In the “Atoms In Motion” introduction to Richard Feynman’s famous Lectures on Physics (which you can actually watch, thanks to Microsoft), there’s a very interesting footnote. I saw it in the condensed and immensely enjoyable Six Easy Pieces, which everyone should read:
“One can burn a diamond in air”
That took me by surprise. But it’s true! The video above from Theodore Gray (who is really good at burning stuff) shows that diamond will ignite if brought to a certain temperature and given enough oxygen to latch on to. Like Feynman said, those carbon atoms and oxygen atoms love each other, and want to snap together (which gives off heat), but enough input energy must be applied first to break down the diamond crystal, (which also makes carbon atoms pretty happy).
Interesting note about cheap old zirconium in there, too …
(tip of the torch to Freelance Astrophysicist, where I found the video)
Japanese Food Party :D
I think I’d starve if my food was this cute.
“Er, excuse me, waiter? Yes, my sushi have faces and seem to be dancing at me.”
(via pureintellection)
I wear the same shirt and/or jumper every time I post a picture of myself! I swear I have other clothes.
I’m delighted to announce that we’ve reached an agreement to acquire Tumblr!
We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster.
Well, then. Nicely done.
Part of me is screaming “DON’T DO IT OH GOD NO,” but another part is thinking “daaang.” $1.1b is a lot of money, and I’m not sure what I’d do if I were DK. I certainly don’t envy his position right now.
But maybe an acquisition wouldn’t be so bad—maybe it would drive Tumblr to flesh out its product a bit more, and make it a more versatile blogging platform. That said, there’s probably an equal chance that Yahoo will be the iceberg to Tumblr’s Titanic.
Would you go down with this ship?
Watch this.
when those same guys have daughters in the future, and their daughters enjoy playing games, i hope their actions come back to haunt them. i would be so incredibly ashamed.
(via pureintellection)
You know you want to sing along…
Minimalism, Shapes & Voids by Minosa Design (via desiretoinspire)
Whilst I doubt this home would be ultra-high security—a bar of C4 could most likely reduce any of the shutters to rubble—it’s rather interesting kinetic-ish architecture. It’d be great for people who value their privacy, but aren’t really expecting to have to thrive in apocalyptic conditions ;)
So I found something in a box today… I thought this was lost somewhere in England!
I haven’t played in literally ages—I think I was fifteen when I sort of just stopped playing. But I was rather surprised I still knew pretty much all the, erm, fingerings, and that I was able to squeak out a bit of Zelda’s Lullaby!
I also think it’s important to note that it’s near impossible to play the flute without looking like a complete derp.
