GapMinder: World Stats

GapMinder is an online time-waster (that might sometimes be considered a useful tool) that helps visualize many different statistics from different countries into a single neat graph. In this photo, I'm comparing the Sulfur emissions per person (y axis) to the % of self-employment (x axis) to CO2 emissions (size of bubble) in different countries. It's cool to mess around with, especially the effect of time on the numbers (you can scroll through the years to compare).

M of the M: November

Mario of the Month for November.

Minecraft: Top Structures

A person has actually taken the time to build an entire computer (16-bit) within Minecraft, maybe if he makes one powerful enough to run Minecraft itself the universe will blink out of existence (see full article here). Also, a guy with loads of time built a 1:1 scale replica of the Entreprise from Star Trek- nerdism at its best (article here). (the video "starts" at 1:30)

Running On Water: Myth or Reality?

Running on water, is it possible? No, it's not but it's still a neat video.

Call of Duty coral

Someone named a coral after names from Call of Duty. 

How to talk climate change to your grandmother

How to talk to a climate change skeptic.

Images from the National Snow and Ice Data Center

Augmented reality beamed directly into your eye

I want this augmented reality contact lens.

Interactive Periodic Table

Probably the best periodic table on the nets, ptable has it all, advanced colour-coding, links to wikipedia pages on the elements, isotopes, specific proprieties, and (oh!) it's also a periodic table. Check it out!

NASA Sounds

Maybe it's just me but I found these released NASA sounds quite enjoyable to listen to. One of my favourites is Atlas V: Launch.

Here's to the crazy ones...