Weather radar across the nation
This is kind of a cool aggregation of technology. A bunch of local radars sewn together to provide full coverage across the US.
http://radar.weather.gov/ridge/Conus/full_loop.php
Alternative use of the Wiimote
http://theamazingrolo.blogspot.com/2007/03/wii-loop-machine.html
For those of you that own a Mac and like manipulating music, this may be just the thing. He’s also looking for someone to do a Windows version – anyone up for it?
NASA – Hinode sun project
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/solar-b/index.html
Japan, US, UK and Europe space agencies are all contributing to this mission to further investigate the sun’s behavior. I thought the Corona Spawns Explosions video was especially impressive.
Dice stacking
Have you guys ever seen this done before? While it looks fairly simple, it not… I tried.
P2P and Piracy Aren’t Necessarily the Same
In a fit of irony, P2P file-sharing is actually harming the pirated music/software scene. We’re talking about the the real pirates here… the guys that mass produce actual physical copies of CDs/DVDs and sell them at farmer’s and flea markets worldwide.
Given this fact, it is ironic that the RIAA labels P2P participants and pirates into one category when, in fact, they are ruthless enemies.
Stop downloading stuff, people… pirates and the RIAA are suffering. 
Memory Erasing Drugs Being Developed
Now this is somewhat disturbing. You already know that something like this will leak out into the black market and used for evil. Seriously, folks, when will ethics catch up with science?
Artificial Legs
This is Qian Hongyan. At the age of 3, she was involved in a car accident that took the lower half of her body.
This is Qian Hongyan now, with artificial legs. I’ve never seen anything like this before. Hooray for Science and Technology!
Pictures taken from Cellar – Image of the Day.
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