05 March 2008
Hexapuzzle Gamepower Geek
I'm not sure why I like these little Internet gadgets
With this little tool you can 'Make your own Hollywood Star'.
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A while ago I posted a YouTube clip about a group of people who went into Ikea and froze in place for a certain amount of time. Well now 'Improv Everywhere' is Frozen in Grand Central.
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I came across a cool little art/science project called Let there be light.
'The 1301 fluorescent tubes are powered only by the electric fields generated by overhead power lines. Richard Box, artist-in-residence at Bristol University's physics department, got the idea for the installation after a chance conversation with a friend. 'He was telling me he used to play with a fluorescent tube under the pylons by his house,' says Box. 'He said it lit up like a light sabre.' Box decided to see if he could fill a field with tubes lit by powerlines. After a few weeks hunting for a site, he found a field, slipped the local farmer £200 and planted 3,600 square metres with tubes collected from hospitals. A fluorescent tube glows when an electrical voltage is set up across it. The electric field set up inside the tube excites atoms of mercury gas, making them emit ultraviolet light. This invisible light strikes the phosphor coating on the glass tube, making it glow. Because powerlines are typically 400,000 volts, and Earth is at an electrical potential voltage of zero volts, pylons create electric fields between the cables they carry and the ground. Box denies that he aimed to draw attention to the potential dangers of powerlines, 'For me, it was just the amazement of taking something that's invisible and making it visible,' he says. 'When it worked, I thought: 'This is amazing.''
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I found a site that my middle son would love called 'Extraordinary Mazes, Educational Puzzles'.
Christopher Berg, of Berkeley California, creates these great mazes that are not only fun to play but they also represent historical sites and ancient wonders. I have fun exploring this site.
He also sends out a monthly maze newsletter with news about mazes and labyrinths, puzzle contests with prizes, special offers, links to free printable mazes and other stuff. You can subscribe to his newsletter here.
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Have you every heard of a hexapus? No, it is not an animal from Dr. Seuss!
A hexapus is an under the sea creature, similar to an octopus, that has six legs!!!!!! I thought this was awesome. This creature was just discovered this week and have ever been seen before.
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Mindscape is a game I recently came across that I thought was really cool. It make you a little dizzy but the spin is part of the fun!.
Try it out!
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That's all for today!
[that felt great!]
With this little tool you can 'Make your own Hollywood Star'.
-----------
A while ago I posted a YouTube clip about a group of people who went into Ikea and froze in place for a certain amount of time. Well now 'Improv Everywhere' is Frozen in Grand Central.
-----------
I came across a cool little art/science project called Let there be light.
'The 1301 fluorescent tubes are powered only by the electric fields generated by overhead power lines. Richard Box, artist-in-residence at Bristol University's physics department, got the idea for the installation after a chance conversation with a friend. 'He was telling me he used to play with a fluorescent tube under the pylons by his house,' says Box. 'He said it lit up like a light sabre.' Box decided to see if he could fill a field with tubes lit by powerlines. After a few weeks hunting for a site, he found a field, slipped the local farmer £200 and planted 3,600 square metres with tubes collected from hospitals. A fluorescent tube glows when an electrical voltage is set up across it. The electric field set up inside the tube excites atoms of mercury gas, making them emit ultraviolet light. This invisible light strikes the phosphor coating on the glass tube, making it glow. Because powerlines are typically 400,000 volts, and Earth is at an electrical potential voltage of zero volts, pylons create electric fields between the cables they carry and the ground. Box denies that he aimed to draw attention to the potential dangers of powerlines, 'For me, it was just the amazement of taking something that's invisible and making it visible,' he says. 'When it worked, I thought: 'This is amazing.''
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I found a site that my middle son would love called 'Extraordinary Mazes, Educational Puzzles'.
Christopher Berg, of Berkeley California, creates these great mazes that are not only fun to play but they also represent historical sites and ancient wonders. I have fun exploring this site.
He also sends out a monthly maze newsletter with news about mazes and labyrinths, puzzle contests with prizes, special offers, links to free printable mazes and other stuff. You can subscribe to his newsletter here.
---------
Have you every heard of a hexapus? No, it is not an animal from Dr. Seuss!
A hexapus is an under the sea creature, similar to an octopus, that has six legs!!!!!! I thought this was awesome. This creature was just discovered this week and have ever been seen before.
-------
Mindscape is a game I recently came across that I thought was really cool. It make you a little dizzy but the spin is part of the fun!.
Try it out!
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That's all for today!
[that felt great!]
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