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Earth Formation Site
It's not far from the sign marking the exact latitude and longitude of the Earth's core.
Pendulum Types
The creepy fingers that grow from a vibrating cornstarch-water mix can be modeled as a chain...
Scary Triangles
Concealed mostly beneath the surface, sharks are the icebergs of the sea.
Pub Trivia
Bonus question: Where is London located? (a) The British Isles (b) Great Britain and Northern Ireland...
Eclipse Path Maps
Okay, this eclipse will only be visible from the Arctic in February 2063, when the sun...
Survey Marker
Fun fact: The standard North American NAD83 coordinate system is misaligned from the actual Earth, off-center...
Tick Marks
If you're really savvy, you can hide an entire set of illicit transactions by timing them...
xkcd: Machine
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Eclipse Coolness
A partial eclipse is like a cool sunset. A total eclipse is like someone broke the...
Greenland Size
The Mercator projection drastically distorts the size of almost every area of land except a small...
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
You know that asteroid that almost destroyed Earth in the 90s? Turns out the whole thing...
Moon Landing Mission Profiles
If you pick a low enough orbit, it gives you a lot of freedom to use...
Moon Armor Index
Astronomers are a little unsure of the applicability of this index, but NASA's Planetary Protection Officer...
