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Air India Flight 171 - Flawed EE Bay Water Ingress Theory

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Air India Flight 171 Accident Summary - Key Findings

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Air India Flight 171 - Ask The experts

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Air India Flight 171 - The Vital Seconds

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The World Is Getting Cooler*

The World Is Getting Cooler*

May 06 2013 | comment(s)

The World Is Getting Cooler*

*  Not!

This is something of a pre-emptive strike against the quote miners of this world.  I predict that they will use a new study of cloud seeding to sell ice damage insurance or something.

If you sprinkle a cup of water on a bonfire it will have a tiny cooling effect.  It will not put out the fire or wishomagically reverse the heating effect.  Scientists know exactly what they mean by a cooling effect, and so does everyone who ever used a cooling fan in summer.  But there are some snake oil salesmen who want to convince you that a simple cooling fan can lower the air temperature.
Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat - EKG Up For Auction

Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat - EKG Up For Auction

May 05 2013 | comment(s)

Neil Armstrong's Heartbeat - EKG Up For Auction

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One Small Step - Two Small Strips ( Or Maybe Three )




RR Auction of Amherst New Hampshire has announced a 2013 Space and Aviation Autograph and Artifact Auction.  Items on sale will appeal to aviation and space buffs.  RR Auction states that "Offerings include over 850 museum quality artifacts from the Golden Age of aviation and space flight".

Build A Perpetual Magnet Woo Generator

Build A Perpetual Magnet Woo Generator

May 05 2013 | comment(s)

How To Build A Perpetual Magnet Woo Generator

    "The general public sees perpetual motion inexactly. Probably they view each machine as a special case. The physicist or engineer, on the other hand, is very precise and classifies perpetual motion machines according to which law of thermodynamics they violate."

Kevin T. Kilty
Riff-Raff = Woo
The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals Part 2

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals Part 2

May 04 2013 | comment(s)

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals,

a brief history of the use of electricity in medicine and the development of the pacemaker.

Part 2: The Age Of The Electricians

Part 1, was about early uses of electricity in medicine.  The 'torpedo' of the title was once recommended as a cure for headaches.
Is Google On The Level?

Is Google On The Level?

May 03 2013 | comment(s)

Is Google On The Level?

I have often complained about the way that Google search behaves.  For instance, try looking up the capacitance of a lead-acid battery.  Good luck with that - Google positively insists that you ought to want to search for capacity.
The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals

May 02 2013 | comment(s)

The Whale, The Torpedo And Cruelty To Animals,

A brief history of the use of electricity in medicine and the development of the pacemaker.