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ixfd64 2008-10-13 06:20

[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/7917865@N04/475013163/[/url]

Uncwilly 2008-10-13 08:27

[QUOTE=ixfd64;145236][url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/7917865@N04/475013163/[/url][/QUOTE]
Reminds me of the celebration of Euclid's birthday that we had in Geo.:smile:

Xyzzy 2008-10-22 23:00

Funny FAQ:

[url]http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=37[/url]

[SIZE=1](We're getting our first Utilikilt in a few days! Oh the horror!)[/SIZE]

Xyzzy 2008-10-23 00:02

[url]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_sc/sci_scotch_tape_surprise[/url]

cheesehead 2008-10-23 01:38

[quote=Xyzzy;146206][URL]http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081022/ap_on_sc/sci_scotch_tape_surprise[/URL][/quote]Worthy of a thread in our Science & Technology section, I think.

From the article:

[quote]... the process might be harnessed for making inexpensive X-ray machines for paramedics or for places where electricity is expensive or hard to get. After all, you could peel tape or do something similar in such machines with just human power, like cranking.

. . .[/quote]

BlisteringSheep 2008-10-23 15:16

[QUOTE=Xyzzy;146195]Funny FAQ:

[url]http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=37[/url]

[SIZE=1](We're getting our first Utilikilt in a few days! Oh the horror!)[/SIZE][/QUOTE]

Awesome (& hilarious FAQ)! Please report back (w/ pics if possible). We think we want one, too.

Nelson 2008-10-24 11:38

[quote][URL]http://www.mersenneforum.org/showthread.php?t=10787[/URL][/quote]

[quote=cheesehead;146224]Worthy of a thread in our Science & Technology section, I think.

From the article:[/quote]
I would say the principle is the same as a van de Graaf generator.

nelson

Xyzzy 2008-10-24 16:58

[url]http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2008/10/24/News/Mangum.Maintains.Assault.Occurred-3505146.shtml[/url]

Uncwilly 2008-10-24 18:11

[QUOTE=BlisteringSheep;146289]Please report back [COLOR="Red"](w/ pics [/COLOR]if possible). We think we want one, too.[/QUOTE][COLOR="red"][SIZE="4"][B]TMI[/B][/SIZE][/COLOR]:ignore:

cheesehead 2008-10-25 18:22

[quote=Nelson;146376]I would say the principle is the same as a van de Graaf generator.[/quote]Fine! So it's a Scotch de Tape generator!

MooooMoo 2008-10-27 18:56

[url]http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE49L53Z20081022[/url]

:alien:


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