Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Isaac Newton Just Got Cheated

Why Are Pot Smokers Skinny?, Light Can Break Newton's Third Law - By Cheating, Never Lose Your Keys Again, The Case For Deleting All Your Apps, The Dark History Of Polonium
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Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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THE MUNCHIES ILLUSION
Why Are Pot Smokers Skinny?
visual.ly
New research suggests people who smoke marijuana are skinnier than those who abstain.
LIGHT'S REALLY GOOD AT COVERING UP
Light Can Break Newton's Third Law - By Cheating
newscientist.com
Isaac Newton just got cheated. Laser pulses have been made to accelerate themselves around loops of optical fibre, seeming to break the physicist's law that every action must have an equal and opposite reaction. The work exploits a trick with light that only makes it appear to have mass, so it is a bit of a cheat, but it may one day lead to faster electronics and more reliable communications.
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Never Lose Your Keys Again
grandst.com
So you're late to work and you can't find your keys. Typical. Luckily, Grand St.'s got you covered with Hone, a bluetooth keychain that connects to your phone. Never look through those disgusting couch cushions again.
APPS ARE LIKE DEAD CATS
The Case For Deleting All Your Apps
buzzfeed.com
I beg you. It will change your life.
'THE ANGEL OF DEATH'
The Dark History Of Polonium
livescience.com
Little did scientists Marie and Pierre Curie suspect, when they discovered polonium in 1898, that the radioactive element would go on to have one of the darkest and most intriguing histories of any known substance.
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Image: Bangladeshi commuters ride on a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 15, 2013.
Bangladeshi commuters ride on a train as they rush home to be with their families in remote villages, ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, in Dhaka on October 15, 2013. Credit: AFP PHOTO/ Munir uz ZAMANMUNIR UZ ZAMAN/AFP/Getty Images
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