Posts tagged science

NASA Face In Space

NASA wants to put a picture of you on the final space shuttle mission and launch it into orbit.

There’s also an option to send just your name. I felt safer going that route.

I didn’t feel comfortable sending a photo. You know, just in case the pod aliens get a hold of it and use it to single me out for assimilation once their invasion begins.

Then there’s the worry that the government’s orbiting death ray satellites might use their über-classified facial recognition system to target me for assassination after I remove my new mattress tags.

And I just want to say, for the record… these tin foil hats are not “One Size Fits All,” like the website says…

Gizmodo: How a Fukushima-Level Disaster Would Affect You In New York, LA or Chicago

Hey, look… I can see my radiation from here!

30 and 50-mile radiation evacuation zones from Diablo Canyon and San Onofre nuclear power plants, and their proximity to Los Angeles. (Image: Gizmodo)

LA Times: PepsiCo Announces All-Plant-Based Plastic Bottle

A new twist-off on the Pepsi Challenge. Let’s see if Coke takes them up on it, so everyone can win, the planet included.

How soon until the bottles themselves add to the flavor, infused with cherry or lemon, or potato?

Moon Zoo (dot org)

Your Chance To Explore The Moon

…with your help, we hope to study the lunar surface in unprecedented detail.

The biggest perk for participating: You get to keep whatever cheese you find.

Obelisks score double-infinity points.

We Choose The Moon (dot org)

For the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, you can re-experience the entire mission online in real time.

Space nerd porn.


(Photo: NASA)

12 Surprising And Productive Brain Exercises

A New Year’s resolution gym membership for your noggin.