Image credit: Mike Blake/Reuters
It doesn’t get much cooler than this. Let’s just say that my hat is off to the driver of this rig, and all of his helpers. [Read more...]
When They Make A Movie About The Man Who Fell To Earth…
October 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
Felix Baumgartner, first supersonic human
The lead will be played by Mark Wahlberg. Or at least he should get the role. They look like twins. [Read more...]
A 1,000 Mile Per Hour Car? Let’s Do It!
October 4, 2012 By 4 Comments
I’m a sucker for gearhead related stuff like this. Slap four wheels on something that includes a Formula-One engine, a Typhoon fighter plane jet engine AND a rocket motor? I’m definitely interested.
ABC News has the clip (pardon any commercials), [Read more...]
Source of Global Climate Change Found! UPDATED
September 17, 2012 By 9 Comments
And try as we might, it’s completely beyond our control…
Image Credit: NASA’s GSFC, SDO AIA Team
Smart folks explain, [Read more...]
Neil Armstrong and the Landing of the “Eagle” UPDATED
August 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
Over at Mental Floss, there’s a great recap of the life and career of Neil Armstrong. I’ll provide you the link in a moment. But first I wanted to share the following narrative of the landing as told by astronauts Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton (with able help by writers Jay Barbree and Howard Benedict) in their book Moon Shot: The Inside Story of America’s Race to the Moon. This is a lot like an episode from Paul Harvey’s The Rest of the Story. We begin at 1300 feet and falling… [Read more...]
Curiosity’s 7 Minutes of Terror!!! (Because Catholics Can Dig Science)
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When Galaxies Collide! Perhaps We Should Start Panicking Now?
May 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
Noooooooooooooooo!
We interrupt your normal fears and insecurities with a scary story that our best scientists have concluded will take place shortly. That is, if you consider 4-ish billion years from now as “short.”
Truth be told, if it’s going to happen, it has already happened, in God’s time. Anyway, it’s a really neat looking composite artists rendition of the future “Andromeda Way” Galaxy Corp. Don’t worry, as it will truly be a merger of equals. More like a marriage made in heaven. Did I mention that it will take another 2.5 to 3 billion years to consumate? A snap of the finger, literally. The folks at Space.com have the scoop, [Read more...]
There Are Zombies (For Reals!), and They are Ants…
May 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The photograph above is creepy, ain’t it? But seeing as how the researchers don’t say that these fellows are cannibalistic, ant-eating zombie ants, I think I can still sleep well tonight. Because, as you well know by now, Catholics dig science. NPR (yep, those publicly funded, corporate sponsored, vagabonds) ) have the story.
Zombie’ Ants And The Fungus That Saves Them [Read more...]
Riding the Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (Because Catholics Dig Science)
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Way back at the end of January and into early February, I was pretending to pilot the Space Shuttle into orbit. Remember those heady days when ya’ll (29,172 of you) signed the little petition that could? Exciting times on the USS Freedom of Concience!
Well, what we have here is the sights and sounds of the launch of the Space Shuttle from the perspective of the reusable solid propellant boosters. [Read more...]
Sign the Petition for the “Life At Conception Act” UPDATED
January 23, 2012 By 5 Comments
“Crazy” must run in the Paul family or something. Or is that “keraaayyyzy?” Either way, it’s probably a good thing. You know, back on Saturday, the Gospel Reading was one of the shortest you’ll ever hear being read at mass. It was from Mark’s Gospel. Did you see it? [Read more...]
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