sciencevibe--2020-05-05--Chernobyl’s Lethal Elephant’s Foot Still Has  Radiation…After 34 Years!

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On a tragic day in 1986 that will be remembered forever , the Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had a power surge during a routine test , triggering an emergency shutdown .
Instead of shutting down as planned , the reactor continued surging power .
Control rods , used to manage the core ’ s temperature , cracked in the rising heat and locked into place .
When the water used to cool the entire reactor vaporized , a massive explosion blew the 4-million pound lit through the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ explosion followed shortly thereafter , sending broken core material , fire , and radioactive waste into the air .
Without tons of steel and concrete to shield it , the core of the reactor began to melt , resulting in a lava-like molten mixture of portions of nuclear reactor core , nuclear fuel , and fission products—known as corium .
The corium ultimately melted through the bottom of the reactor vessel , ate through concrete , oozed through pipes and solidified .
The spot wouldn ’ t be discovered until December 1986 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concrete enclosure built on the site to contain the fallout .
During a research trip to the sarcophagus , equipment registered levels of radiation so high that it could kill anyone who got too close for more just 300 seconds .
To find the source of the daily readings , one scientist attached a camera to a wheeled device and rolled it in the direction of the source .
That ’ s when they spotted the Elephant ’ s Foot—an structure so deadly that spending only 30 seconds near it will make you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Particles emitted from radioactive atoms are a form of ionizing radiation—meaning they have enough energy to scramble atoms and molecules they come into contact with .
They have the power to destroy or alter the bonds that hold our DNA together and with enough damage , cells can start to function irregularly—leading to potentially lethal effects like cancer .
The more radiation released from a mass of atoms , the more dangerous it is .
The Elephant ’ s Foot was off the charts .
Even after three decades , the foot is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ plant , making the surrounding city uninhabitable to humans for at least the next 100 years .
Worse yet , if the foot continues melting into a source of ground water , it could contaminate nearby villages as well .
Essentially , the Elephant ’ s Foot is the most dangerous piece of waste in the world .
For humans , at least .
Interestingly , biologists from the University of Georgia set up cameras to track animal activity in the area that has been forcefully abandoned by humans .
The cameras spotted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foxes , wild boars , moose , and deer .
As it turns out , many species of animals are still living in the area—and thriving in it .
In a true demonstration of the potentially destructive presence of human beings can be on an animal population , the area of the Chernobyl disaster has become a wildlife refuge for many different species .

THIS IS BEYOND WEIRD!!!! On a tragic day in 1986 that will be remembered forever, the Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had a power surge during a routine test, triggering an emergency shutdown. Instead of shutting down as planned, the reactor continued surging power. Control rods, used to manage the core’s temperature, cracked in the rising heat and locked into place. When the water used to cool the entire reactor vaporized, a massive explosion blew the 4-million pound lit through the roof of the building. A second explosion followed shortly thereafter, sending broken core material, fire, and radioactive waste into the air.
Without tons of steel and concrete to shield it, the core of the reactor began to melt, resulting in a lava-like molten mixture of portions of nuclear reactor core, nuclear fuel, and fission products—known as corium. The corium ultimately melted through the bottom of the reactor vessel, ate through concrete, oozed through pipes and solidified. The spot wouldn’t be discovered until December 1986, buried under the sarcophagus, a large concrete enclosure built on the site to contain the fallout.
During a research trip to the sarcophagus, equipment registered levels of radiation so high that it could kill anyone who got too close for more just 300 seconds. To find the source of the daily readings, one scientist attached a camera to a wheeled device and rolled it in the direction of the source. That’s when they spotted the Elephant’s Foot—an structure so deadly that spending only 30 seconds near it will make you sick—and five minutes will kill you.
Particles emitted from radioactive atoms are a form of ionizing radiation—meaning they have enough energy to scramble atoms and molecules they come into contact with. They have the power to destroy or alter the bonds that hold our DNA together and with enough damage, cells can start to function irregularly—leading to potentially lethal effects like cancer. The more radiation released from a mass of atoms, the more dangerous it is. The Elephant’s Foot was off the charts.
Even after three decades, the foot is melting through the concrete base of the plant, making the surrounding city uninhabitable to humans for at least the next 100 years. Worse yet, if the foot continues melting into a source of ground water, it could contaminate nearby villages as well.
Essentially, the Elephant’s Foot is the most dangerous piece of waste in the world. For humans, at least.
Interestingly, biologists from the University of Georgia set up cameras to track animal activity in the area that has been forcefully abandoned by humans. The cameras spotted healthy populations of gray wolves, red foxes, wild boars, moose, and deer. As it turns out, many species of animals are still living in the area—and thriving in it. In a true demonstration of the potentially destructive presence of human beings can be on an animal population, the area of the Chernobyl disaster has become a wildlife refuge for many different species.


sciencevibe--2020-05-13--ROBOT DOG TO POLICE PARKS TO ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING

CNN Business is reporting that Singapore is deploying Spot , the Boston Dynamics ’ famous yellow and black canine robot , to encourage social distancing in a local park .
The question is are you ready to be spied by a robotic “ man ’ s best friend ?
” And not any old dog , but an amazing wonder dog that is an ultra-sophisticated spying machine .
And only can you imagine that one day they will be equipped with Tasers !
Can you imagine that ?
Spot ’ s built-in stereo cameras produce 3D point clouds , enabling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ avoid obstacles .
These cameras are high-definition , and can produce color images , 3D mapping , consider adding a Spot CAM or LIDAR to the system .
Singapore ’ s government said Friday that it had picked the model for its agility .
“ Unlike wheeled robots , Spot works well across different terrains and can navigate obstacles effectively , making it ideal for operation in public parks and gardens , ” it noted .
Boston Dynamics says , that : “ Spot ’ s base platform provides advanced mobility and perception @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rough terrain .
Collect 2D and 3D information with on-board sensors and add payloads provided by Boston Dynamics or third-parties to enhance Spot ’ s sensing and data-processing capabilities.
” Spot , is a four-legged robot “ dog that can run uphill , mount stairs , and even get you a drink , according to Boston Dynamics .
Spot has been used in such industries such as construction , entertainment , oil and gas , mining , utility , and health care .
The four-legged robot “ dog ” will patrol the area @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message to visitors to remind them of the importance of social distancing , authorities said .
The device will also be equipped with cameras that will scan the surroundings and help officials estimate the number of people gathering in parks , they said .
“ These cameras will not be able to track and/or recognize specific individuals , and no personal data will be collected , ” the government said in a statement .

CNN Business is reporting that Singapore is deploying Spot, the Boston Dynamics’ famous yellow and black canine robot, to encourage social distancing in a local park. The question is are you ready to be spied by a robotic “man’s best friend?” And not any old dog, but an amazing wonder dog that is an ultra-sophisticated spying machine. And only can you imagine that one day they will be equipped with Tasers! Can you imagine that?
Spot’s built-in stereo cameras produce 3D point clouds, enabling the robot to map its surroundings and avoid obstacles. These cameras are high-definition, and can produce color images, 3D mapping, consider adding a Spot CAM or LIDAR to the system.
Singapore’s government said Friday that it had picked the model for its agility. “Unlike wheeled robots, Spot works well across different terrains and can navigate obstacles effectively, making it ideal for operation in public parks and gardens,” it noted.
Boston Dynamics says, that: “Spot’s base platform provides advanced mobility and perception to navigate stairs, gravel, and rough terrain. Collect 2D and 3D information with on-board sensors and add payloads provided by Boston Dynamics or third-parties to enhance Spot’s sensing and data-processing capabilities.”
Spot, is a four-legged robot “dog that can run uphill, mount stairs, and even get you a drink, according to Boston Dynamics. Spot has been used in such industries such as construction, entertainment, oil and gas, mining, utility, and health care.
CNN REPORTS THAT:


sciencevibe--2020-05-15--Kid’s Draw The Darnedest Things! Inspired By Hubble Space Telescope

Check out these wonderful creative drawings by kids inspired by what the Hubble Space Telescope .

Check out these wonderful creative drawings by kids inspired by what the Hubble Space Telescope.
Alien Civilization in Planet Mars
Paolo De Luca Age: 9
City: Rome Country:
Italy
First Man On The Moon
Paolo De Luca Age: 9
Rome, Italy
Planet Saturn from Encelade
Vittoria Bolzani Age: 8
Rome, Italy
Spiral Galaxy
Tommaso Maldera Age: 12
Rome, Italy
Sombrero Galaxy
Sandra Lorenzini Age: 8
Rome, Italy
Marriage on the Moon
Soa Irorizzo Age: 9
Rome, Italy
Planet Jupiter and its Moons
Sofia di Tona Age: 8
Rome, Italy
The Sun
Pandolfini Chiara Age: 8
Rome, Italy
Playing Golf on Phobos
Noemi da Pare’ Age: 11
Rome, Italy
Source: ESA/Hubble


