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Listverse's 15/Fifteen Common Astronomy Myths
Submitted by ant on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 7:21pm. Communication | Education/School | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Space
World's Weirdest Phobias
Submitted by ant on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 8:34am. Health | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings
Seven/7 Myths About the Challenger Shuttle Disaster
Submitted by ant on Fri, 01/28/2011 - 9:26pm. History | News | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Space | Television (TV) Show/Movie | Transportation/TravelBoing Boing shares a MSNBC.com article titled "seven/7 myths about the Challenger shuttle disaster.

The Six/6 Most Frequently Quoted Bullsh*t/BS Statistics.
Submitted by ant on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:17pm. Communication | Education/School | Food/Drink | Health | History | Nature | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieBlue's News share a two pages Cracked.com article on "the six/6 most frequently quoted bullsh*t/BS statistics/stats" -- "Every once in a while, you'll hear a statistic so striking you can hardly believe it's true. Our first impulse is to repeat it, because knowing interesting things tends to make people like us better.

Modern Marvels' Documentary: Star Wars Tech./Technology
Submitted by ant on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 7:16pm. Art/Design | Audio | Personal | Reading Materials | Science | Sight Seeings | Space | Technology | Transportation/TravelYouTube shares multiple video parts of Modern Marvels' "Star Wars Tech./Technology" documentary -- "Take a look at the technology shown throughout the six Star Wars films and examine their viability through the eyes of cold hard science."

The progress bar illusion.
Submitted by ant on Sun, 12/26/2010 - 3:50pm. Art/Design | Communication | Development/Quality Assurance Testing | General Computing | Hacking/Modification/Cracking | History | New Version/Update/Upgrade | Personal | Reading Materials | Science | Sight Seeings | SoftwareVideoSift shares a 49 seconds New Scientist video showing a "progress bar illusion. Visual illusions can make download status bars look faster than they really are."

Popcorn Popping In Slow Motion
Submitted by ant on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 5:02pm. Audio | Food/Drink | Personal | Science | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieBoing Boing shares an one minute and six seconds YouTube video clip showing "popcorn popping in slow motion"

Immersion -- Rooster Teeth takes all sorts of video game conventions and tests them in real life on real people.
Submitted by ant on Fri, 12/03/2010 - 9:37am. Addon/Modification | Apple Games | Arcades | Art/Design | Audio | Funny Videos/Animations | Non-Apple Computer Games | Online Games | Personal | Science | Sight Seeings | Videogame ConsoleRooster Teeth has a YouTube playlist showing episodes that "takes all sorts of video game conventions and tests them in real life

The Top 10/Ten Daily Consequences of Having Evolved
Submitted by ant on Sat, 11/27/2010 - 5:02pm. Food/Drink | Health | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | ScienceNeatorama shares a two pages Smithsonian Magazine article on "the top 10/ten daily consequences of having evolved.

Six/6 Deadly Injuries You Think You'd Survive (Thanks to Movies)
Submitted by ant on Thu, 11/25/2010 - 5:44pm. Art/Design | Education/School | History | Nature | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieBlue's News share a two pages Cracked article on "Six/6 Deadly Injuries You Think You'd Survive (Thanks to Movies)":

Time Warp Clip: Soap Bubbles Science.
Submitted by ant on Thu, 11/11/2010 - 4:55pm. Art/Design | Audio | Nature | Personal | Science | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieEducated Earth shares a 5.25 minutes YouTube video showing "the science of bubbles, how bubbles work and the amazing things we can do with them..."

Ten/10 Commonly Believed Myths about the Human Body
Submitted by ant on Thu, 11/04/2010 - 4:26pm. Communication | Education/School | Health | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight SeeingsNeatorama shares an Environmental Grafitti article on the "Ten/10 Commonly Believed Myths about the Human Body" -- "We have learned much about our bodies through old wives' tales handed down from our moms and grandmothers and even in school, but not all of it is correct.

The Wet-Dog Shake - The physics behind wet dog shaking. It also has rats and a bear.
Submitted by ant on Sun, 10/24/2010 - 7:52am. Art/Design | Health | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Science | Sight SeeingsVideoSift shares a 2.75 minutes YouTube video showing "The Wet-Dog Shake -- The drying of wet fur is a critical to mammalian heat regulation.

Ants Are Lazy
Submitted by ant on Sat, 10/16/2010 - 8:55pm. Health | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | ScienceThe Atlantic Wire says "Ants are lazy. Fairy tales hold the ant up as a loyal, industrious, communal creature. Maybe it's time to reexamine that myth..."

The Science of Games With Dr. Michio Kaku.
Submitted by ant on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 7:36am. Addon/Modification | Apple Games | Arcades | Art/Design | Audio | Education/School | Non-Apple Computer Games | Online Games | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Videogame ConsoleGameTrailers share a few short (more are coming soon and weekly?) videos showing "The Science of Games With Dr. Michio Kaku" -- "... world renowned physicist and the co-founder of string field theory, tackles some of the biggest topics in contemporary science. Now he's set his sights on the world of video games, as he disentangles science fact from fiction

New Imaging Technology Shows Animal Insides: A frog, a turtle, an alligator, and a python digesting a rat.
Submitted by ant on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 8:51am. Art/Design | Food/Drink | Health | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Science | Sight Seeings | TechnologyNeatorama shares an over couple months old Asylum article, with several colored images, show a combination of computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the entire internal organ structures and vascular systems (aka "guts")

Rumbles From The Deep: Why does your tummy growl? Because it is farting internally.
Submitted by ant on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 8:41am. Education/School | Food/Drink | Health | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Science
Electric Box -- Two Addicting Flash Puzzle Games
Submitted by ant on Sun, 08/29/2010 - 11:48am. Art/Design | Audio | Personal | Science | Sight Seeings | Web GamesBlue's News (#1 and #2a&b) shared two addicting Flash puzzle game titled "Electric Box" on CandyStand -- "Play the sequel to the world's most electrifying puzzle game! Use the items (e.g., light, solar, water, in each level to connect electricity from the source to the target. Use the mouse to click and drag items on or off the game board. With items that can be flipped, click on them to reverse their directions."

Terra Infirma: The rise and fall of quicksand.
Submitted by ant on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 4:16pm. Art/Design | History | Nature | Personal | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Television (TV) Show/MovieSlate reports how "... quicksand has all but evaporated from American entertainment--rejected even by the genre directors who once found it indispensable... Quicksand once offered filmmakers a simple recipe for excitement: A pool of water, thickened with oatmeal, sprinkled over the top with wine corks. It was, in its purest form, a plot device unburdened by character, motivation, or story..."

If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses
Submitted by ant on Fri, 08/20/2010 - 7:17pm. Communication | Funny Jokes/Stories | History | Internet/Network | Personal | Politics/Laws/Rules | Reading Materials | Religion/Culture | Science | Sight Seeings | Transportation/TravelNeatorama shares a funny and sometimes offensive Cool Material image showing "If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses"

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