What a beautiful nebula also known as ‘The pillars of creation’! The tallest of these ‘towers’ is approximatley 100 trillion km high. Now if that doesn’t leave you in awe you need to stop what you’re doing and really think about it!!
For dreamers!
Today someone said something to me that has stuck in my head till the moment I am writing this. Not because it made me question myself or feel at a loss for words. It was simply because it disappointed me that someone who thought this was around (at least in my vicinity). And the question was this:
Don’t you think people who die in the pursuit of science just die in vain?
Although I do not feel I should really dignify that with an answer I will for those of you who are stumped by my problem with this question (Nothing wrong with that - all people don’t know something until they do). So here is my answer…
No, those scientists are the giants on whose shoulders we stand today. They are the reason we can gaze out to the heavens that once gave us biths and dare to ask questions like why and how. It is on their shoulders that we can hope that answers that have been sought-after for countless eons may one day have an answer. So, No! As long as there are thinker and dreamers with the a curious spirit that triumphs over there need for some petty Earth bound pursuit they did not die in vain.
Now maybe I am simply being pig-headed and not fair minded. This is why I would like to make clear that if you have ANYTHING to say feel free to drop me the ol’ line (that’s just a saying of course - just send me a message) and I promise I will get back to you as soon as I can! :)
I was looking around the ‘interwebs’ when I came across this photo with the guy from The Office and just thought I would do some debunking.
- The freezing/melting point of any substance is the temperature at which both solid and liquid states can coexist so water (liquid) can exist at ice cold temperatures (zero degrees).
- Saltwater actually freezes at a lower temperature than freshwater because of it’s impurities. Again a type of water can exist at another type of waters ice cold temperatures.
- Finally as the graph beside it shows water is amazing in that it has a triple point (temp. where solid, liquid and gas/vapour can all exist) at a very acheivable 0.16°c at just over 611 Pascals of pressure (below 1 atmospheric pressure)
Anyway, now that is out of the way go off and enjoy your day.
tumblrbot asked: ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?
Robots are awesome.
Exhibit A:
The advent of Asimo* has satiated the desire of a generation of science-geeks to bring the world one step closer to Cyberdyne Systems and the T1000 (ok, so it’s not the most pleasant view of the future, but come on, who doesn’t love the prospect of a robot take-over just a little? And what better opportunity for badass gangsters like Michael Biehn and Arnold Schwarznegger to step up and show us what real men are made of?)
Aaanyway. The point is, robots reveal the future to us. They motivate our scientific pursuits. And they offer the possibility of a permanent end to housework. Can dinosaurs really compete? Could the T-Rex really beat Asimo in a fight?
The answer is a resolute HELL YEAH! Man, even the lovably friendly Brachiosaurus would eat R2-D2 for breakfast. But more to the point, more than being victors in the literal showdown, dinosaurs have to win the symbolic fight.
The tangible beginning of my love of science came when I was 3 years old, at nursery, learning about the eating habits of Stegosaur-i; when I was at home, annoying my parents with my rendition of “65 million years ago” (a since forgotten song).
Without dinosaurs, there would be no robots: they have been bringing bright young minds to science since at least 1988.
And whose heart didn’t break when his mother died?
Dinosaurs remind us what is possible after billions of years of evolution. And how easily that can be taken a way. Denver the last dinosaurs wasn’t just a cartoon. It was a message.
VIVA LA DINOSAUR!
Comments and counter-arguments welcome.
*I’m aware that Asimo does not nearly mark the beginning of robotics, but I’m a freakin’ arts student, what more do you want?
The Sombrero Galaxay. It’s nice to think that things like that exist in the inky void of space.
Snow Leopards:
- From central asia
- Can jump as far as 50ft
- Have a thick tail up to 1.5m long for balance and warmth
Currently ENDANGERED
RIP At 62 years old Christopher Hitchens has died after suffering from cancer. To give some solace to people (Katie) that ask why him when others live on we must remember that the star that burns twice as bright lasts half as long.
My physics teacher once told me that life is cruel. At the time he was referring to the fact that there may be comets with orbits of 100,000 years that we have never seen and never will. But I think this illustrates the point well!
My question to you:
What is more ironic…
- Your goal in life being to make beautiful music and having clumsy hands
- Being hit by an ambulance
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time… like tears in rain… Time to die.
– Batty from Blade RunnerWelcome All!!!
Even a Thesaurus rex would be lost for words!
65 million years ago to this day (potentially) our comrades fell. For what? So we may live on. Not simply live but thrive, so we may gaze upon the heavens that once gave us birth and dare to ask why? Was it all in vain? No! As long as people like you are around. As long as you are around nobody is lost for nothing.
It is in that spirit I introduce a brand new science blog…the primordial soup troupe. All are welcome. At the current moment the blog is run by a aspiring physicist and an arts student with a thirst for knowledge. Feel free to follow and send in anything you worry may be a little to nerdy for others, cause we love it! We love space, the mind, jokes about atoms walking in to bars and everything in between.
To end where I began welcome all!!
About me
Think of us as a universal science alliance. Whether you like books, documentaries or movies. It may be the Earth, the heavens or beyond that leave you in awe. Maybe it's David Attenborough, Carl Sagan or Richard Dawkins who fuel your imagination. From amoebas to dinosaurs to nebulae, if you love science we love you! :)