sciencevibe--2020-05-15--Lethal Combo of Humidity and Heat Is New Global Threat

How many times have you heard , but it ’ s a “ dry ” heat ?
Well that may be changing as now , some scientists are now worried that the combined heat and humidity could surpass the physiological limits of human survival .
“ Previous studies projected that this would happen several decades from now , but this shows it ’ s happening right now , ” said lead author Colin Raymond , who did the research as a PhD .
student at Columbia University ’ s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory .
“ The times these events last will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will grow in direct correlation with global warming.
” According to a new study , the projections are wrong : such conditions are already appearing .
The study identifies thousands of previously rare or unprecedented bouts of extreme heat and humidity in Asia , Africa , Australia , South America and North America , including in the U.S. Gulf Coast region .
Along the Persian Gulf , researchers spotted more than a dozen recent brief outbreaks surpassing the theoretical human survivability limit .
The outbreaks have so far been confined to localized areas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are increasing in frequency and intensity , say the authors .
The study appears this week in the journal Science Advances .
Humidity worsens the effects of heat because humans cool their bodies by sweating ; water expelled through the skin removes excess body heat , and when it evaporates , it carries that heat away .
The process works nicely in deserts , but less well in humid regions , where the air is already too laden with moisture to take on much more .
Evaporation of sweat slows .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In that case , unless one can retreat to an air-conditioned room , the body ’ s core heats beyond its narrow survivable range , and organs begin to fail .
Even a strong , physically fit person resting in the shade with no clothes and unlimited access to drinking water would die within hours .
Analyzing data from weather stations from 1979 to 2017 , the authors found that extreme heat/humidity combinations doubled over the study period .
Repeated incidents appeared in much of India , Bangladesh and Pakistan ; northwestern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Red Sea and Mexico ’ s Gulf of California .
The highest , potentially fatal , readings , were spotted 14 times in the cities of Dhahran/Damman , Saudi Arabia ; Doha , Qatar ; and Ras Al Khaimah , United Arab Emirates , which have combined populations of over 3 million .
Parts of southeast Asia , southern China , subtropical Africa and the Caribbean were also hit .
The southeastern United States saw extreme conditions dozens of times , mainly near the Gulf Coast in east Texas , Louisiana , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The worst spots : New Orleans and Biloxi , Miss .
Such conditions also reached inland into Arkansas and along the southeastern coastal plain .
Not surprisingly , incidents tended to cluster on coastlines along confined seas , gulfs and straits , where evaporating seawater provides abundant moisture to be sucked up by hot air .
In some areas further inland , moisture-laden monsoon winds or wide areas of crop irrigation appear to play the same role .
Prior climate studies failed to recognize most past incidents because climate researchers usually look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over large areas and over several hours at a time .
Raymond and his colleagues instead drilled directly into hourly data from 7,877 individual weather stations , allowing them to pinpoint shorter-lived bouts affecting smaller areas .
Meteorologists measure the heat/humidity effect on the so-called “ wet bulb ” Centigrade scale ; in the United States , these readings are often translated into “ heat index ” or “ real-feel ” Fahrenheit readings .
Prior studies suggest that even the strongest , best-adapted people can not carry out normal outdoor activities when the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a heat index of 132 F. Most others would crumble well before that .
A reading of 35 — the peak briefly reached in the Persian Gulf cities — is considered the theoretical survivability limit .
That translates roughly to a heat index of 160 F. ( The heat index actually ends at 127 F , so these readings are literally off the charts . )
“ It ’ s hard to exaggerate the effects of anything that gets into the 30s , ” said Raymond .
The study found that worldwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the wet bulb have doubled since 1979 .
The number of readings of 31 — previously believed to occur only rarely — totaled around 1,000 .
Readings of 33 — previously thought to be almost nonexistent — totaled around 80 .
A heat wave that struck much of the United States last July maxed out at about 30C on the wet bulb , translating into heat indexes approaching 115 F in places ; the highest was 122 F , in Baltimore , Md.
, and a similar wave hit in August .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least a half-dozen deaths , including those of an air-conditioning technician in Phoenix , Az.
, and former National Football League lineman Mitch Petrus , who died in Arkansas while working outside .
It was a modest toll ; heat-related illnesses already kill more U.S. residents than any other weather-related hazard including cold , hurricanes or floods .
An investigation last year by the website InsideClimate News revealed that cases of heat stroke or heat exhaustion among U.S. troops on domestic bases grew 60 percent from 2008 to 2018 .
Seventeen soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. Southeast .
High-humidity heat waves in Russia and Europe , where far fewer people have air conditioning , have killed tens of thousands .
“ We may be closer to a real tipping point on this than we think , ” said Radley Horton , a Lamont-Doherty research scientist and coauthor of the paper .
Horton coauthored a 2017 paper projecting that such conditions would not take hold until later in the century .
While air conditioning may blunt the effects in the United States and some other wealthy countries , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , one of the previously highest heat/humidity events ever reported was in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr , which almost reached a 35C wet-bulb reading on July 31 , 2015 .
There were no known deaths ; residents reported staying inside air-conditioned vehicles and buildings , and showering after brief sojourns outside .
But Horton points out that if people are increasingly forced indoors for longer periods , farming , commerce and other activities could potentially grind to a halt , even in rich nations-a lesson already brought home by the collapse @ @ @ @ @ @ @ novel coronavirus .
In any case , many people in the poorer countries most at risk do not have electricity , never mind air conditioning .
There , many rely on subsistence farming requiring daily outdoor heavy labor .
These facts could make some of the most affected areas basically uninhabitable , says Horton .
Kristina Dahl , a climatologist at the Union of Concerned Scientists who led a study last year warning of increasing future heat and humidity in the United States , said the new paper shows “ how close communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” She added that some localities may already be seeing conditions worse than the study suggests , because weather stations do not necessarily pick up hot spots in dense city neighborhoods built with heat-trapping concrete and pavement .
Steven Sherwood , a climatologist at the Australia ’ s University of New South Wales , said , “ These measurements imply that some areas of Earth are much closer than expected to attaining sustained intolerable heat .
It was previously believed we had a much larger margin of safety.
” The study was coauthored @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate science at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom .
Colin Raymond is now a postdoctoral researcher at NASA ’ s Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Materials provided by Earth Institute at Columbia University .
Original written by Kevin Krajick .
Note : Content may be edited for style and length .

How many times have you heard, but it’s a “dry” heat? Well that may be changing as now, some scientists are now worried that the combined heat and humidity could surpass the physiological limits of human survival.
“Previous studies projected that this would happen several decades from now, but this shows it’s happening right now,” said lead author Colin Raymond, who did the research as a PhD. student at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. “The times these events last will increase, and the areas they affect will grow in direct correlation with global warming.”
According to a new study, the projections are wrong: such conditions are already appearing. The study identifies thousands of previously rare or unprecedented bouts of extreme heat and humidity in Asia, Africa, Australia, South America and North America, including in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Along the Persian Gulf, researchers spotted more than a dozen recent brief outbreaks surpassing the theoretical human survivability limit. The outbreaks have so far been confined to localized areas and lasted just hours, but they are increasing in frequency and intensity, say the authors. The study appears this week in the journal Science Advances.
Humidity worsens the effects of heat because humans cool their bodies by sweating; water expelled through the skin removes excess body heat, and when it evaporates, it carries that heat away. The process works nicely in deserts, but less well in humid regions, where the air is already too laden with moisture to take on much more. Evaporation of sweat slows. In the most extreme instances, it could stop. In that case, unless one can retreat to an air-conditioned room, the body’s core heats beyond its narrow survivable range, and organs begin to fail. Even a strong, physically fit person resting in the shade with no clothes and unlimited access to drinking water would die within hours.
Analyzing data from weather stations from 1979 to 2017, the authors found that extreme heat/humidity combinations doubled over the study period. Repeated incidents appeared in much of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan; northwestern Australia; and along the coasts of the Red Sea and Mexico’s Gulf of California. The highest, potentially fatal, readings, were spotted 14 times in the cities of Dhahran/Damman, Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; and Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, which have combined populations of over 3 million. Parts of southeast Asia, southern China, subtropical Africa and the Caribbean were also hit.
The southeastern United States saw extreme conditions dozens of times, mainly near the Gulf Coast in east Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida Panhandle. The worst spots: New Orleans and Biloxi, Miss. Such conditions also reached inland into Arkansas and along the southeastern coastal plain.
Not surprisingly, incidents tended to cluster on coastlines along confined seas, gulfs and straits, where evaporating seawater provides abundant moisture to be sucked up by hot air. In some areas further inland, moisture-laden monsoon winds or wide areas of crop irrigation appear to play the same role.
Prior climate studies failed to recognize most past incidents because climate researchers usually look at averages of heat and humidity measured over large areas and over several hours at a time. Raymond and his colleagues instead drilled directly into hourly data from 7,877 individual weather stations, allowing them to pinpoint shorter-lived bouts affecting smaller areas.
Meteorologists measure the heat/humidity effect on the so-called “wet bulb” Centigrade scale; in the United States, these readings are often translated into “heat index” or “real-feel” Fahrenheit readings. Prior studies suggest that even the strongest, best-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities when the wet bulb hits 32 C, equivalent to a heat index of 132 F. Most others would crumble well before that. A reading of 35 — the peak briefly reached in the Persian Gulf cities — is considered the theoretical survivability limit. That translates roughly to a heat index of 160 F. (The heat index actually ends at 127 F, so these readings are literally off the charts.) “It’s hard to exaggerate the effects of anything that gets into the 30s,” said Raymond.
The study found that worldwide, wet-bulb readings approaching or exceeding 30C on the wet bulb have doubled since 1979. The number of readings of 31 — previously believed to occur only rarely — totaled around 1,000. Readings of 33 — previously thought to be almost nonexistent — totaled around 80.
A heat wave that struck much of the United States last July maxed out at about 30C on the wet bulb, translating into heat indexes approaching 115 F in places; the highest was 122 F, in Baltimore, Md., and a similar wave hit in August. The waves paralyzed communities and led to at least a half-dozen deaths, including those of an air-conditioning technician in Phoenix, Az., and former National Football League lineman Mitch Petrus, who died in Arkansas while working outside.
It was a modest toll; heat-related illnesses already kill more U.S. residents than any other weather-related hazard including cold, hurricanes or floods. An investigation last year by the website InsideClimate News revealed that cases of heat stroke or heat exhaustion among U.S. troops on domestic bases grew 60 percent from 2008 to 2018. Seventeen soldiers died, almost all in the muggy U.S. Southeast. High-humidity heat waves in Russia and Europe, where far fewer people have air conditioning, have killed tens of thousands.
“We may be closer to a real tipping point on this than we think,” said Radley Horton, a Lamont-Doherty research scientist and coauthor of the paper. Horton coauthored a 2017 paper projecting that such conditions would not take hold until later in the century.
While air conditioning may blunt the effects in the United States and some other wealthy countries, there are limits. Before the new study, one of the previously highest heat/humidity events ever reported was in the Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr, which almost reached a 35C wet-bulb reading on July 31, 2015. There were no known deaths; residents reported staying inside air-conditioned vehicles and buildings, and showering after brief sojourns outside. But Horton points out that if people are increasingly forced indoors for longer periods, farming, commerce and other activities could potentially grind to a halt, even in rich nations-a lesson already brought home by the collapse of economies in the face of the novel coronavirus.
In any case, many people in the poorer countries most at risk do not have electricity, never mind air conditioning. There, many rely on subsistence farming requiring daily outdoor heavy labor. These facts could make some of the most affected areas basically uninhabitable, says Horton.
Kristina Dahl, a climatologist at the Union of Concerned Scientists who led a study last year warning of increasing future heat and humidity in the United States, said the new paper shows “how close communities around the world are to the limits.” She added that some localities may already be seeing conditions worse than the study suggests, because weather stations do not necessarily pick up hot spots in dense city neighborhoods built with heat-trapping concrete and pavement.
Steven Sherwood, a climatologist at the Australia’s University of New South Wales, said, “These measurements imply that some areas of Earth are much closer than expected to attaining sustained intolerable heat. It was previously believed we had a much larger margin of safety.”
The study was coauthored by Tom Matthews, a lecturer in climate science at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Colin Raymond is now a postdoctoral researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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Materials provided by Earth Institute at Columbia University. Original written by Kevin Krajick. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.


