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Cool nerdy stuff thread

Post by fixxervi6 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:13 pm

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Post by fixxervi6 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:21 pm

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Post by fixxervi6 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 8:24 pm

Super fluids!

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Post by fixxervi6 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:44 am

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Post by fixxervi6 » Wed Jan 02, 2013 9:12 pm

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Post by Firewa11 » Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:46 am

"Life may begin at 30, but it doesn't get real interesting until about 150."
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Post by WillK675 » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:17 am

Supersonic Ping Pong Ball

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Post by sckego » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:51 am

The Whitney Music Box: proof that music is really just math expressed in sound. http://whitneymusicbox.org/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by dufremle » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:42 pm

WillK675 wrote:Supersonic Ping Pong Ball
We need an engineer to build one of these for the next camping trip. :-D
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Post by Rhino » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:46 pm

I was really disappointed in the lack of high-speed footage of blowing a hole in a ping-pong paddle.

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Post by DarcShadow » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:39 am

Man, where was that class when I was there!
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Post by shilka99 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:39 pm

Interesting application of nano technology.

http://www.spillcontainment.com/everdry
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Post by dufremle » Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:56 pm

Shaun/RC30FAN wrote:Interesting application of nano technology.

http://www.spillcontainment.com/everdry
That's cool.
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Post by fixxervi6 » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:00 pm

Shaun/RC30FAN wrote:Interesting application of nano technology.

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Post by shilka99 » Tue Feb 12, 2013 11:34 am

Here's a reiteration of the post above about the first transistor. This time its from the horses mouth, so to speak...

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Post by Stardog » Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:18 pm

R.I.P. Bell Labs
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Post by fixxervi6 » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:40 pm

Gonna coat my bike in this stuff! It will stay ever-clean!

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Post by Telomere » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:19 pm

I just want some to play with!!!
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Post by DarcShadow » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:41 pm

So get some. 1 quart is only $53 for the base coat and $96 for the top coat and will cover about 40 sq ft.
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Post by Telomere » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:50 pm

Fixxer, I want some Valentine's day....is it too late to ask? :D
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Re: Cool nerdy stuff thread

Post by WillK675 » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:52 pm

I showed that stuff to our EHS guy. We may be getting it here at work to coat the press guards with.
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Re: Cool nerdy stuff thread

Post by shilka99 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:49 am

I've been fascinated by quantum theory since I took a course that completely confused me. This quick video taught me more than months of lectures.

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