The New Horizons space probe passed within 1.4 million miles of Jupiter in February, taking the best pictures yet of the gas giant and its moons. NASA released the first photos of the series today. Link
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The New Horizons space probe passed within 1.4 million miles of Jupiter in February, taking the best pictures yet of the gas giant and its moons. NASA released the first photos of the series today. Link
On May first, 1978, the first spam message was written (and sent two days later) via email to 400 Arpanet addresses. Wired celebrates the anniversary with a rundown on what’s happened since. Link
The Washington Post’s Photo Voyage has a beautiful slideshow entitled Silk: The Queen of Textiles. Read about the history, uses, and the process of making silk. Photography by Cary Wolinsky. http://wpni01.auroraquanta.com/pv/cwsilk -via Ursi’s Blog
Legends of America has a list of Old West Gunfights -not the ones in the movies, but the ones in the history of the American west. The real gunfights were quite different from the movie versions.
Sixteen gunfights are detailed at the site. Link -via Grow-A-Brain
Instead, these fights were usually close-up and personal, with a number of shots blasted from pistols, often resulting in innocent bystanders hit by a bullet gone wild. Much of the time, it would be difficult to tell who had even “won†the gunfight for several minutes, as the black powder smoke from the pistols cleared the air.
Sixteen gunfights are detailed at the site. Link -via Grow-A-Brain
A “sinking ship†seen from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in New York City yesterday was not a disaster. The Dockwise Swan is designed to do that! The ship is “semi-submersible,†and lowers its deck into the water to load and unload floating cargo, such as other boats. Quite a few calls to the authorities came from witnesses who were alarmed at the sight. Push play or go to Live Leak. -via Arbroath
Essential Architecture has a list of 100 places to see before you die. Most destinations have links to more pictures amd information. The picture shows Hagia Sophia (The Church of Holy Wisdom) in Turkey. Link -via the Presurfer
Art Star has a limited edition run of Bitz Pixelated Palz, eight different plush 8-bit pixel dolls. http://www.artstarphilly.com/shop/dolls.html -via Everlasting Blort
This outdoor lamp from Demakersvan stores wind energy that can be used to power the light when needed. Another “why-didn’t-I-think-of-that†moment. Link -via Swiss Miss
A tanker truck containing 8,600 gallons of gasoline exploded Sunday in San Francisco, causing the collapse of a section of I-580 at McArthur Maze. The driver, who took a taxi to the hospital, suffered burns on his face, neck, and hands, and is expected to be released in a few days. Link to article. Link to more pictures. -via J-Walk Blog
The American Institute of Architects presents the top 150 favorite structures, as determined by a public poll conducted by Harris Interactive. Here are the top ten:
1. Empire State Building - Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
2. The White House - James Hoban
3. Washington National Cathedral - George Bodley and Henry Vaughan, FAIA
4. Jefferson Memorial - John Russell Pope, FAIA
5. Golden Gate Bridge – Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
6. U.S. Capitol - William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, FAIA, Montgomery C. Meigs
7. Lincoln Memorial - Henry Bacon, FAIA
8. Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion - Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
9. Chrysler Building - William Van Alen, FAIA
10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership
See all 150 at America’s Favorite Architecture. Link (Flash Player 8 required) -via Ursi’s Blog
1. Empire State Building - Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
2. The White House - James Hoban
3. Washington National Cathedral - George Bodley and Henry Vaughan, FAIA
4. Jefferson Memorial - John Russell Pope, FAIA
5. Golden Gate Bridge – Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
6. U.S. Capitol - William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, FAIA, Montgomery C. Meigs
7. Lincoln Memorial - Henry Bacon, FAIA
8. Biltmore Estate/Vanderbilt Mansion - Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
9. Chrysler Building - William Van Alen, FAIA
10. Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership
See all 150 at America’s Favorite Architecture. Link (Flash Player 8 required) -via Ursi’s Blog
Old Pictures is a huge archive of photography dating back to the mid 19th century. The menu is a little hard to find, located between ads on the left side. This picture is called Suspected Lincoln Conspirator, from the collection entitled Abraham Lincoln Assassination. I could spend hours browsing these photos. Link -via Fark
Iris Peterson, who has been hailed as the #1 Flight Attendant in the airline industry, is retiring after 60 years on the job at United Airlines. The 85-year-old Peterson began her career in 1946, when flight attendants were required to be single, young, and slim. In 1953, she became the Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Association's first official lobbyist, and fought to have those discriminatory practices lifted. Link (Thanks, Jan!)
Anatomy of the Heart lets you zoom in on a human heart graphic, rotate and move it to see the different parts, and takes you through a basic tutorial on the heart and circulatory system. Link -via digg
James Doohan, who portrayed Scotty in the original Star Trek series and several movies, has finally reached outer space. Doohen died in 2005. Part of his ashes, along with those of Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper and 200 other people, were launched by a private SpaceLoft XL rocket August 28 from a site in New Mexico. After reaching an altitude of 70 miles, the rocket split and the capsules holding remains returned to earth via parachute. Link
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