explorers’ club


when I said, “..and other fun stuff” this is what I meant: AA12
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 4:42 pm
Filed under: fun stuff, misc, science

Holy Geez! Where can I get one? What is especially interesting to me is that anyone who has fired a shotgun truly understands the term “recoil”. Its amazing how they have minimized the recoil effect providing a very stable weapon with sustained rate of fire.  Now if only they could have a magazine fed via a ammo box in a backpack.  Kinda like Tex’s weapon from Predator.



Food for Thought: Are there different infinities?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008, 2:42 pm
Filed under: math, riddles & puzzles, science

Its been awhile since I last posted any of my not-so-weekly riddles.  I really miss sharing them with you.  So here is some food for thought.

Are there different sizes for infinity?

When this question was first posed to me, I almost immediately said no.  How can one put a limit on a limitless concept?  Or put another way, how can one comparatively assess the sizes of infinite things?

Check out Georg Cantor’s explanation – link



For those who thought Geometry sucked in high school…
Thursday, January 3, 2008, 8:16 pm
Filed under: geometry, math, science

This kind of stuff is what inspires me to go back to school and get a grad degree in…Math? Geometry?

The video is rather lengthy but its put into steps via simple animations so as to understand fully the process for inverting a sphere composed of a theoretical material that can infinitely pass through itself, bend, stretch and twist but cannot be pinched, torn, cut, or pierced.

[UPDATE - per a reader's request/inquiry]

Not Knots – part 1

Not Knots – part 2