I found this very interesting video that demonstrates the Kaye effect using a high speed camera and a bottle of shampoo.
The Kaye effect was first described by the British engineer Alan Kaye in 1963. Hence the name. The best description I could find, was from the rather sparse wikipedia article on it.
“While pouring one viscous mixture of an organic liquid onto a surface, the surface suddenly spouted an upcoming jet of liquid which merged with the down going one.” Wikipedia: Kaye effect
It’s a pretty cool effect, and one that we have all probably seen before, but just didn’t really notice because it happens so fast.
Well, last night I was browsing and came across a collection of photos of Airport runways. I have no idea where any of these are located, but some of them are just plain scary. Most of them seem to be on islands or in mountainous areas. So as you can imagine, there isn’t a lot of level space for the runway. Which leads to some sheer drop offs at cliffs or into water.
Anyway, I thought they were pretty cool. So I thought I would post a few of the pictures here.
A while back I posted a video called, Shift happens. Well it turns out that the original makers of that video have released an updated version that includes new and updated statistics. Along thought-provoking questions and a fresh design.
They have also created a website and a wiki to better facilitate discussion about the video. So when you’ve finished watching the video, check out the website. Shift Happens: Did You Know?
When I was a kid, I had a computer game called SimCity. It was fun game where you built and managed a small city. You supplied power, zoning, roads, and utilities. As your city grew, you would start to run out of land area to keep the growth going. That was when a futuristic type of building would become available. The arcology. basically it was a city within a single building.
Well, when I first saw the pictures for this new building that was what I thought of. The Crystal Island is the latest in a series of major construction projects being built in Moscow. When completed it will contain 27 million square feet of floor space. It will be over 1500 ft. tall and will feature 900 apartments, 3000 hotel rooms, an international school for 500 students, cinemas, a theater, sports complex and a parking garage for over 16,500 vehicles.
Follow the link for more pictures and details. World’s Biggest Building Coming to Moscow: Crystal Island
Well, enough people liked the list of interesting links that I provided through laziness, that I decided to make it a regular feature. So here it is, a list of interesting and semi-random links to things I found online. Things I basically didn’t feel like writing individual posts for.
BBC news has a great story about ice skaters in Finland. It seems that the sport of Ice skating goes back at least 4000 years.
Early Finns used ice skates made out of horse bones. The researchers at oxford actually made some replica bone ice skates and tested them. While the bone skates were not as fast as modern metal blades, they were quite fun to use.
Check out the story at BBC news: Skating traced back 4,000 years
In 1986 reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. The resulting radioactive cloud settled over much of Eastern Europe. The extreme danger from the cloud, forced the evacuation of over 300,000 people. Today, over twenty years later, the countries most affected are still dealing with the aftermath.
Photographer Paul Fusco has created an amazing photo essay documenting the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown in Belarus. According to official estimates, over 60% of the fallout landed in Belarus.
Check out the essay. The pictures are captivating. Chernobyl Legacy
Well, when I first saw the pictures for this new building that was what I thought of. The Crystal Island is the latest in a series of major construction projects being built in Moscow. When completed it will contain 27 million square feet of floor space. It will be over 1500 ft. tall and will feature 900 apartments, 3000 hotel rooms, an international school for 500 students, cinemas, a theater, sports complex and a parking garage for over 16,500 vehicles.
BBC news has a great story about ice skaters in Finland. It seems that the sport of Ice skating goes back at least 4000 years.
