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mi ci sono imbattuto per puro caso e devo fare sforzi per non passarci tutta la notte:
www.io9.com
piacera' a chi ama la scienza e i wtf.
tre articoli a caso:
- cos'e' successo al cervello di Einstein
- pykrete, la sostanza che avrebbe potuto far vincere la WWII all'inghilterra (ehi un attimo, ma l'ha effettivamente vinta!) (*)
- American diplomatic memo outlined rules for Yeti hunting in Nepal
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Although Geoffrey Pyke seemingly had the kind of life that would make for a fantastic action movie, he's overshadowed in the Pykrete narrative because there's an even better story associated with the substance. In order to get Pykrete to be taken seriously, Pyke badgered Lord Mountbatten, the Chief of Command Operations, to check out what the substance could do. Whatever he showed Mountbatten impressed the man so much that he showed it to Winston Churchill - while he was in the bath. There is probably no greater way to show how nutty World War II was than contemplating the fact that a man, even a high-ranked man, was able to sweep past security, walk into a room with a naked, wet, and reclining wartime Prime Minister, and drop an unidentified object into his bathwater. Both men looked at the block of Pykrete. Time passed, and things probably got a little awkward between them, but the Pykrete didn't melt — or rather, it melted at such a slow rate that it proved to be as sturdy as steel.
www.io9.com
piacera' a chi ama la scienza e i wtf.
tre articoli a caso:
- cos'e' successo al cervello di Einstein
- pykrete, la sostanza che avrebbe potuto far vincere la WWII all'inghilterra (ehi un attimo, ma l'ha effettivamente vinta!) (*)
- American diplomatic memo outlined rules for Yeti hunting in Nepal
(*)
Although Geoffrey Pyke seemingly had the kind of life that would make for a fantastic action movie, he's overshadowed in the Pykrete narrative because there's an even better story associated with the substance. In order to get Pykrete to be taken seriously, Pyke badgered Lord Mountbatten, the Chief of Command Operations, to check out what the substance could do. Whatever he showed Mountbatten impressed the man so much that he showed it to Winston Churchill - while he was in the bath. There is probably no greater way to show how nutty World War II was than contemplating the fact that a man, even a high-ranked man, was able to sweep past security, walk into a room with a naked, wet, and reclining wartime Prime Minister, and drop an unidentified object into his bathwater. Both men looked at the block of Pykrete. Time passed, and things probably got a little awkward between them, but the Pykrete didn't melt — or rather, it melted at such a slow rate that it proved to be as sturdy as steel.
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Maledetto ci passero' la notte e' una miniera di LULZ
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ottimo linkage Mr.Psycho.
Mi sono divertito con i 10 modi per bloccare le pallottole -
ottimo davvero - tra l'altro uno degli articoli recenti spiega dettagliatamente perché (questa stagione di) true blood è la peggio merda del pianeta.
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ottimo sito (ma davvero non sapevate la ztoria della portaerei di ghiaccio?)
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non ti hanno fatto atterrare nella loro pista?