The Scale of All Things

A link from a former student, accompanied by the following email:

So, I found this thing and it’s really cool and you should totes look at it. I think it’s super duper awesome, but you being the science teacher have probably seen cooler stuff….

have fun :D

While I haven’t seen this, I have seen similar things.  This one does as good a job as the others, if not better.  I love me some scale demos.

I concur with the opinion that it is “super duper awesome”, indeed!

Today’s mind-blowing image brought to you by the letter ‘S’.  Specifically, it’s representation in binary code as written on 64 Iron atoms.
If you’re not shocked to the point of speechlessness, you don’t really understand what you are looking at. High-res

Today’s mind-blowing image brought to you by the letter ‘S’.  Specifically, it’s representation in binary code as written on 64 Iron atoms.

If you’re not shocked to the point of speechlessness, you don’t really understand what you are looking at.

nano shell Sleeve Bearing nano speed reducer gear nano gear nano Differential Gear

If this is what Nano-Machines will look like, then I’m all in.  Of course, they won’t actually look like anything…

Reblogged from:

universe-of-waves:

nano machines

Source; Nano-Engineer

(via freshphotons)

The winning mole for today’s Mole Day celebration in Honor’s Chemistry.
If the photo isn’t clear, let me explain:  It’s a mole, in full, homemade knight regalia, riding a dragon.
He has a glow-stick for a sword.
The student hand-painted dragon emblems on its cape.
Words fail me. High-res

The winning mole for today’s Mole Day celebration in Honor’s Chemistry.

If the photo isn’t clear, let me explain:  It’s a mole, in full, homemade knight regalia, riding a dragon.

He has a glow-stick for a sword.

The student hand-painted dragon emblems on its cape.

Words fail me.

Music of the moment:  “The National” doesn’t get quite enough credit for how awesome their lyrics are.

“I was afraid I’d eat your brains”?  So good.

The National - “Conversation 16” (Official Video) (by thenationalofficial)

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The site mascot welcomes you with a show of his awesome grossness.  

This happens essentially 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in my house.