Monday, January 20, 2014

MythBusters: Crash Cliches High-Speed 1 : Video : Discovery Channel

MythBusters: Crash Cliches High-Speed 1 : Video : Discovery Channel:



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Amazon to ship things before you've even thought of buying them? — news.cnet.com

Amazon to ship things before you've even thought of buying them? — news.cnet.com: "Whenever I think of the predominant sound emerging from Amazon, I decide it has to be a snigger.

First, the company intimated that it will soon be delivering your intellectual and household items by drone.

Now it's decided it's become so familiar with your predilections that it's going to ship the things you want to buy before you've even thought of buying them."



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New Flying Car Spreads Its WIngs : Discovery News

New Flying Car Spreads Its WIngs : Discovery News: "Mankind's primordial dream of flight is taking off with a new twist as a Slovak prototype of a flying car spreads its wings. Inspired by the books about flying by French authors Jules Verne and Antoine de Saint Exupery, Slovak designer and engineer Stefan Klein has been honing his flying machine since the early 1990s."



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▶ Virgin Galactic's Third Powered Flight - YouTube

▶ Virgin Galactic's Third Powered Flight - YouTube: ""



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Money Trees are Found in the Woods Throughout the UK

Money Trees are Found in the Woods Throughout the UK: "They say money doesn’t grow on trees, but I’m willing to guess that “they” never saw these kinds of trees before. Look closely at these trunks. Do they look a little strange to you? They should. Thousands of strangers all over the UK have been working together to create these “wishing trees,” by getting rid of some spare change."



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Top 10 greatest guitar players all time

Top 10 greatest guitar players all time: "My picks for the top 10 greatest guitar players of all time, may be a little different than yours, but you can't disagree that these guys are fantastic. This is not necessarily the order that I would put them in from best to 10th best, it's really hard to pick the best ever. 1. Jimi Hendrix 2. Joe Satriani 3. Eric Clapton 4. Stevie Ray Vaughan 5. Nils Lofgren 6. Eddie Van Halen 7. Jimmy Page 8. Paul Gilbert 9. Allen Collins 10. Jeff Beck."



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Magnetic nanosponges more effective at soaking up spills

Magnetic nanosponges more effective at soaking up spills: "A new type of carbon nanotube (CNT) sponge that contains sulfur and iron has been developed and is proving to be more effective at soaking up water contaminants, such as oil, fertilizers, pesticides and pharmaceuticals, than previously seen. The magnetic properties of these nanosponges also make them easier to retrieve from the environment once the clean-up job is done."



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