Communications bunker with 8,800 sq. ft. of nuclear hardened underground floor-space. 13.1 acres m/l. 177 ft. tower with income potential. Structure is clean and ready for immediate use with some new paint and tile work
Tough economic times, I know. But what do you say about investing in a Cold War-era bunker? Yeah. Me too.
via Tyler Cowen
Right or wrong, the Norwegian Sky Spiral appears to have brought renewed scrutiny to the Department of Defense’s disturbing, ionosphere-boiling HAARP Project. The accompanying gallery of pictures.
Soviet Russia had one too. It’s since been abandoned. Here’s some pictures of that.
With regards to the Norwegian Sky Spiral: NASA guy Tony Phillips—who runs spaceweather.com—postulates that it was a rocket engine from a secret Russian missile test spinning out of control. (via Wired)
Phillips put together a video explanation. A very convenient video explanation. . .
Here’s a video of the actual event that was uploaded by a Norwegian newspaper.
Last night, some bizarre swirls appeared in the sky over Norway.
The Large Hadron Collider finally worked.
Granted, it was only a low-power calibration run—pure bush league stuff. Stay tuned for the real, reality-ending stuff.
On a semi-related note, here’s your required viewing for the weekend: The Quiet Earth.
Yes, there will be an exam.
Blue means go, yellow means stop: controlling animal brains with genes from light-sensitive algae.
I know.
Hot news: a captive dolphin in Mississippi masters the market economy.
The end is (probably) near.
The Large Hadron Collider is stalled again. This time, one of its cooling units was mysteriously jammed up by a baguette sent from the future.
Also, Bill Bryson visited the LHC and wrote an article about it for The Times .
Last: In the Event That You Have Accidentally Swallowed the Higgs Boson.
If you ever meet a crow, keep this in mind: it’s got quite a memory for faces—apparently to the extent that it could pick you out of a crowd, follow you home and remember you for years.
While your mind is reeling, read this article. And then watch this video of a crow solving a puzzle that would leave a chimp scratching its head.
Thanks, Sam
