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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 28th 2012
    Bregje wrote
    FalkirkBairn wrote
    If it's sunny where you are go outside now and look straight up at the thin crescent moon. Go up a distance of about 5 moon diameters and slightly to the left and if you are lucky you will see Venus - in broad daylight!! Somehow that is spectacular!

    I couldn't see it with the naked eye (maybe bad eyesight?) but it is really bright with a pair of binoculars. Take care though if you use binoculars - the sun being out means you have to take care when viewing the moon with binoculars.

    ON NO ACCOUNT VIEW THE SUN WITH BINOCULARS. YOU WILL BE BLINDED IF YOU DO.


    This week one evening the street lanterns were out while it was already dark. A joy for Julian who is with the observatory club and likes to go out when the weather is clear to watch the stars. It was so clear, we could see a lot. Mars was visible too and it looks like a red star compared to the other stars and planets. I like it when he points out to me which is what.
    smile

    Oh, and as they say at the observatory club: you can only look at the sun through a telescope once. Twice technically speaking. And then never again.

    Which is true of course. Really dangerous.

    He explained a lot about filters and everything because he likes to photograph sunspots. He also told us a story about a friend who buyed new equipment, filters and such, to watch and photograph the sun. Suddenly one filter had burst. Thankfully he was not looking while that happened, otherwise he would've become blind instantly.


    Sir Isaac Newton once propped his eyelids open to see how long he could stare at the sun, afterwards he had to stay in a completely darkened room for a couple of days, he was lucky not to lose his sight.

    True story.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  2. I would never look directly at the sun through binoculars or telescope even when they are fitted with filters.

    In the past, for observing sunspots, I have projected an image of the sun's surface onto a sheet of white card. Works a treat.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMar 28th 2012
    Yes, that's the way I've looked at sun spots in the past.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2012
    The Magic of Reality for iPad... recommended!!

    I just wrote this on Facebook:
    "Wow, I got this book/app today and it's awesome!! The illustrations are beautiful and each chapter has an interactive feature: animation, movie clip, a game or simulation. All possibilities of the iPad are used, for instance there's one feature where you can tilt the iPad and one where you blow into the mic. It's educational and entertaining, but most of all: it looks stunning."
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2012
    Wow! Definitely getting this!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorBregje
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2012
    Here some more info about the features:

    http://richarddawkins.net/videos/643252 … ns-trailer

    Julian and I had a lot of fun already breeding the frogs and firing Newton's cannon! cheesy

    While I love paper books, this is the future of the book really. When you move to the next page, the illustration stays, as long as needed, only the text moves (no more see figure 12.d and things like that!!). The illustrations are wonderful and moving as well.

    And the interactive stuff is so nice, I'm just thinking of apps like this with the other books as well! Imagine how it would be walking through the Museum of All Shells. Or make genetic changes to Arthropoda. Dawkins' books are full of experiments like this and we can only read it and see some examples illustrated but it would be more fun to experiment by ourself.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeApr 19th 2012
    SNAKE AND A HALF OR WHAT?
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 8th 2012
    Did anyone see the supermoon on Saturday?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon

    Here, typically, it was overcast rolleyes
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  9. Timmer wrote
    Did anyone see the supermoon on Saturday?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoon

    Here, typically, it was overcast rolleyes

    Nope, it was overcast here as well. The usual situation when it comes to anything interesting to see in the night sky.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeMay 8th 2012
    I went to a really nice party that night ( dinner party for a friends birthday ) and me and few others went out every half an hour or so, it was reasonably clear directly overhead and stars could be seen but in the direction of the moon a blue glow was about as close as it got.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeMay 16th 2012
    Check out my interview with Sebastian Sylwan, which is the CTO of WETA Digital and who's worked on AVATAR, RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, THE AVENGERS, TINTIN and many more:

    http://montages.no/2012/05/intervju-med … a-digital/
    I am extremely serious.
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012 edited
    One of my favourite animals: The mudskipper! Very tempting to get an aquarium with these walking fish one day.

    What's your favourite wild animals, MTers?

