9/26/16

9/26/16

News

• Arnold Palmer Dies In Pittsburgh At 87
• 'Anti-Vaxxer' Mom Changes Mind After Her Three Kids Fall Ill
• Saudi women file petition to end male guardianship system

Science

• New gel coating makes rechargeable nanowire batteries last forever
• SpaceX fires its Raptor engine for Mars flights for the first time
• Solar power cost down 25% in five months - "There’s no reason why the cost of solar will ever increase again"

Showerthoughts

• As a kid I used to think of "kicked the bucket" as a tame way to state somebody died. I just realized as an adult it signifies kicking the bucket from underneath your feet that is keeping you alive before you hang yourself.
• One of the most environmentally friendly things I can do for the planet is not have children.
• Historically, when a new land is discovered and colonized, people eventually revolt and win their independence from their country of origin. When we go to Mars, it is inevitable that people born there will feel no love for Earth and will start a revolution to claim the planet as their own.

Cool Images

• Lava caves 300 feet below Washington D.C.
• Manually wiping hard dive
• Rocket propulsion hovering