Stumblers Who Like APOD: 2012 March 12 - The Scale of the Universe Interactive... Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2012 March 12 The Scale of the Universe - Interactive Flash Animation Credit & Copyright: Cary & Michael Huang Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? Tomorrow's picture: dust before galaxies Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply.NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important NoticesA service of:ASD at NASA / GSFC& Michigan Tech.
25 new great quotes! Here’s a new collection of great quotes by some of the most inspirational men and women that ever walked this earth. If you do like them and find them inspirational or helpful in some way, check out the links below for similar posts. We have created over 20+ of these galleries, so there is lots more to be seen. Also, be sure to inspire your coworkers, friends and family by sharing these quotes with them. More popular posts with great quotes – Inspirational Quotes – Famous quotes to ponder upon Check out all of our galleries with great quotes here: Body Language By a man’s fingernails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the calluses of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuffs, by his movements – by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable / Sherlock Holmes, 1892. The aim of this exhibition is — to become aware of ourselves and of the people around us. Source: wondersbook.wordpress.com Copyright © wondersbook.wordpress.com .
20 Random Amazing Facts MISHELLA / Shutterstock.com Northfoto / Shutterstock.com Text Version: Fact 556: A popular additive to many perfumes, Ambergris, comes from the intestines of sperm whales. When it’s fresh, not surprisingly, it smells like crap, but then later begins to smell sweet and “earthy”. Fact 557:Jumping Badger was the birth name of famed Indian chief Sitting Bull… His father’s name was Jumping Bull and his mother’s was “Her-Holy-Door”. Fact 558: Famed Astronaut Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s name, before getting married, was Marion Moon. Fact 559: The “Sea of Tranquility” was the location on the Moon where man first set foot. Fact 560: Unlike Earth and most other planets in our solar system, Venus rotates clockwise. Fact 561: You are 10,000 times less likely to be killed by a shark than as the result of either texting and driving yourself, or someone else doing it. Fact 562: Birth control pills meant for human women also work on gorilla females. Fact 563: Mother in law is an anagram for “Hitler Woman”.
100 Movie Quotes (American Film Institute Top 100 Movies) A montage of movie quotes from the American Film Institute Top 100 list. Films : 1. Casablanca 2. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 3. Sunset Boulevard 4. Citizen Kane 5. Each day the Flixxy team looks through hundreds of new videos to pull out a few we think are the best. THEREMIN - A Touch Friendly Synthesizer ✖Update: 7 February 2014 Thanks to everyone for sharing! Over 100,000 people have played on the theremin in the last 3 days which is absolutely amazing. Due to a large number of requests, we've began working on a record function as well as an offline version of the app which will be available soon. Feel free to either subscribe at the bottom of the page or follow us on Facebook & Twitter for updates and future toys. More info The web audio theremin is a touch friendly & responsive audio synthesizer built in javascript using the Web Audio API with HTML5 canvas. Feel free to get in contact with me here: luke@femurdesign.com If you are using Safari or Chrome, please update your browser to the latest version. This synthesizer uses latest Web Audio API technology which is currently supported in Chrome, Safari, Opera and iOS Safari 6+.