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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/11\/01\/science-experiment-on-halloween\/","trash":"","name":"science-experiment-on-halloween","parent":"","title":"Science Experiment on Halloween","date":"2011-11-01 14:47:10","filepath":"posts\/2000739_science-experiment-on-halloween.xml.json","type":"post","content":"This looks perfectly dangerous and the class' reaction is priceless!\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTHQ9gikDDo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/31\/youre-colorblind\/","trash":"","name":"youre-colorblind","parent":"","title":"You're colorblind?!","date":"2011-10-31 16:08:25","filepath":"posts\/2000736_youre-colorblind.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NRtqjoetzps\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/28\/adventures-in-depression\/","trash":"","name":"adventures-in-depression","parent":"","title":"Adventures in Depression","date":"2011-10-28 10:18:28","filepath":"posts\/2000733_adventures-in-depression.xml.json","type":"post","content":"What a wonderful segment on depression and self-hate sapping all motivation. \u00a0This train of though analysis of the build-up of depression and the difficulty to escape it is top notch.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com\/2011\/10\/adventures-in-depression.html\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Adventures of Depression\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-epdoAsm4Zlo\/TqjHFVPEJ4I\/AAAAAAAAGWs\/HZQkdtgfszU\/s640\/sad26.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nIsn't it interesting the most mundane events can become one of the most important transitions of your life? \u00a0Life isn't a comic book, but this comic analysis is spot on.\n\nThank you <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com\">Hyperbole and a Half<\/a>. \u00a0Your artwork is astounding."}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/24\/add-realistic-virtual-objects-to-a-picture\/","trash":"","name":"add-realistic-virtual-objects-to-a-picture","parent":"","title":"Add Realistic Virtual Objects to a Picture","date":"2011-10-24 08:17:23","filepath":"posts\/2000731_add-realistic-virtual-objects-to-a-picture.xml.json","type":"post","content":"With this new software system from <a href=\"http:\/\/illinois.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<\/a> you will be able to add objects to a picture with realistic lighting and texture. \u00a0In addition you can add animation to the virtual objects. \u00a0See the illuminated sphere in this video:\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/28962540?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/28962540\">Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photographs<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/kevinkarsch\">Kevin Karsch<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\nThis technology could be used for making very low budget movies, but it most likely will be used for the real estate industry. \u00a0Instead of moving expensive furniture into a rental or home, promo images can be created with empty rooms extremely painlessly.\n\n<em>via <a href=\"http:\/\/laughingsquid.com\/new-software-system-for-realistically-adding-objects-into-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\">Laughing Squid<\/a>.<\/em>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/22\/violin-dance-fight\/","trash":"","name":"violin-dance-fight","parent":"","title":"Violin Dance Fight","date":"2011-10-22 08:32:05","filepath":"posts\/2000725_violin-dance-fight.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Eric Speed of Speed Violin put together a nice retro 8bit video with what appears to be a dance troop.\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfouqNtKtoQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\nHe's French Canadian. \u00a0Head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericspeed.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">his website<\/a> and get your French dictionary ready."}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/21\/magnets-lock-superconductor\/","trash":"","name":"magnets-lock-superconductor","parent":"","title":"Magnets locking a Superconductor in a Field","date":"2011-10-21 08:11:36","filepath":"posts\/2000723_magnets-lock-superconductor.xml.json","type":"post","content":"AKA: Magic.\n\nThe superconductor is said to be\u00a0quantum\u00a0locked in the magnetic field, which means it isn't using gravity as a counter force for stabilization.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ws6AAhTw7RA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nHowever, the superconductor material is probably arranged to produce a dual polarity magnetic field to match any external field. \u00a0Not sure what quantum mechanics is required for that, but it still is pretty cool.\n\nOn second thought, do static magnetic fields cancel each other? Imagine two natural magnets side by side, but aligned along opposing poles. The magnetic field won't be negated, but the field lines should be bent tighter.