sciencevibe--2020-05-20--17-Year-Old Turned Down $8 Million to Keep His Viral Coronavirus Tracker Ad-Free

The coronavirus pandemic doesn ’ t look like it will be over any time soon , and Schiffmann plans to continue actively tracking it until the end .
As long as the site is up , he says he will keep working at it and adding new features .
Once the pandemic is safely over , he ’ ll take the servers down , and maybe make a page that compares COVID-19 to SARS or the Spanish flu .
He thinks it might be a historical piece on the coronavirus people can look back on .
Avi Schiffmann ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all the information about COVID-19 the average person might want to know .
It constantly updates with statistics for countries around the world on infections , deaths , recovered , and rates of change using data scraped from the WHO , CDC , and other government websites .
The site frequently offers new features , like the new survival rate calculator .
It also has infections broken down on a map , and pages with some basic information about the virus , including tips for hand hygiene and a list of symptoms .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ’ s done , he doesn ’ t want to become a model for how to make a name for one ’ s self during a pandemic .
“ In the future , I hope pressure is on the WHO ” to make a tool like this , he said , “ The responsibility shouldn ’ t be on some random kid , but it ’ s obvious that people want to know the statistics.
” Because the tracker covers the entire world , there ’ s always someone checking it .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ gets visitors from every country in the world , which “ is cool ” but he doesn ’ t spend much time staring at the numbers .
If he ’ s sleeping when something goes wrong with the site , then he wakes up to hundreds or thousands of messages .
It ’ s a responsibility he takes seriously – “ I was a terrible terrible high school student when this became really popular , I skipped two weeks of school ” to focus on the site and make it work .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 million visitors a day , and 700 million total so far , so it ’ s unsurprising that Schiffmann has gotten offers to put ads on the website .
One offer in particular would have contracted Schiffmann to keep up the site for $ US8 million , which he turned down , and he says he likely could have made over $ US30 million if he ’ d put up his own ads , but he says that ’ s not the goal of the site .
“ I ’ m only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ US8 million… I don ’ t want to be a profiteer , ” he said .
At first , he was almost reluctant to talk about ads , which he says everyone asks about .
Then , he explained his reasoning .
Schiffmann said that he didn ’ t want popups ruining the user interface , which would be something out of his control if he sold the site .
He doesn ’ t want to be contractually obligated to keep up the site , or to make changes that he doesn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he knows many of his visitors from around the world don ’ t have very fast internet connections , so adding on ads and trackers would slow the site down and maybe even make it unusable for them .
He did set up a donation button on the website , though it of course doesn ’ t amount to nearly $ US8 million .
“ I don ’ t want it to leave a stain on things in the future… people think I ’ ll regret that decision , but I plan to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Schiffmann has big plans for his future .
He ’ s already gotten job offers , including one from Microsoft , but he isn ’ t interested in accepting one of those jobs now , plus he wants to keep pursuing his own projects and “ the last thing you want to do is code more ” after a day at work coding .
Instead , he cares more about the connections he ’ s made from the project .
“ Now I know a ton of VCs and investors… if I started @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least read my business plan.
” One of his most exciting connections so far was from security company Cloudflare , which Schiffmann uses to protect the site against DDOS attacks .
CEO Matthew Prince tweeted at him , and the company sent some Cloudflare shirts .
For his dream connection , Schiffmann says that he ’ d like to talk to Bill Gates , and he ’ s especially interested in the intersection of technology and public health .
This article was originally published by Business Insider .

MARY MEISENZAHL, BUSINESS INSIDER16 MAY 2020
The coronavirus pandemic doesn’t look like it will be over any time soon, and Schiffmann plans to continue actively tracking it until the end. As long as the site is up, he says he will keep working at it and adding new features. Once the pandemic is safely over, he’ll take the servers down, and maybe make a page that compares COVID-19 to SARS or the Spanish flu. He thinks it might be a historical piece on the coronavirus people can look back on.
Avi Schiffmann’s coronavirus tracker is a one-stop shop for all the information about COVID-19 the average person might want to know. It constantly updates with statistics for countries around the world on infections, deaths, recovered, and rates of change using data scraped from the WHO, CDC, and other government websites.
The site frequently offers new features, like the new survival rate calculator. It also has infections broken down on a map, and pages with some basic information about the virus, including tips for hand hygiene and a list of symptoms.
(ncov2019)
While Schiffmann is proud of the work he’s done, he doesn’t want to become a model for how to make a name for one’s self during a pandemic.
“In the future, I hope pressure is on the WHO” to make a tool like this, he said, “The responsibility shouldn’t be on some random kid, but it’s obvious that people want to know the statistics.”
Because the tracker covers the entire world, there’s always someone checking it. Every day, he says the website gets visitors from every country in the world, which “is cool” but he doesn’t spend much time staring at the numbers. If he’s sleeping when something goes wrong with the site, then he wakes up to hundreds or thousands of messages.
Avi Schiffmann
It’s a responsibility he takes seriously – “I was a terrible terrible high school student when this became really popular, I skipped two weeks of school” to focus on the site and make it work.
The dashboard is really popular, with about 30 million visitors a day, and 700 million total so far, so it’s unsurprising that Schiffmann has gotten offers to put ads on the website. One offer in particular would have contracted Schiffmann to keep up the site for $US8 million, which he turned down, and he says he likely could have made over $US30 million if he’d put up his own ads, but he says that’s not the goal of the site.
“I’m only 17, I don’t need $US8 million… I don’t want to be a profiteer,” he said. At first, he was almost reluctant to talk about ads, which he says everyone asks about. Then, he explained his reasoning. Schiffmann said that he didn’t want popups ruining the user interface, which would be something out of his control if he sold the site.
He doesn’t want to be contractually obligated to keep up the site, or to make changes that he doesn’t agree with. Specifically, he knows many of his visitors from around the world don’t have very fast internet connections, so adding on ads and trackers would slow the site down and maybe even make it unusable for them. He did set up a donation button on the website, though it of course doesn’t amount to nearly $US8 million.
“I don’t want it to leave a stain on things in the future… people think I’ll regret that decision, but I plan to do many things in the future.”
Schiffmann has big plans for his future. He’s already gotten job offers, including one from Microsoft, but he isn’t interested in accepting one of those jobs now, plus he wants to keep pursuing his own projects and “the last thing you want to do is code more” after a day at work coding.
Instead, he cares more about the connections he’s made from the project. “Now I know a ton of VCs and investors… if I started a company tomorrow, they’d at least read my business plan.”
One of his most exciting connections so far was from security company Cloudflare, which Schiffmann uses to protect the site against DDOS attacks. CEO Matthew Prince tweeted at him, and the company sent some Cloudflare shirts.
For his dream connection, Schiffmann says that he’d like to talk to Bill Gates, and he’s especially interested in the intersection of technology and public health.
This article was originally published by Business Insider.
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sciencevibe--2020-05-21--Why Do All the Planets Orbit in the Same Plane? (VIDEO)

