[Anita’s new wedding ring (the 3rd)]1
This is the 3rd wedding rind on Anita’s finger… all 3 from Alan, and all within the first 5-6 years of marriage. Luckily all three of them together are less than many people pay for one… this weighing in fairly high on the price list at ~$170… we purchased it from Donald R. Pekarek, the jeweler/goldsmith/artist who made it. He was at a local art fair a couple of weeks ago, here in Columbus and though we were not really in the market, decided that it seemed very Anita’ish and she wanted to have a ring again….
YouTube – Adam Menzies: Trampoline Demo:
A totally amazing athlete – the movie is fair quality and 6 minutes with good variety. Anyone who enjoys jumping or climbing will be impressed.
Fun, sciencey videos/links:
Water Balloon popping in slow motion Water Balloon, filling with dry ice, and collapsing in Liquid nitrogren Representation and explanation of 10 dimensional space (as described in string theory) GeoHacks – 30 minute interesting lecture on mapping and math Thinking Big: Robotics – 30 minutes interview on robotics and intelligence Protien Assembly – 13 min (1971) – hilarious cut-scenes Nagoya City Science Museum – 13 min in Japanese
Iddybud: The Buck Stops with Bush:
What we have done in Iraq – the way we went about this venture – is something I’m sure that President Bush now regrets, even though he’d never admit it. We have a strategic nightmare on our hands, and we also have citizens of Iraq – not al Qaeda, but citizens – murdering one another. The children in the photo you see above are real.
Inside Toyota’s hybrid factory | CNET News.com:
TOYOTA CITY, Japan–While you’re touring the assembly area in Toyota’s Tsutsumi auto plant, your mind keeps telling you that you’ve been here before. Then it hits you.
It’s a lot like the Snow White ride at Disneyland. Robotic cars filled up with wiper blades and other parts amble along a track in the floor, taking parts from the procurement department to other ends of the factory.