Content tagged earth
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“The international press comments as tsunami relief grows competitive.” (e.g. Australians have been hailed the most generous people on earth … gulfstream/1667
“If the read/write head [of a hard disk] were a Boeing 747, and the hard-disk platter were the surface of the Earth: The head would fly at Mach 800 At … gulfstream/2553
Two world maps superimposed on top of each other, so that you can see which points are opposite each other on the Earth’s surface. (Surprisingly little … gulfstream/2172
“My friends are fond of saying that my last words on this earth will be something akin to, ‘hey y’all, hold my beer and watch this!’ Well, … gulfstream/1542
The Pale Blue Dot: a picture of Earth, taken from a very long way away, inspires some fine words from Carl Sagan about how insignificant we all are, or … gulfstream/2168
The Earth’s Facebook feed: “Georgia is no longer friends with Russia,” etc. gulfstream/2492
The speed of gravity is experimentally determined to be the same as the speed of light, meaning that “if the Sun suddenly disappeared from the … gulfstream/1000
“How did rocks from Mars end up here on Earth?” gulfstream/1835
Isn’t science wonderful? Imagine explaining this to someone from another planet: to test a theory about how things move (Einstein’s theory … gulfstream/1405
“The deal only applies to Mr Hicks. Separate arrangements will have to be negotiated for Mamdouh Habib if he is named as eligible for trial.” … gulfstream/1220
Very beautiful high-resolution images of earth. gulfstream/666
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... then alone to the King's House and there saw /The Custome of the Country/, the second time of its being acted, wherein Knipp does the Widow well; … fortune
First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; … fortune