This is not a coincidence at all , but a direct consequence of the way the solar system was formed .
The formation and evolution of the Solar System began 4.5 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud .
Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center , forming the Sun , while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets , moons , asteroids , and other small Solar System bodies forme Our solar system is thought to have arisen from an amorphous cloud of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ original cloud was spinning and this spin caused it to flatten out into a disk shape .
The sun and planets are believed to have formed out of this disk , which is why even today the planets still orbit in a single plane around our sun .
An orbital plane is the flat , disk-shaped space that connects the center of the object being orbited with the center of the orbiting objects .
Because all planets in our solar system share a similar orbital plane , planets don ’ t run in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , asteroids , meteoroids , and comets in the solar system orbit the sun .
This is called heliocentric orbit .
Almost all these bodies also travel in the same orbital plane , a thin disk surrounding the sun and extending to the edge of the solar system .
The orbital plane usually prevents planets or other celestial bodies from bumping into each other .
Some comets orbit outside the orbital plane , perpendicular or at an angle to the rest of the solar system bodies .
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This is not a coincidence at all, but a direct consequence of the way the solar system was formed.
The formation and evolution of the Solar System began 4.5 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of the collapsing mass collected in the center, forming the Sun, while the rest flattened into a protoplanetary disk out of which the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies forme
Our solar system is thought to have arisen from an amorphous cloud of gas and dust in space. The original cloud was spinning and this spin caused it to flatten out into a disk shape. The sun and planets are believed to have formed out of this disk, which is why even today the planets still orbit in a single plane around our sun.
An orbital plane is the flat, disk-shaped space that connects the center of the object being orbited with the center of the orbiting objects. Because all planets in our solar system share a similar orbital plane, planets don’t run in to each other.
All the planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets in the solar system orbit the sun. This is called heliocentric orbit.
Almost all these bodies also travel in the same orbital plane, a thin disk surrounding the sun and extending to the edge of the solar system. The orbital plane usually prevents planets or other celestial bodies from bumping into each other.
Some comets orbit outside the orbital plane, perpendicular or at an angle to the rest of the solar system bodies.
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sciencevibe--2020-05-26--The 8 Most Deadly Animals Likely To Attack Humans

The former British Army officer , Indiana Jones , Levison Wood , an explorer and best-selling author who has visited over 100 countries , has faced death many times with wild animals , his most feared are crocodiles , hippos , gorillas , lions and snakes .
He has traveled the world and hiked up the Nile , and trekked the Himalayas .
As a result he has the first-hand experience of being tracked and attacked by some of the world ’ s deadliest animals .
Be forewarned , that you may want to shelter in place permanently after you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feared is the crocodiles .
“ Doing things like walking the Nile you ’ ve got to be really careful – going down to the river just to get water or to bathe , ” says Wood .
“ Crocodiles are very instinctive creatures but they ’ ll watch for days on end before they actually attack.
” Nile crocodiles are one of the deadliest and most feared animals in Africa .
They can reach maximum lengths of 20 feet and are responsible for hundreds of human deaths and disappearances each year , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the continent .
In one of Wood ’ s book , entilted Walking the Nile , he tells a story about a small fishing village in South Sudan , Sirillo of the Mundari tribe , who told him his brother has been eaten by a crocodile – at 11 o ’ clock that very morning .
“ Doing things like walking the Nile you ’ ve got to be really careful – going down to the river just to get water or to bathe , ” says Wood .
“ There have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by crocodiles on a narrow strip between the forest and the river .
You ’ re walking along and you make a noise , and suddenly they all want to escape to get into the water .
You ’ re suddenly surrounded and it ’ s like a scene out of James Bond when you ’ re sort of jumping over the backs of crocodiles.
” “ The trick there is not going to the obvious watering holes .
Get your water from somewhere unusual that the animals don ’ t regularly go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one vicious attack that a Trophy Hunter provoked and got his just desserts .
Trophy Hunter Eaten By Crocodiles – Revenge For His Trophy Safaris !
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The Mexican news agency Milenio reported Sunday that given the confinement of people in their homes to prevent the spread of coronavirus , crocodiles left their hiding places and returned to take the Ventanilla beach , in Oaxaca , because in the absence of tourists , merchants and fishermen in the area , they are taking back the beach .
But surprisingly “ The most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they kill more than any other , ” Wood continues .
In Africa , hippos , of all large animals , are the biggest killers of humans – far more so than lions .
During the walk along the Nile , Wood and his group had to run for their lives after being charged by an angry hippo they ’ d accidentally disturbed .
His advice is to get out of the way – fast !
“ The most deadly place in Africa is between the hippo and the water , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re walking along , if the hippos want to get to the water – especially if they ’ ve got babies – they won ’ t take any prisoners ; they ’ ll just come straight for you .
And they can run .
Hippos are relatives of the horse so they can run as fast as horses , it ’ s incredible .
“ To defend yourself against them , you need to climb a tree or get over something that they can ’ t get over – a hedge or a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outrun you.
” And if you come face to face with a big silverback gorilla – you better act like a gorilla .
“ Gorillas respond to social hierarchy , ” Wood says , “ it ’ s wise to acknowledge respect and get to their level , acknowledging that they are the dominant species.
” He continues , “ With gorillas , the whole thing is you ’ ve got to be submissive .
You don ’ t want to look them in the eye , don ’ t back away – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you do .
Just look at the ground because it treats you as one of its own so you ’ ve got to kind of adopt gorilla behavior , ” he says .
Like hippos , Wood advises hiding behind a tree if you get charged by a rhino as they have poor eyesight and there ’ s a good chance of escape .
“ I remember my heart hammering behind this tree and I couldn ’ t see anyone , so there was this strangely lonely feeling .
I waited there for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I could hear a tracker calling us and we all kind of grouped together .
My advice is you run if a rhino charges you .
Make sure you ’ re slightly fit and agile so you can.
” Experts advise that those facing a shark attack should try not to panic , don ’ t play dead , but instead try to back up against something solid and , if possible , grab a weapon – like a rock or shark knife .
If things get really bad , try to punch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an eye or claw its face .
Tiger Sharks are grow up to 25 feet long and can swim as fast as 32 miles per hour…so if you come face to face you ’ re in trouble .
They have extremely sharp , serrated teeth that will rip you apart or bite off an arm .
The good news about the king of beast is that they are lazy !
Lions are the laziest of the big cats and spend up to 20 hours a day snoozing .
But they are also very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ packs and are responsible for killing around 250 people a year .
“ You ’ ve got to be careful with lions , ” warns Wood .
“ Lions are big cats , they will chase you if you run so again you ’ ve got to fight that fear not to run away because the moment you turn your back it will pounce on you .
So you ’ ve got to slowly walk back , make noise , make yourself look big .
There are over 2,000 species of scorpion across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them are poisonous but only a few can kill .
Jana Chan , a travel writer and an active adventurer , was stung on Safari in Namibia and describes how she was faced , “ And he just chose my leg to crawl up and so I felt this shooting pain , I knew it wasn ’ t a mosquito .
And the safari guy said – within a second – ‘ scorpion ’ .
We had to try to find the scorpion because there were two types , if it was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ black it wasn ’ t .
But we didn ’ t actually find it.
” “ I was wearing ankle-high trekking boots , thick socks and safari pants .
But the rain was coming and scorpions come out just before the rains , ” she explains .
“ And yes , I should have probably tucked my safari pants into the tops of my socks .
Perhaps .
Do I ever do that ?
Rarely .
“ Snakes are one of the biggest dangers because you ’ ve got to really watch where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ve got to make noise when you walk through the jungle because otherwise , if you stand on one it ’ s gon na bite you .
Always make sure that if you ’ re in the jungle don ’ t wear shorts , wear full trousers.
” One of the deadliest snakes in Central and South America , bit one of his crew members in the middle of a rainforest .
He said : “ One of my porters in the Americas got bitten by a snake , luckily the venom didn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his trousers .
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The former British Army officer, Indiana Jones, Levison Wood, an explorer and best-selling author who has visited over 100 countries, has faced death many times with wild animals, his most feared are crocodiles, hippos, gorillas, lions and snakes. He has traveled the world and hiked up the Nile, and trekked the Himalayas. As a result he has the first-hand experience of being tracked and attacked by some of the world’s deadliest animals.
Be forewarned, that you may want to shelter in place permanently after you read this!
Crocodiles
One of his most feared is the crocodiles. “Doing things like walking the Nile you’ve got to be really careful – going down to the river just to get water or to bathe,” says Wood. “Crocodiles are very instinctive creatures but they’ll watch for days on end before they actually attack.”
Nile crocodiles are one of the deadliest and most feared animals in Africa. They can reach maximum lengths of 20 feet and are responsible for hundreds of human deaths and disappearances each year, along with many other large animals on the continent. In one of Wood’s book, entilted Walking the Nile, he tells a story about a small fishing village in South Sudan, Sirillo of the Mundari tribe, who told him his brother has been eaten by a crocodile – at 11 o’clock that very morning.
“Doing things like walking the Nile you’ve got to be really careful – going down to the river just to get water or to bathe,” says Wood.
“There have been occasions where I’ve been surrounded by crocodiles on a narrow strip between the forest and the river. You’re walking along and you make a noise, and suddenly they all want to escape to get into the water. You’re suddenly surrounded and it’s like a scene out of James Bond when you’re sort of jumping over the backs of crocodiles.”
“The trick there is not going to the obvious watering holes. Get your water from somewhere unusual that the animals don’t regularly go to drink.”
See our article for one vicious attack that a Trophy Hunter provoked and got his just desserts.
Trophy Hunter Eaten By Crocodiles – Revenge For His Trophy Safaris!!!
The Mexican news agency Milenio reported Sunday that given the confinement of people in their homes to prevent the spread of coronavirus, crocodiles left their hiding places and returned to take the Ventanilla beach, in Oaxaca , because in the absence of tourists, merchants and fishermen in the area, they are taking back the beach.
Hippos
But surprisingly “The most deadly animal on the Nile is hippo, they kill more than any other,” Wood continues.
In Africa, hippos, of all large animals, are the biggest killers of humans – far more so than lions. During the walk along the Nile, Wood and his group had to run for their lives after being charged by an angry hippo they’d accidentally disturbed.
His advice is to get out of the way – fast!
“The most deadly place in Africa is between the hippo and the water,” he says. “As you’re walking along, if the hippos want to get to the water – especially if they’ve got babies – they won’t take any prisoners; they’ll just come straight for you. And they can run. Hippos are relatives of the horse so they can run as fast as horses, it’s incredible.
“To defend yourself against them, you need to climb a tree or get over something that they can’t get over – a hedge or a wall or something – because they will outrun you.”
Gorillas
And if you come face to face with a big silverback gorilla – you better act like a gorilla. “Gorillas respond to social hierarchy,” Wood says, “it’s wise to acknowledge respect and get to their level, acknowledging that they are the dominant species.” He continues, “With gorillas, the whole thing is you’ve got to be submissive. You don’t want to look them in the eye, don’t back away – and don’t run, whatever you do. Just look at the ground because it treats you as one of its own so you’ve got to kind of adopt gorilla behavior,” he says.
Rhinos
Like hippos, Wood advises hiding behind a tree if you get charged by a rhino as they have poor eyesight and there’s a good chance of escape.
“I remember my heart hammering behind this tree and I couldn’t see anyone, so there was this strangely lonely feeling. I waited there for about half an hour and then finally I could hear a tracker calling us and we all kind of grouped together. My advice is you run if a rhino charges you. Make sure you’re slightly fit and agile so you can.”
Sharks
Experts advise that those facing a shark attack should try not to panic, don’t play dead, but instead try to back up against something solid and, if possible, grab a weapon – like a rock or shark knife. If things get really bad, try to punch the shark on the nose take out an eye or claw its face. Tiger Sharks are grow up to 25 feet long and can swim as fast as 32 miles per hour…so if you come face to face you’re in trouble. They have extremely sharp, serrated teeth that will rip you apart or bite off an arm.
Lions
The good news about the king of beast is that they are lazy! Lions are the laziest of the big cats and spend up to 20 hours a day snoozing. But they are also very quick on their toes, hunt in packs and are responsible for killing around 250 people a year. “You’ve got to be careful with lions,” warns Wood.
“Lions are big cats, they will chase you if you run so again you’ve got to fight that fear not to run away because the moment you turn your back it will pounce on you. So you’ve got to slowly walk back, make noise, make yourself look big.
Scorpions
There are over 2,000 species of scorpion across the world and like spiders, all of them are poisonous but only a few can kill. Jana Chan, a travel writer and an active adventurer, was stung on Safari in Namibia and describes how she was faced, “And he just chose my leg to crawl up and so I felt this shooting pain, I knew it wasn’t a mosquito. And the safari guy said – within a second – ‘scorpion’. We had to try to find the scorpion because there were two types, if it was yellow it was OK if it was black it wasn’t. But we didn’t actually find it.”
“I was wearing ankle-high trekking boots, thick socks and safari pants. But the rain was coming and scorpions come out just before the rains,” she explains. “And yes, I should have probably tucked my safari pants into the tops of my socks. Perhaps. Do I ever do that? Rarely.
Snakes
“Snakes are one of the biggest dangers because you’ve got to really watch where you’re going. You’ve got to make noise when you walk through the jungle because otherwise, if you stand on one it’s gonna bite you. Always make sure that if you’re in the jungle don’t wear shorts, wear full trousers.”
One of the deadliest snakes in Central and South America, bit one of his crew members in the middle of a rainforest. He said: “One of my porters in the Americas got bitten by a snake, luckily the venom didn’t inject, it caught onto his trousers.”
Source: The Telegraph, Charlotte Johnstone


