Category: Education
How tank car implosions work – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks
… the immediate thought might be, “that would never happen in real life.†Yet is does, as you can see in this article… How tank car implosions work – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks. Why does the can implode? When water turns to steam, it expands by a factor of about 1,600. When the steam cools, […]
Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa’s Leaning Tower
Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa’s Leaning Tower Professor John Burland has spent the last two decades striving to save – and understand – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. After defying gravity, Italian bureaucracy and accusations of corruption, it seems he’s finally cracked the case. via Solving the 800-year mystery of Pisa’s Leaning Tower – […]
Gabrielle Giffords asks about reducing Carbon Emissions
Did Rep. Gabrielle Giffords asked Gen. David Petraeus what he was “doing to reduce carbon emissions in the war on terror.”?  Find out via snopes.com: Gabrielle Giffords.
Debt Free America Act?
Is the Government proposing a 1% tax on debit card usage and/or banking transactiosn? Well, the answer is mixed, but it would be a incoming tax replacement… Â For the full details look here…Â snopes.com: Debt Free America Act.
Status Update: Apple v. Psystar v. Apple
The Florida Court has granted Apple’s request for a stay of proceedings pending the outcome of the Appeal. This is typical and expected. The Florida Court had not yet ruled on Apple’s Motion to transfer the Florida case to Judge Alsup in California. On the Appellate front, Apple has filed its Answering Brief as well […]
The Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books 2000-2009
Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books: 2000-2009 1Â Harry Potter (series), by J.K. Rowling 2Â Alice series, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 3Â The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier 4Â And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell 5Â Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck 6Â I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou 7Â Scary Stories (series), by Alvin Schwartz 8Â His […]
Learn the secrets of the Firewater Fall
No CGI, No wacky stuff, just a fire waterfall… How is this possible? It’s at Yosemite National park, and Snopes has all the answers…