This guy hand-forged his own wedding ring. OUT OF A METEORITE.
That’s it. Game over. You will never have a wedding ring cooler than that of redditor laporkenstein. Not only did he fashion the band himself, in the formidable fires of… well… his garage — he forged the damn thing out of a chunk of meteorite. (A Gibeon meteorite, to be exact.)
The bar. She is raised.
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Why does this blue stone have yellow light coming out of it?
You’d expect this cloudy blue glass to throw a blue light onto its surroundings. The light it throws, though, is clearly a bright orange-yellow. Can you guess why?
How can a light change from blue to orange? The Tyndall Effect shines through.
Top Image: Optick
Breakthroughs in Science: ‘Whale Barf’ Is No Longer Needed to Make High-End Perfume
Leave it to the beauty industry to take hunks of regurgitated squid and shellfish and make it an ingredient in the world’s “finest” perfumes. However, it’s not the substances’ marine-fecal-turned-earthly-sweet odor that makes it so valuable. Rather, it is amebergris’ chemical composition. As described in a 2007 Scientific American article, ambergris molecules are perfect for perfumes because they are both heavy and lipophilic, meaning they bind to fatty molecules like fragrances. The weight ensures the perfume stays on the skin; the lipophilic property ensures the perfume “sticks” together.
Photo credit: Gourmet.com
(via ucmst-blog)
What Space Looks Like to Kids
It’s great to see how the kids pictured out the “Space.” Don’t forget to view the whole gallery here.
Images: Space Foundation
New from iconic camera manufacturer Hasselblad comes this historic collaboration with Ferrari. The H4D-40 Limited Edition Ferrari Camera boasts all the bells and whistles you’d expect from such a well-known technology brand as well as some of the sleekest package design around, with inspiration borrowed from none other than the camera’s Italian speed demon collaborator.
I’ve never used a Hasselblad, but having a read of the specs, this seems like a really fancy camera even before the Ferrari decorations. All the software you’d need to look spectacular out of the box.
At $28,100, I’m not sure this something I’d buy, and as a Ferrari fan, I’m not even sure I’d want this as I drove around in a new f430. But would I whip this out at Monaco? Oh yeah.
Riusuke Fukahori Paints Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin
Japanese artist Riusuke Fukahori paints three-dimensional goldfish using a complex process of poured resin. The fish are painted meticulously, layer by layer, the sandwiched slices revealing slightly more about each creature.
A must-watch video!:
(via discoverynews)
Wonder Woman: Skateboard Whiz (1978)
The helmet and pads are hilarious. Safety first when skateboarding in a bathing suit and high heeled boots.
So…we’re just gonna act like Kit Kats don’t deserve Girl Scout endorsement? I see how it is. I see.
Is the Nestle Crunch Girls Scout candy bar real?
TODAY exclusive: We just got confirmation that yes, it is!
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Measure the Speed of Light - With Chocolate!
‘C’ is for chocolate! ‘c’ is also the symbol used for the speed of light. Defined as being 299,792,458 meters per second in vacuum, you can take a crack at measuring the ultimate speed using your microwave, a ruler and a bar of chocolate! Yum!
(Source: youtube.com, via skeptv)
OMEGA celebrated Bond’s fiftieth anniversary with the launch of two commemorative limited edition watches and a selection of iconic props from every 007 film at its new store in London’s Stratford Westfield today.
I’m not totally in love with the face of the 50th Anniversary watch, but the back (and, of course, the box) is great!
Scientists Reduce Salt in Chips Without Affecting Taste
Food scientists have found a way of measuring how we register the saltiness of chips which could lead to new ways of producing healthier chips — without losing any of the taste. The research by scientists at the Univ. of Nottingham could lead to significant salt reduction in all snack foods.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Reduce-Salt-in-Chips-without-Losing-Saltiness-022112.aspx
@larsenroed has scientific PROOF that slamming is better than not slamming.
Please note that Mr. Diagram Man is rocking a sweet tuck.
He also appears to have no chain, no brakes (though he has brake levers), but is still also sporting some sweet shades.
Space Crashes May Make Diamonds
Space diamonds may now be an astrophysicist’s best friend. For years, scientists have found DNA-sized diamonds in meteorites on Earth. New research suggests that these diamonds spring from violent cosmic collisions, which may help scientists unravel mysteries surrounding exploding stars—the birthplaces of ancient materials that predate our solar system.
Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news-Space-Crashes-May-Make-Diamonds-021612.aspx
The blue patch at the bottom of the image is the first milky sea recorded from space. A milky sea is a patch of water filled with bioluminescent bacteria that glow in dark. This one is roughly 300 kilometers long, or 186 miles, and covers an area that is about the size of the archipelago of Hawaii.
Find out more in the article about Bioluminescence in the Sea, published in the 2010 Annual Review of Marine Science.
(via arimage)
