asked: What is your favorite number?
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October 2011
16 posts
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A New York City Transit Subway Conductor Answers... →
discoverynews:
This is fascinating.
Not only is this subway conductor full of statistics (136 people committed suicide on the subway tracks in 2010) but also full of movie knowledge (good horror subway flicks—Midnight Meat Train? Snakes On A Train?)
Craziest part: “sick passenger on the train” announcements are code for “dead passenger on the train.”
Also, “train...
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I guess we would also have other things to worry...
Lab Tech: Shouldn't you be wearing gloves under that UV lamp? Keep it up and your kids are going to have two heads!
Me: As long as he keeps his testicles out of there I wouldn't be too worried about it.
September 2011
8 posts
amandalynferri asked: How does a Nueva Ring work?