Big Oil conspiracy! 376 mpg 1959 Opel uncovered!
August 29, 2008
Dave Perry of Old School Restorations of North Alabama had a mystery on his hands. A friend of his had bought this funky Opel (a 1959 Opel Rekord P1 Caravan) from the Talladega Speedway museum thinking it was some sort of Bonneville land-speed race car, but had no interest in it, so Dave picked it up. It’s a rather odd car, with its four-cylinder engine turned sideways and a chain-drive contraption to the rear wheels.
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50 Cool Archaeological/Origin Stories
August 28, 2008
A nice list of archaeological/origins related news you may have missed. » Read more
Thousands stage anti-war protest march in Denver
August 28, 2008
DENVER - A column of people three blocks long, led by members of the Iraq Veterans Against the War, streamed from the Denver Coliseum on Wednesday in an anti-war protest march to the Pepsi Center, where the Democratic National Convention is being staged. » Read more
The United States of America is the Next Argentina
August 28, 2008
I have a bad feeling about what’s about to happen. The Great Depression is the closest that comes to mind. I, like most, was not alive during the 1930s when it happened. Nonetheless, what once was feared in private is now being discussed in public. It’s going to be bad. It’s going to make high school seem like fun. » Read more
Neurosky: Welcome to the future
August 28, 2008
Neurons that comprise the brain work on electrical impulses known as brainwaves. The last century of neurological research has demonstrated that brainwaves of different wavelengths can be indicative of unique emotional and mental states, like a focused awareness, a meditative state, or drowsiness. Brainwaves have been used in medical research and therapy for years. NeuroSky is introducing it to the consumer world. » Read more
Taking Down The Empire
August 28, 2008
Striking images from around the US » Read more
New species proves evolution
August 17, 2008
A new species of water lily discovered this year helps prove the theory of evolution, a Manitoba scientist says. “This species isn’t just new to Manitoba, it is a new species of plant that has evolved fairly recently,” said Diana Robson, the Manitoba Museum’s curator of botany. “Evolution isn’t just something that occurred in the past; it’s happening right now.”
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End Day - Imagine waking up to the last day on earth
August 15, 2008
Great BBC documentary on what it would be like to wake up on the last day on earth.
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Found - Lost world frozen 14m years ago
August 5, 2008
A lost world has been found in Antarctica, preserved just the way it was when it was frozen in time some 14 million years ago.
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NASA Mars photo leaked - wood found on mars!
August 5, 2008
Someone at NASA released a photo that they shouldn’t have, a picture of a piece of timber the size of a railroad tie, a photo that could get someone killed. There is no mistaking that the object in the print below is a piece of wood. NASA claims that Mars is a desert planet with no life at all. NASA lies, repeatedly.
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