Peter Paul Rubens, Fall of the Damned, first half of the 17th century.
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NASA’s Pioneer Plaques
The 1972 and 1973 launches of Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11, respectively, carried plaques that carried pictorial messages. Since these were the first spacecraft ever intended to leave the Solar System, NASA’s engineers weren’t sure what, or who, could stumble across them. Just in case the spacecraft were intercepted by extraterrestrial life, these plaques were installed to the spacecraft’s antenna support struts. The messages were supposed to carry information about the spacecraft’s creators.
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No, that’s not some fancy CGI, it’s what happens to water in response to a special audio frequency. By allowing the water to pass through the sound wave, it forms shapes that seem completely unreal.
Watch This: Water Takes the Shape of Sound Waves
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Attention Caitlin DiMotta…
Knowing the science makes it all the more enchanting.
The most delicious laxative.
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The End of the World
- FORD PREFECT:
- Six pints of bitter and quickly please. The world's about to end.
- BARMAN:
- Oh yes sir nice weather for it. Going to watch the match this afternoon?
- FORD PREFECT:
- No, no point.
- BARMAN:
- Foregone conclusion you reckon sir. Arsenal without a chance?
- FORD PREFECT:
- No it's just that the world's going to end.
- BARMAN:
- Ah yes you said. Lucky escape for Arsenal if it did.
- FORD PREFECT:
- No, not really
- BARMAN:
- There you are sir, six pints.
- FORD PREFECT:
- Keep the change.
- BARMAN:
- What from a fiver? Thank you sir!
- FORD PREFECT:
- You've got ten minutes left to spend it.
