My hope is that drastic weather changes like this don’t cause too many of the same problems in other countries. It’s disturbing how random the sizes can be, from varied pockets in farmer’s fields to depressions large enough to swallow an entire playground.
Craters of different sizes have been seen in a vast area of land stretching across eastern and southern China’s Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangsu and Guangxi province, state media reported.
Cheng Jie, a geological expert from the China University of Geoscience, said: “I think it is very unlikely that the sinkholes were caused by human activities. It is mainly a result of natural causes, like the sharp weather changes from extreme droughts to heavy rainstorms.”
Noah’s Ark has been something that a lot of people have claimed to find for the past few decades. There are several sites and curiosities on satellite images, most of which while compelling aren’t hardball evidence of something wooden being constructed.
Until just today, actually. What is interesting are some of the photos. They show that something that is wooden is encased up there in the glacier. Is it an “ark”? That remains to be confirmed. A wooden structure purporting to be it has never been found before.
A group of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey are the remains of Noah’s Ark.
The group claims that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark was said to be afloat. Mt. Ararat has long been suspected as the final resting place of the craft by evangelicals and literalists hoping to validate biblical stories.
Yeung Wing-Cheung, from the Noah’s Ark Ministries International research team that made the discovery, said: “It’s not 100 percent that it is Noah’s Ark, but we think it is 99.9 percent that this is it.”
Wing-Cheung added that local officials will ask the Turkish government to apply for UNESCO World Heritage status, to protect the site while further archaeological excavation is carried out.
However, the group has not revealed the location of the site beyond saying that it is 12,000 feet up the mountain. It has also failed to produce exterior photos of the structure.
I think what would really convince me of something being up there is when they can provide those exterior photos. They could be inside of anything wooden up there. A house, a barn, a storage silo of some kind, etc. Until then, I am still curious, and still skeptical.
Also, this video is really interesting. You can see that they keep knocking on the structure to verify that it’s wood. There appears to be grains or seeds on the ground of one of the rooms also.
Reality can be strange sometimes. Propelling an object fast enough to cut through Mach 1 is no exception. This F/A-18 Hornet is doing just that. Not only were the water vapor, density and temperature just right, but there just happened to be a camera in the vicinity to capture the moment.
The plane is actually in transonic flight, with normal shock waves emanating from behind the canopy and across the wings and fuselage. The condition will last for only an instant, and once supersonic flow exists completely around the aircraft, sharp-angled sonic cones replace the normal shock waves.
Watching Science Channel and saw these crazy robots!
The swimming “aqua” penguin is very impressive, but check out the flying “air” penguin. It’s suspended by helium and has ultrasound transmitters that allow groups of them to float in the same space and avoid one another.
Now all I need is a bunch of these flying around in my room.
With the AirPenguins, the engineers from Festo have created artificial penguins and have taught them “autonomous flight in the sea of air”. For this purpose, control and regulating technology had to be further developed into self-regulating biomechatronic systems, which could also play a future role in adaptive production.
There’s a science museum close that the wife and I have had the pleasure of visiting several times. We are both geeks and love going to these places. That’s why it was totally awesome to hear about this world touring BBC dinosaur show, “Walking With Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular“, that was going to be stopping nearby on their events newsletter!
After a little bit of research online, a miles-long list of favorable critiques and praise were clearly evident. It is going to be next weekend so if I can get any video or pictures I’ll definitely take some and post them up on a future entry.
The actual walking T-Rex from the show! He appears to be hungry.
Walking with Dinosaurs – The Arena Spectacular, is a live adaptation of the series that originated in Australia in January 2007, and toured North America in 2007, 2008 and 2009; it currently travels through Europe until 2010 and is scheduled through to 2011 returning to North America. An asian tour is being scheduled.
Artistic Director William May developed the creative vision of the show based on an original idea by entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart to create an arena version of the Walking with Dinosaurs television series. The show features animatronic and costumed dinosaurs. and are narrated by an on set paleontologist (actor) named Huxley.
The show is directed by Scott Faris, a Broadway veteran. The creatures are designed and built by Sonny Tilders; the set and projected image design are by Peter England; the show’s lighting is by John Rayment, the score is composed by James Brett; Warner Brown wrote the script. Tim Haines, producer of the original BBC series serves as project consultant.
Kingdom of the unreal but also a higher state of being, ultimately free of the limitations of the material world through the agency of science, technology, and imagination.
I’m really excited to see The Watchmen this weekend. It’s one of my favorite comic series by far, delving deep into the social and moral underpinnings of a world inhabited by heroes. In many ways it set the bar of character development and comic book writing for generations to come. Although I am a bit apprehensive about the condensation of complexities native to the landscape of Alan Moore‘s writing, it should be exciting to see what is presented in abridged format.
Another thing that really stokes my nerdar about this movie is the science and logic behind the evolution of certain characters. Below is an interview with a physics professor who was tapped as a consultant on the film, most notably on the abilities of Dr. Manhattan.
University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios discusses how he was tapped to add a physics perspective to the upcoming Warner Brothers movie, Watchmen. Kakalios discusses how quantum mechanics can explain Dr. Manhattan’s super human powers in the film, and how he came to become an expert on the topic of the physics of superheroes. Check out Kakalios book at www.physicsofsuperheroes.com
A case of mutation with the surprise side effect of enhanced perception.
Could you imagine an army of ninjas with this ability?
They’d be unstoppable.
Doctors have studied Nong Youhui’s amazing eyesight since his dad took him to the hospital in Dahua, southern China, concerned over his bright blue eyes.
Medical tests conducted in complete darkness show Youhui can read perfectly without any light and sees as clearly as most people do during the day.
Experts believe he was born with a rare condition called leukodermia which has left his eyes with less protective pigment and more sensitive to light.
A perplexing array of geometry has been located 3.5 miles below the surface of the ocean. Could it be the long lost city heralded in myths of centuries past? Thanks to Google Earth adding new ocean mapping features, the question is now being pursued on a new platform.
The satellite image captured from Google Earth
The network of criss-cross lines is 620 miles off the coast of north west Africa near the Canary Islands on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
The perfect rectangle – which is around the size of Wales – was noticed on the search giant’s underwater exploration tool by an aeronautical engineer who claims it looks like an “aerial map” of a city.
According to his account, the city sank beneath the ocean after its residents made a failed effort to conquer Athens around 9000 BC.
Dr Charles Orser, curator of historical archaeology at New York State University told The Sun that the find was fascinating and warranted further inspection.
“The site is one of the most prominent places for the proposed location of Atlantis, as described by Plato,” the Atlantis expert said. “Even if it turns out to be geographical, it definitely deserves a closer look.”
Bernie Bamford, 38, of Chester who spotted the “city”, compared it to the plan of Milton Keynes, the Buckinghamshire town built on a grid design. “It must be man made,” he said.
July 8, 2009 | category: science 