sciencevibe--2020-05-27--UFO Expert Says the Average Person Has a 50-50 Chance of Being Married to an Alien

Physicist and former government UFO expert Dr. James Kune has some frightening news for you : if you think you ’ re married to someone from outer space , chances are good that it ’ s true !
Who knows where in the world ( or out of it ) this joker came from .
But he ’ s a believer , and says his studies prove it.
“ As many as 5 million aliens are living in the United States after taking on human form , ” says Kune .
“ They ’ re evenly split between male and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ married though childless .
My research has determined that the average person has a 50-50 chance of being married to one.
” After a decade of research on the subject , Kune claims to have identified at least 1,000 alien husbands and wives passing themselves off as human .
“ Their motives for coming here remain unclear , ” he says .
“ World conquest , the desire to live on a strange planet , overcrowding on their home world – take your pick .
We will know the answer eventually .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peaceful aliens and others are Gootans , the evil aliens.
” Why do they mate with us ?
Is it for love…or more practical reasons ?
In the beginning , Kune says , it was all about assuming a non-suspicious identity so they could live on Earth undetected .
But then , it may have evolved into something more .
“ For most other species , it ’ s unnatural NOT to pair off with someone , ” says Kune .
“ The longer they stayed here , the lonelier and more eager @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they began developing actual loving relationships with humans.
” He continues : “ One of the most surprising findings in my research is that these alien-human relationship are among Earth ’ s strongest marriages .
While the overall divorce rate for U.S. marriages is hovering around 50 percent , almost 90 percent of alien-human marriages last well beyond the so-called “ seven-year itch ” that often marks the end of human-t0-human marriage .
“ I can only theorize that the aliens are working harder to make their relationships succeed , probably to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just like being married – which really should be our first clue that they ’ re not human.
” All joking aside , if your happy marriage is leading you to suspect that your spouse may be an alien , you ’ re in luck—Dr .
Kune has identified several signs that indicate your husband or wife may have extraterrestrial origins .
According to Kune , alien husbands are handy , fix-it-all types .
“ This is obviously a function of their highly developed mechanical and scientific skills.
” Dr. Kune says .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tool they can get their hands on , and keep it all compulsively organized .
And while the majority will ask for help when they need it , “ a significant number are just as stubborn about things as human men.
” Kune continues , “ I suspect that a lot of aliens are on this planet only because they wouldn ’ t listen to people on their own planets.
” Alien wives are all about sharing and division of labor and manual chores .
And , Kune says , “ When their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these duties , several alien wives reported feeling hurt and insulted.
” They are also quite analytical and logical when making an argument , “ although we are beginning to see the early development of the skill of weeping , Dr. Kune says , “ as alien women become more assimilated into our civilization .
”

Physicist and former government UFO expert Dr. James Kune has some frightening news for you: if you think you’re married to someone from outer space, chances are good that it’s true! Who knows where in the world (or out of it) this joker came from. But he’s a believer, and says his studies prove it.“As many as 5 million aliens are living in the United States after taking on human form,” says Kune. “They’re evenly split between male and female, and most of them are married though childless. My research has determined that the average person has a 50-50 chance of being married to one.” After a decade of research on the subject, Kune claims to have identified at least 1,000 alien husbands and wives passing themselves off as human.
“Their motives for coming here remain unclear,” he says. “World conquest, the desire to live on a strange planet, overcrowding on their home world – take your pick. We will know the answer eventually. Some of the aliens are Zeebans, the peaceful aliens and others are Gootans, the evil aliens.”
Why do they mate with us? Is it for love…or more practical reasons? In the beginning, Kune says, it was all about assuming a non-suspicious identity so they could live on Earth undetected.
But then, it may have evolved into something more. “For most other species, it’s unnatural NOT to pair off with someone,” says Kune. “The longer they stayed here, the lonelier and more eager for companionship they became. And so they began developing actual loving relationships with humans.”
He continues: “One of the most surprising findings in my research is that these alien-human relationship are among Earth’s strongest marriages. While the overall divorce rate for U.S. marriages is hovering around 50 percent, almost 90 percent of alien-human marriages last well beyond the so-called “seven-year itch” that often marks the end of human-t0-human marriage.
“I can only theorize that the aliens are working harder to make their relationships succeed, probably to protect their true identities. Or maybe they just like being married – which really should be our first clue that they’re not human.”
All joking aside, if your happy marriage is leading you to suspect that your spouse may be an alien, you’re in luck—Dr. Kune has identified several signs that indicate your husband or wife may have extraterrestrial origins.
According to Kune, alien husbands are handy, fix-it-all types. “This is obviously a function of their highly developed mechanical and scientific skills.” Dr. Kune says. “They usually have every high-tech power tool they can get their hands on, and keep it all compulsively organized.
And while the majority will ask for help when they need it, “a significant number are just as stubborn about things as human men.” Kune continues, “I suspect that a lot of aliens are on this planet only because they wouldn’t listen to people on their own planets.”
Alien wives are all about sharing and division of labor and manual chores. And, Kune says, “When their husbands did not offer to help with these duties, several alien wives reported feeling hurt and insulted.” They are also quite analytical and logical when making an argument, “although we are beginning to see the early development of the skill of weeping, Dr. Kune says, “as alien women become more assimilated into our civilization.”
Source: WWN


sciencevibe--2020-05-28--After 17-Years Underground, Millions Of Cicadas Are About To Swarm In The U.S.A.

