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Put it to the Test!

September 15th, 2009 No comments

One of my all-time favorite bands has made a short music video about the scientific method:

Not their best song, maybe, but kind of fun.

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When Smoke Rings Attack…Each Other

August 17th, 2009 No comments

What would it look like if two smoke rings hit each other head-on? It would look pretty crazy. Check it out here.

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Ka-BOOM!

August 9th, 2009 No comments

What does it look like when two galaxies crash into each other? Well, it’s hard to know because galaxies can be made up of up to 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000!) stars and take billions of years to complete their crash. We’ve got computers, though, that can make simulations. Here’s one:

Keep in mind that the collision in the video would actually take place over about 3 billion years.

I found this video at Bad Astronomy.

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A Raft Made of Ants

August 6th, 2009 No comments

Here’s a cool video showing one way how ants in a rainforest can survive a flood:

A little creepy, but impressive.

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