    Peter smile
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    Gomez's.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    plindboe wrote
    One of my favourite animals: The mudskipper! Very tempting to get an aquarium with these walking fish one day.

    What's your favourite wild animals, MTers?

    Peter smile


    In all seriousness they're all extinct!

    But of the living I like ALL of them.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    Timmer wrote
    Gomez's.


    I thought of your cat yesterday, when I saw the Germany-Denmark game. One of the German players was called Gomez, if memory serves. smile
    I am extremely serious.
  16. Mario the Cat!
    http://www.filmmusic.pl - Polish Film Music Review Website
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012 edited
    biggrin

    I remember some friends were puzzled that we'd called our little kitten Gomez, we just wanted a name that we thought no one else would have ( except maybe in Mexico, I wonder if they have pets called Gomez? ) for their pet, it stuck and fits him perfectly, even those friends came around to his name though some shorten it to 'Mez'.

    He's 15 yrs old now, hard to believe he was still only a kittenish 1 yr old when I first logged on to FSM. dizzy
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    plindboe wrote
    One of my favourite animals: The mudskipper! Very tempting to get an aquarium with these walking fish one day.

    What's your favourite wild animals, MTers?



    Cats! Of course.
    Failing that, something else.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    Timmer wrote
    In all seriousness they're all extinct!

    But of the living I like ALL of them.


    You like ALL living animals in the world? Does that include tapeworms?


    Timmer wrote
    biggrin

    I remember some friends were puzzled that we'd called our little kitten Gomez, we just wanted a name that we thought no one else would have ( except maybe in Mexico, I wonder if they have pets called Gomez? ) for their pet, it stuck and fits him perfectly, even those friends came around to his name though some shorten it to 'Mez'.

    He's 15 yrs old now, hard to believe he was still only a kittenish 1 yr old when I first logged on to FSM. dizzy


    I'm very jealous of you, Timmer. I'd have a Gomez of my own if I weren't allergic.

    Peter smile
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      CommentAuthorplindboe
    • CommentTimeJun 19th 2012
    Hehe. Now I love baby anteaters too-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLGcgOyy3OM

    Peter smile
  21. plindboe wrote
    Hehe. Now I love baby anteaters too-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLGcgOyy3OM

    Peter smile

    But watch it with the sound off! Plinky-plonky crazy
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJun 20th 2012 edited
    This from someone who likes German matinee feature composers.
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
  23. Martijn wrote
    This from someone who likes German matinee feature composers.

    I don't know why I bother! wink
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2012
    Mercury(II) thiocyanate decomposition

    omg

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=90b_1340436048
    Love Maintitles. It's full of Wanders.
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJun 23rd 2012
    WOW! H.P. Lovecraft powder! biggrin
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  26. I am not sure if statistics is a science.
    If so, than this is one of my favourite scientists... Hans Rosling is one of the peoepl who quiet often are asked to give TED speaches.

    Here is one of his latest speeches he gave in Qatar, where he addresses the statistical links between religion and sexuality...

    Hilarious, serious and enlighting at the same time...
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
  27. On the face of it, not a particularly exciting photo of the sun:

    http://twitpic.com/aa6s7g

    Until you realise that it is a photo of the sun taken through the Earth! It's not light or X-rays but neutrinos!!

    I wonder how they detected the image if neutrinos don't actually interact with much?
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeAug 2nd 2012 edited
    A fascinating look at how the Earth's surface will change over the next few million years, does your country still exist? wink

    THE FUTURE OF EARTH

    p.s. In one of the comments below someone asks 'what is this generic 1980's movie score they're using' rolleyes

    I know it! Do you? ( that 'tool' obviously didn't watch the video till the end )
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
  29. Timmer,

    Can I just remark I utterly adore your new signature...

    punk
    Recognizing somebody else's strength doesn't diminish your own (Joss Whedon)
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeAug 3rd 2012 edited
    Damn....this one will haunt me forever sad crazy


    I like tongue
    Anything with an orchestra or with a choir....at some point will reach you

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