What now ?
Well , let ’ s bring on the apocalypse !
Cue the music of doom .
We are soon going to see millions and millions of cicadas of the genus Magicicada that have been underground for 17 years , just waiting to emerge in massive locust like swarms .
And , drum roll , there is an app that you can use to track them !
What else will they come up with ?
Oh well , something to do while sheltering in place !
So what the hell is a cicadas anyway ?
Following are some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cicada web page : • Cicadas emerge after the soil temperature exceeds 64 degrees , which is usually in mid-May .
• Only male cicadas sing through sound-producing structures called tymbals on either side of the abdomen under the wings .
• Cicadas do not eat solid food , but do drink fluids to avoid dehydration .
• Cicadas do not sting or bite , and do not carry diseases .
• Periodical cicada years are quite beneficial to the ecology of the region .
Their egg-laying in trees is a natural pruning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and fruits in the succeeding years .
Their emergence from the ground turns over large amounts of soil , and after they die their decaying bodies contribute a massive amount of nutrients to the soil .
• Periodical cicadas are often incorrectly called locusts .
Locusts are grasshoppers and cicadas are more closely related to aphids than grasshoppers .
The 17-year Brood IX cicadas will begin emerging in southern West Virginia in mid-May , specifically Fayette , Greenbrier , Mercer , Monroe , Pocahontas and Summers counties .
Now there is a way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ help map these insects on a mobile phone app created by cicada experts .
Gene Kritsky , Ph.D. , dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati , who has studied cicadas throughout his academic career , worked in partnership with the Center for IT Engagement ( cITe ) at Mount St. Joseph University to create the Cicada Safari app .
It allows users to search , photograph , video and help map the cicadas .
The university also maintains a cicada website showing where the cicadas will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are bugs of history , ” Dr. Kritsky said .
“ They are generational events , and many people use the emergence to mark the passage of time , recall key events in their lives and just remember where they were and what they were doing the last time the cicadas came out .
“ We developed this app because so many people are fascinated by cicadas , ” he said .
“ This is true citizen science .
People can use their phones with our app to track , photograph and help @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are emerging .
”

What now? Well, let’s bring on the apocalypse! Cue the music of doom.
We are soon going to see millions and millions of cicadas of the genus Magicicada that have been underground for 17 years, just waiting to emerge in massive locust like swarms.
And, drum roll, there is an app that you can use to track them! What else will they come up with? Oh well, something to do while sheltering in place!
So what the hell is a cicadas anyway? Following are some cicada facts from Dr. Kritsky’s cicada web page:
• Cicadas emerge after the soil temperature exceeds 64 degrees, which is usually in mid-May.
• Only male cicadas sing through sound-producing structures called tymbals on either side of the abdomen under the wings.
• Cicadas do not eat solid food, but do drink fluids to avoid dehydration.
• Cicadas do not sting or bite, and do not carry diseases.
• Periodical cicada years are quite beneficial to the ecology of the region. Their egg-laying in trees is a natural pruning that results in increased numbers of flowers and fruits in the succeeding years. Their emergence from the ground turns over large amounts of soil, and after they die their decaying bodies contribute a massive amount of nutrients to the soil.
• Periodical cicadas are often incorrectly called locusts. Locusts are grasshoppers and cicadas are more closely related to aphids than grasshoppers.
— Mount St. Joseph University, Behavioral and Natural Sciences Department
The 17-year Brood IX cicadas will begin emerging in southern West Virginia in mid-May, specifically Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe, Pocahontas and Summers counties. Now there is a way to track, photograph, video and help map these insects on a mobile phone app created by cicada experts.
Gene Kritsky, Ph.D., dean of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, who has studied cicadas throughout his academic career, worked in partnership with the Center for IT Engagement (cITe) at Mount St. Joseph University to create the Cicada Safari app. It allows users to search, photograph, video and help map the cicadas. The university also maintains a cicada website showing where the cicadas will emerge this year.
“Periodical cicadas are bugs of history,” Dr. Kritsky said. “They are generational events, and many people use the emergence to mark the passage of time, recall key events in their lives and just remember where they were and what they were doing the last time the cicadas came out.
“We developed this app because so many people are fascinated by cicadas,” he said. “This is true citizen science. People can use their phones with our app to track, photograph and help us map the cicadas to verify where they are emerging.”
— Mount St. Joseph University, Behavioral and Natural Sciences Department


sciencevibe--2020-05-27--Hitler & Nazi Soldiers Were ‘Blitzed’ On Pervatin Methamphetamine, Says, Author!

Author Says Hitler was a “ Super Junkie !
” Pervatin Methamphetamine was called the perfect drug for Hitler & his Nazi Soldiers by Professor Otto Ranke according to an author who has written a book called “ Blitzed.
” The award-winning German writer Norman Ohler recounts how the Nazi leader developed a drug addiction in 1944 that destroyed his veins and led to an increasingly erratic display of decision-making .
In 1944 , World War II when the Nazis were going down the Fuhrer ‘ s optimism never waned .
And the reason according to author Norman Ohler was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that was secret .
Turns out – according to the author that Hitler was doing a mix of cocaine and opioids and that he was completely addicted to his “ special speedball .
“ Hitler needed those highs to substitute [ for ] his natural charisma , which … he had lost in the course of the war , ” Ohler says .
In fact , Adolf Hitler was a “ gibbering super junkie ” in the final year of the Second World War , an author has claimed .
Ohler ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it largely depends on the papers of Hitler ’ s private physician .
He describes the role of drugs within the Third Reich , and specifically , he cites three different phases of the Fuhrer ‘ s drug use.
” The first one are the vitamins given in high doses intravenously .
The second phase starts in the fall of 1941 with the first opiate , but especially with the first hormone injections , ” Ohler says .
“ Then in ’ 43 the third phase starts , which is the heavy opiate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Norman Ohlear and below are the excerpts .
On Dr. Theodor Morell prescribing drugs to Hitler during the war years Hitler met a doctor called Theo Morell in 1936 .
Morell was famous for giving vitamin injections , and Hitler , with his healthy diet , immediately believed in this doctor and got daily vitamin injections .
But then as the war turned difficult for Germany in 1941 against Russia in the fall , Hitler got sick for the first time .
He couldn ’ t go to the military briefing , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gave him something different that day .
He gave him an opiate that day , and he also gave him a hormone injection .
Hitler , who had suffered from high fever , immediately felt well again and was able to go to the meeting and tell the generals how the war should continue , how the daily operations should continue .
And he was really struck by this immediate recovery from this opiate , which was called Dolantin .
From that moment on , he asked Morell to give him stronger stuff @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the fall of 1941 to the winter of 1944 Hitler ’ s drug abuse increases significantly .
On whether Hitler realized he was addicted to opiates I assume that Hitler kind of pushed it back in his mind what was actually going on .
For him it was important to be able to function at all times , to never have a day off , because he distrusted anyone in his surroundings , especially the generals .
He had to make all the military decisions .
He only came to the conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to opiates very late in the war , namely when he fired Morell in late April 1945 .
Several witnesses who were present in the bunker at that particular moment reported that Hitler shouted at Morell , “ You have been giving me opiates the whole time !
Get out of the bunker and leave me alone.
” So it looks like it came as a revelation to Hitler that he ’ d been drugging himself in a way , through Morell , the whole time .
On whether Hitler suffered from withdrawal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in those last months of his life is his shaking , his tremor .
It can even be seen on some of the footage that has been shot and has been released , even by the Nazi propaganda machine , where we can see Hitler shaking the hands of young kids , Hitler Youth , very late in the war effort and his whole body is shaking and his hand is shaking without even shaking the hands of these kids .
… Some historians have claimed that this is the result of Parkinson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in fact , administered a medicine against Parkinson ’ s once in April 1945 .
So perhaps Hitler did suffer from Parkinson ’ s ; it ’ s a bit hard to say in retrospect .
What we can say is that Morell writes in his notes that he is lacking the drugs that he had been giving Hitler in late 1944 .
In 1945 , these drugs are not available to him anymore , or they ’ re hard to come by .
… The fact is the Merck Co. in Darmstadt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in December 1944 , so Merck was not able to produce Eukodal anymore , and Morell doesn ’ t give any of the potent substances that he gave Hitler before .
He doesn ’ t give any of those in 1945 .
If you take oxycodone intravenously for some time and then suddenly you ’ re not able to get the drug anymore , you will certainly suffer from withdrawal symptoms .
So I believe that Hitler ’ s deteriorating health in 1945 when he was in the bunker in Berlin — that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ witness in certain photos and in that footage that came out of that time — is due to withdrawal symptoms .
On how methamphetamine was given to soldiers In the mid-1930s there was a company in Berlin called Temmler which developed a new type of “ medicine ” … which was methamphetamine , which they branded as Pervitin and Pervitin methamphetamine , which we now know as crystal meth , or at least is the street name .
[ It ] was perfectly legal and was seen as a legitimate way of boosting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a potent cup of coffee .
Professor Otto Ranke realized in 1938 that there was a medicine out there that was highly popular in the German civilian population .
This was Pervatin methamphetamine , and he read some of the reports … [ that ] concluded that methamphetamine reduces the fear level , if given in high dosages , and also reduces the need to sleep .
… So he started doing tests in 1938 and in 1939 on young medical officers in Berlin .
… [ And ] he came to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for soldiers , and he suggested this to his superiors .
He said , “ We should distribute meth officially among the troops.
” On how methamphetamine was administered to German troops for the invasion of France The surprising strategy of the attack against the West was … to move the whole army with the tank troops … through the Ardennes Mountains in a very rapid fashion .
… The Western allies didn ’ t think the Ardennes mountains would be a threat , because any army would have to rest at night @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that mountainous terrain , but the German strategy was to not stop and to reach the French border city of Sedan after three days and three restless nights .
Thirty-five million tablets of methamphetamine were being distributed just before the advance and were being taken by the tank troops in regular intervals .
Two pills had to be taken once the advance [ started ] , and then after 12 hours another pill , and then after 12 hours another pill .
This was written down in the so-called stimulant decree .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after an amazingly short period of time … while the French and British [ armies ] were still in northern Belgium , where they had actually expected the German attack .

