13 March 2008
Space, Movies, More Space, and Space Movies
I found this new watch that I would love to have. Of course I would also like to have all the Yen it would cost too.
The Astrodea Celestial Watch shows the position of the stars in the night sky as the earth moved beneath them.
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I have heard the urban legend about mars being so close to the earth that on a certain date you can view it in the night sky and it will appear as large as the moon.
[Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona]
So when I saw this image called, ’The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars’ I realized that 1. there was some magnification used to make this photo, and 2. It would be really cool to see this for myself.
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I came across this game called the ’Olla Podrida PLEXUS Puzzle’.
The object of the game is to fit all of the pieces of the puzzle together into one shape. It took me a while the first time but I figured it out.
Don’t cheat!!!
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OK, I came across another list I thought would like to disagree with. But to define a cult classic would take more than this blog. So maybe in the future we will discuss what cult classics are and what movies can fall into this category. For now I will leave this list as it so I may discuss another topic below.
Top 10 Cult Classic Mid-80s Fantasy Adventure Flicks
10. Repo Man (1984)
9. Highlander (1986)
8. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
7. Dark Crystal (1983)
6. The Lost Boys (1987)
5. Explorers (1985)
4. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
3. Labyrinth (1986)
2. Return To Oz (1985)
1. The Goonies (1985)
It really hurts not to say anything. So all I will say is that I will never join the Classic Mid-80s Fantasy Adventure Cult.
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What !?! Lost Boys 2???
OK, I admit that in the 80’s I thought the two Cory’s were pretty cool dudes. I love the movies ’The Lost Boys’ and ’Dream a Little Dream’. I had a Vampire ’thing’ going then, that would also take another blog to discuss, and it all started with ’The Lost Boys’.
I am also guilty of watching ’The Two Cory’s’ last year on their reality show. It hurt to watch them at the 20th anniversary of the movie. They also discussed plans to try and make a sequel and who would and would not be in the movie.
Anyhoo, today I was minding my own business watching the new ’Incredible Hulk’ trailer and low and behold I see the frog brother himself and a preview.
This is a direct to DVD release and it is rated R. So unless this film reaches Cult Classic Mid-00s Fantasy Adventure status, this might be all I see of it.
[on the TV show they discussed that Haim would not be in the movie. He is not in the trailer but IMDB has him listed as being in the movie.]
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I was also minding my own business when I came across the headline, ’Utah Crater Mystery Cracked’. I thought to myself, what Utah Crater Mystery?!?
Apparently, for decades geologists have debated whether Upheaval Dome in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park was created by a volcanic outburst, an eruption of salt or a meteor impact. The crucial clue was the discovery there of "shocked quartz," which can be created only by the intense pressures of a violent meteor impact.
Well, I’m glad that was settled.
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Yes, I know. You don’t have to point it out again.
[click link below, or image, for larger view]
I came across this image of the quadrants from Star Trek. I place it here because sadly I am a Trek Geek but for the record I also place it here because I did not realize that all that trek’n was set in our own galaxy. [Even the Borg]. I admit I did not know that.
The Astrodea Celestial Watch shows the position of the stars in the night sky as the earth moved beneath them.
--------------
I have heard the urban legend about mars being so close to the earth that on a certain date you can view it in the night sky and it will appear as large as the moon.
[Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona]
So when I saw this image called, ’The Earth and Moon as Seen from Mars’ I realized that 1. there was some magnification used to make this photo, and 2. It would be really cool to see this for myself.
--------
I came across this game called the ’Olla Podrida PLEXUS Puzzle’.
The object of the game is to fit all of the pieces of the puzzle together into one shape. It took me a while the first time but I figured it out.
Don’t cheat!!!
--------
OK, I came across another list I thought would like to disagree with. But to define a cult classic would take more than this blog. So maybe in the future we will discuss what cult classics are and what movies can fall into this category. For now I will leave this list as it so I may discuss another topic below.
Top 10 Cult Classic Mid-80s Fantasy Adventure Flicks
10. Repo Man (1984)
9. Highlander (1986)
8. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
7. Dark Crystal (1983)
6. The Lost Boys (1987)
5. Explorers (1985)
4. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
3. Labyrinth (1986)
2. Return To Oz (1985)
1. The Goonies (1985)
It really hurts not to say anything. So all I will say is that I will never join the Classic Mid-80s Fantasy Adventure Cult.
-------
What !?! Lost Boys 2???
OK, I admit that in the 80’s I thought the two Cory’s were pretty cool dudes. I love the movies ’The Lost Boys’ and ’Dream a Little Dream’. I had a Vampire ’thing’ going then, that would also take another blog to discuss, and it all started with ’The Lost Boys’.
I am also guilty of watching ’The Two Cory’s’ last year on their reality show. It hurt to watch them at the 20th anniversary of the movie. They also discussed plans to try and make a sequel and who would and would not be in the movie.
Anyhoo, today I was minding my own business watching the new ’Incredible Hulk’ trailer and low and behold I see the frog brother himself and a preview.
This is a direct to DVD release and it is rated R. So unless this film reaches Cult Classic Mid-00s Fantasy Adventure status, this might be all I see of it.
[on the TV show they discussed that Haim would not be in the movie. He is not in the trailer but IMDB has him listed as being in the movie.]
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I was also minding my own business when I came across the headline, ’Utah Crater Mystery Cracked’. I thought to myself, what Utah Crater Mystery?!?
Apparently, for decades geologists have debated whether Upheaval Dome in Utah’s Canyonlands National Park was created by a volcanic outburst, an eruption of salt or a meteor impact. The crucial clue was the discovery there of "shocked quartz," which can be created only by the intense pressures of a violent meteor impact.
Well, I’m glad that was settled.
---------------
Yes, I know. You don’t have to point it out again.
[click link below, or image, for larger view]
I came across this image of the quadrants from Star Trek. I place it here because sadly I am a Trek Geek but for the record I also place it here because I did not realize that all that trek’n was set in our own galaxy. [Even the Borg]. I admit I did not know that.
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'.
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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.
-----------
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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