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Let the End Times Roll. Radar Online looks at ten different scenarios for the end of the world as we know it.
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A specially designed polymer embedded with nanotubes could be the first synthetic skin with real sensitivity. This may lead to prosthetic limbs that deliver sensation and feedback.
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How to rescue a wet cellphone. There’s no independent validation on whether this really works, but it’s the only advice for the situation I’ve seen.
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5 fascinating ‘alternative’ school premises. Neccesity is the mother of invention for some of these, others are innovative modern design, but all are pretty cool ideas for schoolhouses.
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The Library of Congress has uploaded 3,000 public domain photos to Flickr. This could keep you busy for days. It will keep me busy!
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A video of Another Ordinary Day. Except it’s all backwards.
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The fastest way to peel an egg. See if you can do this and let us know how it turns out.
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The Library of Congress photos are astounding. They can spend my tax dollars on stuff like that any day.
posted by fixedgear on 1-17-2008 at 6:56 am
The link to the “end of the world” stuff goes to the last page of the article, you have to click a link towards the top to get to the first page :) just fyi. Since for a minute there I thought we’d be killed by either pole shift or gray goo- nothing else.
posted by Kelly J on 1-17-2008 at 8:31 am
The trick for a cellphone (or other electronics) that have gotten dunked is to get them cleaned out as well as dryed out.
My phone went through the washer and I realized during the rinse cycle. I pulled it out and the lights were all on, so I pulled out the battery and disassembled it. I filled a baggie with distilled water and bathed all the parts a couple of times. I set them out to dry on a microfiber towel. A couple of days later, the reassembled phone worked fine but always had colored stripes across the screen.
The rice might get some water out, which is good, but it won’t get the stuff dissolved/suspended in the water out. That gunk is what messes up the electronics; pure water doesn’t conduct electricity, which is why I used the distilled water rinse.
posted by Tim in Augusta on 1-17-2008 at 9:40 am
An alternative to the rice to dry out the cellphone are the packages of dessicant that come in all sorts of items especially electronics. They work wonders to keep moisture out of gear, evidenced by the fact that they come from the factory with it. And they are reusable. just leave them to dry and they are ready to go again.
posted by Mike on 1-17-2008 at 9:56 am
You should check out Exit Mundi… they have a MUCH better ‘End of Times’ website. ^_^
posted by Chris on 1-17-2008 at 12:18 pm
Thanks, Keely J, I just now found out and fixed it. For some reason, I didn’t get today’s comments sent to me.
posted by Miss Cellania on 1-17-2008 at 9:33 pm