The BigSoccer Science Thread volume 2

go to minute 15:00 and listen to how (National Instruments) cofounder, President, and CEO, Dr. James Truchard, kicks off NIWeek 2012

 

Paging Sir-Mix-A-Lot

I like big butts and I cannot lie

 

Astronomers have seen a huge galaxy cluster doing what until now was only theorised to happen: making new stars.

 

Deaf man hears music for the first time

 

I'd have chosen this, but yeah... that's good too.

 

Facebook voting experiment

 

Prehistoric Animated Cave Drawings Discovered In France

Basically they work by waving a torchlight over them, very cool.

 

I was wondering why my arichnophobic neighbor has been looking jumpy these last couple of days.

 

Oh damn, those things are in Oregon.

 

Stay out of them Oregon caves.

 

I read the article. I couldn't find anything that suggested the size of that spider. Thus, in my head, ASF's post is ACTUAL SIZE.

 

I think the article says theyre 4cm in length, not very big considering how big spiders get, but not tiny either.

 

Thanks. I guess I didn't scroll down far enough because I wanted to keep my eye on that ********er.

 

The Happy Face Spider

 

That thing could only get better if it was the most venomous spider in the world.

 

Especially since, relative to its "face", it'd be biting you with its genitals.

 

... or are you just happy to see me?

 

I initially read that as Newfound alien plant. I was going, "wait, WHAT???"

FWIW, I have an appointment with an optometrist in 20 days.

 

Nahhh. I knew it wasn't that. Mastershake would've mentioned it in the drug war or the policing thread

 

Netherlands I would believe. Or Canada. But Mexico? Unless "ditch weed" can be called a varietal, of course...