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Nov 1, 2007 12:38 pm
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When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA...
I don't think I would want pencil shavings floating around in free fall. -- Ray Drouillard http://nerd-in-the-country.blogspot.com/ ... -- No virus found in...
What has happened to education in America? My daughter and I finished up her electromagnet. Thanks for the input. When she demonstrated it today. She put the...
I worked for a large, well known science educational company for a short time. There were mistakes in the write-ups for the majority of the classes. I listened...
I teach Earth Science, and a large number of my students are education majors. They have come through a system that teaches them how to take tests, not how to...
There was a study done a couple years ago that determined that education students get the highest grades and have the least general knowledge among college...
... I've heard this before but have been told that it's a myth. Are you saying its correct? Stephanie P.S. I wasn't around for much of the "race to the moon"...
It's a myth! Both NASA and the Soviets started out using lead pens but quickly started looking for alternatives because the graphite would create dust that...
Yes, it is true that this is a myth... here is the snopes.com explanation: http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp It is still a good fictional...
... The snopes.com site is useful for looking into this sort of stuff: http://www.snopes.com/business/genius/spacepen.asp -- Member of the toughest, meanest,...
... Heh - come on now... $12 BILLION dollars? (1960's $12 Billion no less!) Even NASA wouldnt blow that kind of money on just a pen :) The price seems to go up...
... Heh - come on now... $12 BILLION dollars? (1960's $12 Billion no less!) Even NASA wouldnt blow that kind of money on just a pen :) The price seems to go up...
To quote one of our more intelligent and sophisticated members (by his reckoning, anyway), in message #4093: "[I have challenged] members to actually perform &...
Yeah, who was it who said those wise words? Hmm.... if only there was a way to look up old messages.... I guess we'll never know. Even without testing, the...
Can't you buy the pens much cheaper than that at KSC visitor center or other space museums? Will have to check and see... ... -- Nick A "You know what I wish?...
... Hope this isn't too late... I have a single D cell magnet I use as a demo in a tug of war. It holds roughly 300 pounds. I have swung from it on a rope,...
In Northern Germany there is an ancient village populated mainly by mathematicians. Now, these are not your ordinary run-of-the-mill quantum mechanical...
I'd still rather go to Eureka. tory1942 <tory1942@...> wrote: In Northern Germany there is an ancient village populated mainly by mathematicians. Now,...
Hi mad scientists. My name is Stan and I'm a mad scientist. (everyone: Hi Stan)I've been working solo for a while, but decided to join the group as my...
I have a dozen flux capacitors that you can have for $25,000 each. ... -- Ray Drouillard http://nerd-in-the-country.blogspot.com/ -- No virus found in this...
Who doesn't these days. Got a schematic for a Veeco TG-70? Or- Know how to wire one to a Varian 531 TC Gauge? ... From: mad_scientist@yahoogroups.com ...
Hi, I don't have a schematic for either of these units, but I can give you an idea of what to check out. Thermocouple vacuum gauges work on the principle of...
He wasn't exactly a "mad scientist," but Jeremy sure got into some strange things in his basement lab. He was forever developing oddball formulae for exotic...
Hi, I'm interested in the idea of building a bridge of some sort between Earth and the Moon which I believe would be beneficial for many things like...
HI Jim, What you are describing is the Space Elevator. Read all about it in "Fountains of Paradise" by Arthur C. Clarke. We just need to invent the right...
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