Cat Scans are amazing! While they have absolutely nothing to do with cats but are just fancy x rays, you can however use a cat scan on a cat. One of the great uses of cat scans is finding: Sub dermal Hematomas. Your brain is in a leather sack called the Dura Mater. When you start to [...]
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Reply to “Nowadays”
Posted by slayton on August 11, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/reply-to-nowadays/
My Brain
A few years ago I was a subject in an experiment. As hundreds of images were shown to me the researches took pictures of my brain. I recently rediscovered the CD they gave me and made a video from the images.
Posted by slayton on June 18, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/my-brain/
Differential Engineering
Although many people have tried no one has been able to explain to me how differentials work, that is until now. I came across this gem on youtube that does a great job explaining how a differential works and why its important.
Posted by slayton on May 17, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/differential-engineering/
We have lift off
Todays shuttle launch went off today without a hitch. It was an amazing experience to see the space shuttle break the clutches of gravity. I’m going to post more about the entire experience when I get back to boston. Until then you’ll have to satisfy yourself with the pictures I’ve uploaded to my picasa webalbums.
Posted by slayton on May 14, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/05/14/we-have-lift-off/
Day light savings fun
Tonight daylight savings time goes into affect. At 2 am wherever you are the clock jumps magically one hour forward to 3 am. It used to be that people had to change the clocks by hand either before they went to bed or after they woke up. I always prefered to make the change when [...]
Posted by slayton on March 14, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/day-light-savings-fun/
Where Will We Get Our Energy
I find that most people I talk to do not understand the impending energy crisis. When talking about energy and global climate change I will often digress on a tangent and mention the fact that we are quickly overwhelming our ability to produce energy, and that scaling up our current energy production is not feasible. [...]
Posted by slayton on March 8, 2010
http://quasicontrol.wordpress.com/2010/03/08/where-will-we-get-our-energy/