Author Says Hitler was a “Super Junkie!” Pervatin Methamphetamine was called the perfect drug for Hitler & his Nazi Soldiers by Professor Otto Ranke according to an author who has written a book called “Blitzed.” The award-winning German writer Norman Ohler recounts how the Nazi leader developed a drug addiction in 1944 that destroyed his veins and led to an increasingly erratic display of decision-making. In 1944, World War II when the Nazis were going down the Fuhrer‘s optimism never waned. And the reason according to author Norman Ohler was that Hitler had a major drug habit that was secret. Turns out – according to the author that Hitler was doing a mix of cocaine and opioids and that he was completely addicted to his “special speedball. “Hitler needed those highs to substitute [for] his natural charisma, which … he had lost in the course of the war,” Ohler says.
In fact, Adolf Hitler was a “gibbering super junkie” in the final year of the Second World War, an author has claimed. Ohler’s new book is entitled Blitzed, and it largely depends on the papers of Hitler’s private physician. He describes the role of drugs within the Third Reich, and specifically, he cites three different phases of the Fuhrer‘s drug use.”The first one are the vitamins given in high doses intravenously. The second phase starts in the fall of 1941 with the first opiate, but especially with the first hormone injections,” Ohler says. “Then in ’43 the third phase starts, which is the heavy opiate phase.” NPR did an interview with Norman Ohlear and below are the excerpts.
Interview Highlights
On Dr. Theodor Morell prescribing drugs to Hitler during the war years
Hitler met a doctor called Theo Morell in 1936. Morell was famous for giving vitamin injections, and Hitler, with his healthy diet, immediately believed in this doctor and got daily vitamin injections.
But then as the war turned difficult for Germany in 1941 against Russia in the fall, Hitler got sick for the first time. He couldn’t go to the military briefing, which was unheard of before, and Morell gave him something different that day. He gave him an opiate that day, and he also gave him a hormone injection.
Hitler, who had suffered from high fever, immediately felt well again and was able to go to the meeting and tell the generals how the war should continue, how the daily operations should continue. And he was really struck by this immediate recovery from this opiate, which was called Dolantin. From that moment on, he asked Morell to give him stronger stuff than just vitamins. We can see from the fall of 1941 to the winter of 1944 Hitler’s drug abuse increases significantly.
On whether Hitler realized he was addicted to opiates
I assume that Hitler kind of pushed it back in his mind what was actually going on. For him it was important to be able to function at all times, to never have a day off, because he distrusted anyone in his surroundings, especially the generals. He had to make all the military decisions. He only came to the conclusion that Morell actually had made him addicted to opiates very late in the war, namely when he fired Morell in late April 1945. Several witnesses who were present in the bunker at that particular moment reported that Hitler shouted at Morell, “You have been giving me opiates the whole time! Get out of the bunker and leave me alone.” So it looks like it came as a revelation to Hitler that he’d been drugging himself in a way, through Morell, the whole time.
On whether Hitler suffered from withdrawal symptoms
What puzzles everyone who studies Hitler in those last months of his life is his shaking, his tremor. It can even be seen on some of the footage that has been shot and has been released, even by the Nazi propaganda machine, where we can see Hitler shaking the hands of young kids, Hitler Youth, very late in the war effort and his whole body is shaking and his hand is shaking without even shaking the hands of these kids. … Some historians have claimed that this is the result of Parkinson’s disease, because Morell, in fact, administered a medicine against Parkinson’s once in April 1945. So perhaps Hitler did suffer from Parkinson’s; it’s a bit hard to say in retrospect.
What we can say is that Morell writes in his notes that he is lacking the drugs that he had been giving Hitler in late 1944. In 1945, these drugs are not available to him anymore, or they’re hard to come by. … The fact is the Merck Co. in Darmstadt had been destroyed by British air raids in December 1944, so Merck was not able to produce Eukodal anymore, and Morell doesn’t give any of the potent substances that he gave Hitler before. He doesn’t give any of those in 1945.
If you take oxycodone intravenously for some time and then suddenly you’re not able to get the drug anymore, you will certainly suffer from withdrawal symptoms. So I believe that Hitler’s deteriorating health in 1945 when he was in the bunker in Berlin — that wreck of a man that we can witness in certain photos and in that footage that came out of that time — is due to withdrawal symptoms.
On how methamphetamine was given to soldiers
In the mid-1930s there was a company in Berlin called Temmler which developed a new type of “medicine” … which was methamphetamine, which they branded as Pervitin and Pervitin methamphetamine, which we now know as crystal meth, or at least is the street name. [It] was perfectly legal and was seen as a legitimate way of boosting your daily performance. It was like a potent cup of coffee.
Professor Otto Ranke realized in 1938 that there was a medicine out there that was highly popular in the German civilian population. This was Pervatin methamphetamine, and he read some of the reports … [that] concluded that methamphetamine reduces the fear level, if given in high dosages, and also reduces the need to sleep. … So he started doing tests in 1938 and in 1939 on young medical officers in Berlin. … [And] he came to the conclusion that meth is the perfect drug for soldiers, and he suggested this to his superiors. He said, “We should distribute meth officially among the troops.”
On how methamphetamine was administered to German troops for the invasion of France
The surprising strategy of the attack against the West was … to move the whole army with the tank troops … through the Ardennes Mountains in a very rapid fashion. … The Western allies didn’t think the Ardennes mountains would be a threat, because any army would have to rest at night and then could easily be destroyed in that mountainous terrain, but the German strategy was to not stop and to reach the French border city of Sedan after three days and three restless nights.
Thirty-five million tablets of methamphetamine were being distributed just before the advance and were being taken by the tank troops in regular intervals. Two pills had to be taken once the advance [started], and then after 12 hours another pill, and then after 12 hours another pill. This was written down in the so-called stimulant decree.
It actually worked. The Germans reached Sedan after an amazingly short period of time … while the French and British [armies] were still in northern Belgium, where they had actually expected the German attack.
Via: Heard on Fresh Air, NPR


sciencevibe--2020-06-03--Leonardo da Vinci’s Brilliant Quotes Sound Like They Were Said Today

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15 , 1452 , in Vinci , Italy and was the epitome of a “ Renaissance man.
” He had a curious mind and keen intellect , da Vinci studied the laws of science , nature and the arts , and wasn ’ t afraid to use an interdisciplinary approach to his work .
He was a painter , sculptor , architect , inventor , military engineer and draftsman .
His ideas and body of work—which includes “ Virgin of the Rocks , ” “ The Last Supper ” and “ Mona Lisa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance .
Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the “ Universal Genius ” or “ Renaissance Man ” , an individual of “ unquenchable curiosity ” and “ feverishly inventive imagination ” .
According to art historians .
“ his mind and personality seem to us superhuman , while the man himself mysterious and remote ” .
Born out of wedlock to a notary , Piero da Vinci , and a peasant woman , Caterina , in Vinci in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio .
Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan .
He later worked in Rome , Bologna and Venice , and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded to him by Francis I of France .
Leonardo was , and is , renowned primarily as a painter .
Among his works , the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Leonardo ’ s drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon , being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin , textbooks , and T-shirts .
Perhaps fifteen of his paintings have survived .
Nevertheless , these few works , together with his notebooks , which contain drawings , scientific diagrams , and his thoughts on the nature of painting , compose a contribution to later generations of artists rivaled only by that of his contemporary , Michelangelo .
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death .
Art is never finished , only abandoned .
When once you have tasted flight , you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward , for there you have been , and there you will always long to return .
Iron rusts from disuse ; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen ; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind .
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding .
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions .
Nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them .
They went out and happened to things .

