Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Get neutrino alerts!

James Spader, a source of neutrinos?
Do you want e-mail alerts about a rise in neutrino bombardment? Of course you do, if you want to get a head-start looking for a supernova.

Neutrinos are one of the products of a supernova. Though they are produced all the time by stars, a much greater number of them result from a supernova. Since neutrinos are weakly interacting particles, they don't bounce around as much as photons and other particles. This means that they get a head-start on the explosion. Usually an increase in neutrinos means there's somethings up, and it's time to turn your telescope to the sky or head to a bomb shelter. That's because a sudden spike in neutrinos might be caused by a nuclear explosion.

In 60 years there will be a unshaven single man playing World of Warcraft here yelling at his mom that he is too busy to empty the freakin' cats' litter box.



Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Too Riled Up To Make Sense

People go out to protest, march, or make a statement. It is their right, and good for them. It is also their right to be inane, illiterate, and incompetent. Let us look at a few examples . . . .

A classic. I think he's protesting the lack of brains?

Didn't know the English had a monopoly on Lanaguages.
Protestor fell down and couldn't finish his thought.
The soda/juice debate is really polemic.


Ah, so that's what Fox News does.