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FaviconPendulum Types 24 Apr 2024, 2:00 pm

The creepy fingers that grow from a vibrating cornstarch-water mix can be modeled as a chain of inverted vertical pendulums (DOI:10.1039/c4sm00265b) and are believed to be the fingers of Maxwell's Demon trying to push through into our universe.

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FaviconScary Triangles 22 Apr 2024, 2:00 pm

Concealed mostly beneath the surface, sharks are the icebergs of the sea.

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FaviconPub Trivia 19 Apr 2024, 2:00 pm

Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (c) The UK (d) Europe (or 'the EU') (e) Greater London

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FaviconEclipse Path Maps 17 Apr 2024, 2:00 pm

Okay, this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun is below the horizon, BUT if we get lucky and a gigantic chasm opens in the Earth in just the right spot...

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