After a Police Stop – You need to be careful pulling out
| August 30, 2011
Month: August 2011
The origin of the BMW logo – Video
| August 30, 2011
Inside white and blue. Bordered in black. On it the letters BMW. For more than 90 years this is the symbol for sheer driving pleasure. But how was this logo developed?
Tested on Animals
| August 29, 2011
What Google REALLY Meant By “Don’t Be Evil”
| August 29, 2011
For those of you that thought “Don’t Be Evil” was self explanatory, here is a break down of what it really means.
Every time Google makes one of these moves, it’s easy (and fun!) to point the finger at the motto which appeared in its IPO prospectus: “Don’t be evil.” Google had a very specific definition of evil. It had nothing to do with market tactics like stabbing former partners in the back or playing hardball with weaker competitors.
The Inside Scoop on the Fake Barf Industry
| August 29, 2011
Have you ever stopped to contemplate the existence of rubber barf? It opens up enough philosophical quandaries to make your head spin. Who would ever think of such a thing? Why would he feel the need to manufacture it?
Fortunately, Stan and Mardi Timm, the foremost experts on famed novelty company H. Fishlove & Co., have the answers to these vexing questions. The couple even got a personal tour of the factory where “Whoops,” the original fake vomit, is still churned out.
How Bats Stay on Target: Bio Sonar
| August 29, 2011
How does a bat focus in the act of capturing prey, while at the same time avoiding obstacles in its path?
New research partially funded by the National Science Foundation, shows how bats interpret their surroundings. Postdoctoral fellow Mary Bates and neuroscientist James Simmons, both of Brown University, are studying how bats use echolocation to hone in on specific targets, while at the same time avoid colliding with background clutter.
