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The Physics of Quicksand

Next time you're traipsing around in a wet, sandy, unfamiliar area, you had best be on your guard for the exotic mate...
Written by Alan Bellows • 05 Jan 2006 • Read →
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The Intrepid, Ill-Fated Parachutist

On February 4th 1912, an Austrian tailor named Franz Reichelt was at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in order to test his n...
Written by Alan Bellows • 04 Jan 2006 • Read →
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The “Wow!” Signal

It's no rare occurrence in science fiction: The introverted researcher working the graveyard shift at a SETI radio ob...
Written by Alan Bellows • 03 Jan 2006 • Read →
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The Hindenburg and Humanity

On May 6, 1937, just minutes before 7:30pm, a German zeppelin called Hindenburg was approaching a mooring mast at Lak...
Written by Alan Bellows • 01 Jan 2006 • Read →
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Technology and the Pursuit of Happiness

The United States' Declaration of Independence asserts that all individuals have an unalienable right to life, libert...
Written by Alan Bellows • 26 Dec 2005 • Read →
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The (Almost) Impenetrable Defenses of France

After World War I, the French were understandably worried about another invasion. They had suffered many losses in t...
Written by Daniel Lew • 23 Dec 2005 • Read →
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The Truth About Truth Serum

Popular culture makes gratuitous use of powerful lie-repelling agents known as Truth Serums. They are usually depicte...
Written by Alan Bellows • 22 Dec 2005 • Read →
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Nothing is Wrong

Suppose your friend has suffered a stroke--a major one, which causes hemiplegia in which half of his body paralyzed....
Written by Daniel Lew • 19 Dec 2005 • Read →
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You Can Pick Your Doctor, and You Can Pick Your Nose…

In the scientific and medical communities, the technical name for using one's finger to extract boogers is rhinotille...
Written by Alan Bellows • 17 Dec 2005 • Read →
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School Violence

School violence is not merely the province of modern times. In fact, one of the greatest attacks on American soil can...
Written by Jason Bellows • 15 Dec 2005 • Read →
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