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• You Can’t Handle the Truth!

  

  A little nostalgia from NY City and the World Trade Center. This shot was created on ektachrome 100 aged 17 years. I used to buy bricks of film and age a few... Read more

  The 02 August 2020 by   Isiswin
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• Ned and Karl on The Moon

  

  Figures and chart taken from the snappily titled On the average temperature of airless spherical bodies and the magnitude of Earth’s atmospheric thermal effect... Read more

  The 08 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• Why I Love Skeptical Science

  

  Here's their supposed debunk: Climate Myth: CO2 lags temperature "An article in Science magazine illustrated that a rise in carbon dioxide did not precede a ris... Read more

  The 09 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• Juneteenth. Or Social Media Mind Control WTF!

  

  I thought I did a post about Juneteenth being relatively unknown until recently. Google Trends analysis of searches on "Juneteenth" only show a massive... Read more

  The 09 August 2020 by   Doggone
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• Can You Spot Which Country Had a Lock Down and Which One Didn't?

  

  From Worldometers.info: To make a fair comparison, population of UK is about seven times as much as population of Sweden, so Sweden peak 100 daily deaths is... Read more

  The 10 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• What's the Point of Making a Computer with Only Two USB Ports?

  

  I had to upgrade my tech at the start of lockdown for Zoom meetings and so on. The online reviews said it only had three USB ports, it turns out it only has two. Read more

  The 15 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• Now, Who Can We Believe?

  

  Jefferson standing in front of the threatened USA and can’t do anything about it. Ektachrome 100, 280MM F2.8By Isis WinEverything in politics or public opinion... Read more

  The 15 August 2020 by   Isiswin
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• The Rotation Speed of Stars Around Galaxy

  

  The only evidence they have for the existence of Dark Matter (Neil DeGrasse Tyson hedges his bets on this and refers to it as 'Dark Gravity') seems to be this,... Read more

  The 22 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• The 15-75-90 Right Angle Triangle

  

  My daughter knows the relative side lengths of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles (they are right angle triangles because there's a 90) off by heart (she needs the... Read more

  The 23 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth
  

• The Newest Mazda MX5 is Basically the Old Datsun 240Z

  

  Just scaled down a bit. The rear 'windows' on the MX5 ND (which aren't actually windows at all, they are purely decorative black panels) are the same shape as... Read more

  The 28 August 2020 by   Markwadsworth