\n\nOh well... What is going on in the video is probably the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Meissner_effect\">Meissner Effect<\/a>."}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/20\/lineage-mega-banks\/","trash":"","name":"lineage-mega-banks","parent":"","title":"The Lineage of Mega-Banks","date":"2011-10-20 11:13:23","filepath":"posts\/2000716_lineage-mega-banks.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Hopefully a global shift will wipe out these\u00a0behemoths similar to what happened to the dinosaurs. \u00a0<strong>Too big to exist!<\/strong>\n\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/10\/megabanks.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-717\" title=\"megabanks\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/10\/megabanks-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"megabanks\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/><\/a>\n<\/strong>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/19\/coffee-is-the-nectar-of-the-gods\/","trash":"","name":"coffee-is-the-nectar-of-the-gods","parent":"","title":"Coffee is the Nectar of the Gods","date":"2011-10-19 11:57:33","filepath":"posts\/2000711_coffee-is-the-nectar-of-the-gods.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Why does this remind me of <a href=\"http:\/\/ritualroasters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ritual Roasters<\/a>?\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/embed\/d240b5ebec\" width=\"384\" height=\"256\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><div style=\"text-align:left;font-size:x-small;margin-top:0;width:384px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/videos\/d240b5ebec\/coffee-snobs\" title=\"from Tricia & Johanna, Eric Appel, Funny Or Die, Johanna Parker, Tricia McAlpin, June Diane Raphael, Eugene Cordero, Ally Hord, Alex Richanbach, BoTown Sound, and Frankie Shaw\">Coffee Snobs<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funnyordie.com\/frankie_shaw\">Frankie Shaw<\/a> <iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?app_id=138711277798&href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.funnyordie.com%2Fvideos%2Fd240b5ebec%2Fcoffee-snobs&send=false&layout=button_count&width=150&show_faces=false&action=like&height=21\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:90px; height:21px; vertical-align:middle;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/p>\n\n\"You can tip right there.\"\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I still love coffee and its\u00a0laxative\u00a0effects. \u00a0There's nothing like the smell of a big coffee crap in the morning.<\/p>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/18\/magnets-how-do-they-work\/","trash":"","name":"magnets-how-do-they-work","parent":"","title":"Magnets: How do they work?","date":"2011-10-18 11:45:21","filepath":"posts\/2000709_magnets-how-do-they-work.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Is this magic or is it <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lenz's_law\" target=\"_blank\">Lenz's Law<\/a>?\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qtcVtmkDXLk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nI gotta get me some boots with powerful magnets so I can\u00a0cushion\u00a0my fall onto an... onto a... \u00a0big hunk of conductive metal...\n\n<em>more on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.launc.tased.edu.au\/online\/sciences\/physics\/Lenz's.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lenz's Law<\/a><\/em>\n\n<em>via <a href=\"http:\/\/boingboing.net\/2011\/10\/13\/demonstrating-lenz-law-with-a-magnet-and-a-copper-disk.html\" target=\"_blank\">BoingBoing<\/a><\/em>"}}
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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2011\/10\/17\/wood-working-magic-nail\/","trash":"","name":"wood-working-magic-nail","parent":"","title":"Wood working: Magic nail","date":"2011-10-17 11:36:08","filepath":"posts\/2000706_wood-working-magic-nail.xml.json","type":"post","content":"Here's a new wood working project (experiment) on my list. \u00a0I've never tried to warp wood like this and it looks like fun.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UqFz2Gxa9_w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The steps appear to be:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li>Cut 3 slits in a block of wood (about 1 inch wide)<\/li>\n\t<li>Boil water and soak the end of the block so that one tooth is submerged. \u00a0For how long? \u00a0Probably 5 minutes...<\/li>\n\t<li>Take the block out of the water and squeeze the single tooth with a vice until it is flat.<\/li>\n\t<li>Let the block stay in the vice for 2 days to harden.<\/li>\n\t<li>Take the block out and drill a hole through the two middle teeth.<\/li>\n\t<li>Insert a long nail.<\/li>\n\t<li>Put the block back into boiling water (the smashed tooth side).<\/li>\n\t<li>Set the block aside for 2 days to harden back into the original position.<\/li>\n\t<li>Sand everything until it looks pretty.<\/li>\n\t<li>Step back and wonder why you did this. \u00a0Smile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>"}}