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy and was the epitome of a “Renaissance man.” He had a curious mind and keen intellect, da Vinci studied the laws of science, nature and the arts, and wasn’t afraid to use an interdisciplinary approach to his work. He was a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, military engineer and draftsman. His ideas and body of work—which includes “Virgin of the Rocks,” “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa”—have influenced countless artists and made da Vinci a leading light of the Italian Renaissance.
Many historians and scholars regard Leonardo as the prime exemplar of the “Universal Genius” or “Renaissance Man”, an individual of “unquenchable curiosity” and “feverishly inventive imagination”. According to art historians. “his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, while the man himself mysterious and remote”.
Born out of wedlock to a notary, Piero da Vinci, and a peasant woman, Caterina, in Vinci in the region of Florence, Leonardo was educated in the studio of the renowned Florentine painter Andrea del Verrocchio. Much of his earlier working life was spent in the service of Ludovico il Moro in Milan. He later worked in Rome, Bologna and Venice, and he spent his last years in France at the home awarded to him by Francis I of France.
Leonardo was, and is, renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time. Leonardo’s drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin, textbooks, and T-shirts. Perhaps fifteen of his paintings have survived. Nevertheless, these few works, together with his notebooks, which contain drawings, scientific diagrams, and his thoughts on the nature of painting, compose a contribution to later generations of artists rivaled only by that of his contemporary, Michelangelo.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death.
Art is never finished, only abandoned.
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
Learning never exhausts the mind.
Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.


sciencevibe--2020-06-03--Relax This Spider’s Psychedelic Glow Is Only An Optical Illusion  [VIDEO]

Optical illusion caused by a spider ?
Watch this video !
There is nothing more dazzlingly than the psychedelic blue body of the Australian peacock spider , Maratus splendens , and now we know why according to a report in the .
It ’ s like dropping acid ( not that we know first hand ) or at the very least it ’ s like peeking through the hole of a kaleidoscope .
Now researchers have determined that the bright red scales that adorn the arachnid are colored by pigments , but that the glowing blue , a rare color @ @ @ @ @ @ @ structural color .
And that means it ’ s a bit like optical illusion – a trick that depends on physical design and the light reflected from the design .
They used scanning electron microscopy to see the peacock spider ’ s design up close , researchers discovered that tiny threadlike fibers sandwiched in between two layers of scales coat the spider ’ s exterior—a design unique to this spider .
The way light bounces between the scales , produces the distinct blue color .
Not surprising the structural color is similar in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s namesake , the peacock .
A peacock has feathers that sport slight indentions that scatters light .
But it ’ s the spider ’ s fibers that produce a subtle color change is an unique evolutionary development .
Maratus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae ( jumping spiders ) .
These spiders are commonly referred to as Peacock Spiders due to the males ’ colorful and usually iridescent patterns on the upper surface of the abdomen often enhanced with lateral flaps or bristles , which they display during courtship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being cryptic in appearance .
In at least one species , Maratus vespertilio , the expansion of the flaps also occurs during ritualized contests between males .
The male display and courtship dance are complex , involving visual and vibratory signals .

Optical illusion caused by a spider? Watch this video! There is nothing more dazzlingly than the psychedelic blue body of the Australian peacock spider,Maratus splendens, and now we know why according to a report in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface . It’s like dropping acid (not that we know first hand) or at the very least it’s like peeking through the hole of a kaleidoscope. Now researchers have determined that the bright red scales that adorn the arachnid are colored by pigments, but that the glowing blue, a rare color found in animal pigments, is a structural color. And that means it’s a bit like optical illusion – a trick that depends on physical design and the light reflected from the design.
They used scanning electron microscopy to see the peacock spider’s design up close, researchers discovered that tiny threadlike fibers sandwiched in between two layers of scales coat the spider’s exterior—a design unique to this spider. The way light bounces between the scales, produces the distinct blue color. Not surprising the structural color is similar in concept to that seen in the spider’s namesake, the peacock. A peacock has feathers that sport slight indentions that scatters light. But it’s the spider’s fibers that produce a subtle color change is an unique evolutionary development.
Maratus is a spider genus of the family Salticidae (jumping spiders). These spiders are commonly referred to as Peacock Spiders due to the males’ colorful and usually iridescent patterns on the upper surface of the abdomen often enhanced with lateral flaps or bristles, which they display during courtship. Females lack these bright colors, being cryptic in appearance. In at least one species, Maratus vespertilio, the expansion of the flaps also occurs during ritualized contests between males. The male display and courtship dance are complex, involving visual and vibratory signals.
Via: Science


sciencevibe--2020-06-03--Tesla’s “Thought Camera” Was To Project The Brain’s Thought Onto A Wall, BUT…

Did you know that Tesla believed that he could create a camera to project a brain ’ s thoughts onto a wall ?
No kidding , Tesla believed that he could invent a camera to read mental imagery and thoughts .
In an article published in the Kansas City Journal-Post in September 1933 , he told reporters about a device that would be capable of “ photographing of thought.
” “ I expect to photograph thoughts , ” Tesla said .
“ In 1893 , while engaged in certain investigations , I became convinced that a definite image formed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ produce a corresponding image on the retina , which might be read by a suitable apparatus…Now if it be true that a thought reflects an image on the retina , it is a mere question of illuminating the same property and taking photographs , and then using the ordinary methods which are available to project the image on a screen .
If this can be done successfully , then the objects imagined by a person would be clearly reflected on the screen as they are formed , and in this way every thought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our minds would then , indeed , be like open books , ” he continued .
Tesla ’ s plan never became a reality , but researchers are still studying vision and exploring the idea of mind-reading machines .
In attempts at mind-reading , scientists have developed algorithms that can learn to interpret brain signals and reproduce a rough version of images “ seen ” in a person ’ s mind .
And scientists have created artificial retinas through sophisticated mathematical analyses of how real retinas convert images to electrical impulses to send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ included his a 187 foot-tall tower called to try to wirelessly convey electric power across the planet , using the earth itself as an enormous electrical conductor .
It was called Wardenclyffe Tower was designed by Nikola Tesla to demonstrate the feasibility of wireless power transmission .
Real Clear Science reports other strange ideas : “ Upon picking up odd signals at one of his labs , Tesla believed that they could have been sent from Mars by using that planet similarly as a conductor .
Celibate his entire life , Tesla became @ @ @ @ @ @ @ years .
He claimed to keep his ideas inside of his brain to keep them from being stolen .
He was suspicious of twentieth century physics , as explained by Einstein and others .
OCD traits began to hamper him : he could not tolerate round objects , human hair or touching things that might have germs .
He was supposedly obsessed with the number three .
Tesla ’ s reputation has grown through many tall-tales : he allegedly caused an earthquake ; it was said that he could fell steel buildings and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allegedly transmitted electricity 26 miles without wires .
It is disappointing that these stories are almost categorically untrue .
However , the simple fact that they exist and , like most myths , do have some far-diminished basis in reality is proof of the man ’ s legend .
Wireless electrical energy over seven feet became 26 miles and eventually “ free energy ” from the vacuum .
An entire conspiracy theory movement has formed around Tesla ’ s “ hidden ” or “ suppressed ” inventions and ideas .
The United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s legacy of mad genius .
Shortly after his death in 1943 , the FBI seized all of his belongings .
Nikola Tesla never created free energy from thin air .
He neither created earthquakes nor built a death ray .
He did however , make enormous contributions to the world , leaving us with a fascinating historical character , and some beautiful lightning machines .
”

Did you know that Tesla believed that he could create a camera to project a brain’s thoughts onto a wall? No kidding, Tesla believed that he could invent a camera to read mental imagery and thoughts. In an article published in the Kansas City Journal-Post in September 1933, he told reporters about a device that would be capable of “photographing of thought.” “I expect to photograph thoughts,” Tesla said. “In 1893, while engaged in certain investigations, I became convinced that a definite image formed in thought, must by reflex action, produce a corresponding image on the retina, which might be read by a suitable apparatus…Now if it be true that a thought reflects an image on the retina, it is a mere question of illuminating the same property and taking photographs, and then using the ordinary methods which are available to project the image on a screen. If this can be done successfully, then the objects imagined by a person would be clearly reflected on the screen as they are formed, and in this way every thought of the individual could be read. Our minds would then, indeed, be like open books,” he continued.
Tesla’s plan never became a reality, but researchers are still studying vision and exploring the idea of mind-reading machines. In attempts at mind-reading, scientists have developed algorithms that can learn to interpret brain signals and reproduce a rough version of images “seen” in a person’s mind. And scientists have created artificial retinas through sophisticated mathematical analyses of how real retinas convert images to electrical impulses to send up to the brain.
Other oddities included his a 187 foot-tall tower called to try to wirelessly convey electric power across the planet, using the earth itself as an enormous electrical conductor. It was called Wardenclyffe Tower was designed by Nikola Tesla to demonstrate the feasibility of wireless power transmission.
Real Clear Science reports other strange ideas: “Upon picking up odd signals at one of his labs, Tesla believed that they could have been sent from Mars by using that planet similarly as a conductor. Celibate his entire life, Tesla became lonely and slightly paranoid in his elder years. He claimed to keep his ideas inside of his brain to keep them from being stolen. He was suspicious of twentieth century physics, as explained by Einstein and others. OCD traits began to hamper him: he could not tolerate round objects, human hair or touching things that might have germs.
He was supposedly obsessed with the number three. Tesla’s reputation has grown through many tall-tales: he allegedly caused an earthquake; it was said that he could fell steel buildings and bridges with a pocket-sized machine; he allegedly transmitted electricity 26 miles without wires. It is disappointing that these stories are almost categorically untrue. However, the simple fact that they exist and, like most myths, do have some far-diminished basis in reality is proof of the man’s legend. Wireless electrical energy over seven feet became 26 miles and eventually “free energy” from the vacuum.
An entire conspiracy theory movement has formed around Tesla’s “hidden” or “suppressed” inventions and ideas. The United States government also unwittingly contributed to Tesla’s legacy of mad genius. Shortly after his death in 1943, the FBI seized all of his belongings. Nikola Tesla never created free energy from thin air. He neither created earthquakes nor built a death ray. He did however, make enormous contributions to the world, leaving us with a fascinating historical character, and some beautiful lightning machines.”
Via: Real Clear Science