Long Bets - On the Record: Predictions. Predictions for the year 2000, from the year 1900. The December 1900 issue of Ladies Home Journal contains an incredibly fascinating article by John Elfreth, entitled “What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years”, containing around 30 predictions for the future of the United States and the world in the year 2000.
Photojournal: NASA's Image Access Home Page. Quotes,space,universe,quote-f891637a4fb0c928e2ca952368d7c4fd_h.j. Dynamic Periodic Table. 35 Stunning Hi-Res “Public Domain” Astronomy Images. It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No! it’s a… Hostel?! Visitors traveling to Stockholm now have the option of sleeping on a plane!
That may not sound like the most exciting proposition until you realize that the 747-200 in which they will be sleeping has been retired from flying, salvaged from being dumped somewhere to rot, and turned into a low-cost, fully-furnished hostel that is perfect for overnight accommodations. Io-on-jupiters-edge.jpg (JPEG Image, 1018x1024 pixels) - Scaled.
Beard-second. Many people have made use of, or invented, units of measurement intended primarily for their humour value.
This is a list of such units invented by sources that are notable for reasons other than having made the unit itself, and of units that are widely known in the anglophone world for their humour value. Conventional[edit] These units may or may not have precise objectively measurable values, but all of them measure quantities that have been defined within the International System of Units.
Systems[edit] FFF units[edit] Most countries use the International System of Units (SI). Zero Energy Home Glows Green When it’s Good for the Planet. So often Prius owners are accused of being pious and smug – just wanting you to know how virtuous they are; by doing the right thing for the planet. This zero energy home takes that protest-too-much quality one step further: It advertises frankly to the neighbors when it is creating more energy than it is using. How? Energy efficient (LED of course) lights under the house glow eco-virtuous green when it is producing more than enough energy for its elegantly simple and spartan needs. Pomegranate. Attractors_water.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Mental State Called Flow. Celestia: Home. Hide-behind-the-moon.jpg (JPEG Image, 640x800 pixels) - Scaled ( Landfills, an Excellent Source of Energy. 109 Random Facts You Should Know. (fairly long post) Powermat - The future of wireless power has arrived.
IBM Predicts Solar Sidewalks in 5 Years : CleanTechnica. Solar Energy Published on December 2nd, 2008 | by Ariel Schwartz According to IBM’s annual “Next Five in Five” report, thin-film solar cells will be embedded in driveways, sidewalks, paint, rooftop, and windows within 5 years.
The prediction is based on an expected drop in the price of thin-film solar cells, which are 100 times thinner than silicon solar cells. Thin-film solar cells are already cheaper than silicon-wafer cells because of a production process that allows them to be printed and arranged on any flexible backing, including cell-phones, notebook computers, and clothing. Other IBM predictions include digital shopping assistants, personalized genetic maps, and advances in voice recognition software. Photo Credit: NREL Tags: IBM About the Author. » The 13 most famous Numbers and their stories The Antic Muse. White Roofs for a Green Planet.
Written by Hank Green on 15/09/08 Why the eff did we decide that having all the roofs in the world be black was a good idea?
I mean, I know, tar is black, and that's what most roofs are sealed with, but I really can't imagine a much dumber decision. Morning on Mars. 2952NASA.jpg (JPEG Image, 3032x1998 pixels) - Scaled (37%) Africa In Perspective: It’s big. Really big. I’ve always known that Africa was a very big continent. But I didn’t know it was this big! [via] The African continent is apparently big enough to fit the United States, India, Argentina, Western Europe, and most of China in it’s space! In fact, all together, these 5 countries still do not make up the total square kilometers of Africa. Pilots Complain the A380 Is Too Quiet for Sleeping.
The last thing you’d expect to hear from anyone who’s flown recently is that planes are too quiet.
But that’s exactly what Airbus is hearing from pilots who say the A380 super-jumbo makes so little noise they’re having trouble getting to sleep. Emirates airline pilots say the four engines propelling the long-haul jets are so quiet they can hear every crying baby, snoring passenger and flushing toilet, making it all but impossible to nod off during their breaks. The problems are unique to the A380, which Airbus boasts is significantly quieter than anything else in the sky. Come fly with me. - AIRCRAFT BEAUTIES - You can take your $10 disposable camera or $50,000 of expensive video equipment, wait and wait for the rest of your life, and chances are that you will never get pictures like these.
Airline Announcements? EPA says that US Companies Will Pay a Record $11.8 Billion on Po. [social_buttons] The EPA calculates that the moves will result in a in pollution of 3.9 billion pounds per year, . Enforcement activities undertaken this year include the seizure of imports of highly-polluting engines, forcing companies to pay for hazardous waste clean-up operations and tackling air pollution from power plants. Some of the highest profile enforcement cases have included: One of the largest settlements in EPA history, when American Electric Power, a coal-fired electric utility company, agreed to install pollution controls and take other measures that will reduce a record 1.6 billion pounds of air pollution.
The company also agreed to pay a $15 million penalty, the largest ever paid by an electric utility for New Source Review violations of the Clean Air Act. The agreement of Massey Energy Company, Inc., Central Appalachia’s largest coal producer, to shell out $20 million penalty, the largest of its kind, for discharging pollution into local waterways. Home Page. Power Inc. - Technology. Photo of the Month @ National Geographic Magazine. Unnecessary Knowledge. CaféTerra: Best micrograph images. Abandoned aircraft technician. This engineering was in a museum Aircraft technicians in Moscow earlier.
But when a museum have closed, engineering have put on a separate platform open-air and it became nobody necessary. Full Size. Soft landing. 291998main_s126e008048_full.jpg (JPEG Image, 3072x2098 pixels) - Shock 4 All: A few Miracles of the 21st century. The Global Warming Swimming Pool: Swimming Above a Submerged Cit. No, New York is not underwater (yet, anyhow) - that's a clever ad for HSBC by Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai ad agency in India.
The bank wanted to raise awareness of the dangers of global warming, so the clever ad guys glued an aerial photo of a city's skyscrapers to the base of a swimming pool ... the effect of a submerged cityscape is fantastic!