'The Falling Water' - Rube Goldberg Cocktail Makers Posted: 1 year ago by psycmoe
Quite the contraption to make a cocktail.
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Bottled Water - Where Does That Water Come From? Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The economic value of "special water" was first cultivated in Europe during the late 1700s when people began visiting natural springs to drink the water or bathe in it. Then in 1767, Jackson's spa in Boston began bottling their water.
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9 Great Reasons to Drink Water, and How to Form the Water Habit Posted: 2 years ago by maxriter
We all know that water is good for us, but often the reasons are a little fuzzy. And even if we know why we should drink water, it's not a habit that many people form.
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Water crisis threatens Yemen's swelling population Posted: 3 months ago by kakana
Water shortages in the southern city of Aden are already fueling violence. One person was shot dead and three were wounded, two of them police, during water protests on Aug. 24.
*This is about water, something we take for granted every day.
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The Top 12 Rube Goldberg Machines Posted: 2 years ago by muppetmaker
Some of these are Mind blowing!
(This could be considered a Pseudo Dupe because some of these were posted individually awhile ago, but there are some new ones, they are amazing!)
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Japanese Rube Goldberg Device Makes Ramen Posted: 3 years ago by aoeu
Now, that's how I want to eat ramen, for sure! An impressive 6-minute-long video.
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Clever Flash Rube Goldberg Thingy Posted: 1 year ago by zebrahdh
It's in Dutch, so I have no clue what it's about. Its fun to watch though.
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Rube Goldberg "Something for Nothing" 1940 Posted: 2 years ago by suebe
Inspired by this little war
Themepic courtesy of Worth1000.com
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King of all Rube Golbergs Posted: 3 years ago by iduffee
How. How does one find the time?
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Water Discovered in Moon Samples Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Water has been found conclusively for the first time inside ancient moon samples brought back by Apollo astronauts. The discovery may force scientists to rethink the lunar past and future, although uncertainty remains about how much water exists and whether future explorers could extract it.
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Researchers Reveal the Dance of Water Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Water is familiar to everyone—it shapes our bodies and our planet. But despite this abundance, the molecular structure of water has remained a mystery, with the substance exhibiting many strange properties that are still poorly understood. Recent work, however, is shedding new light on water’s molecular idiosyncrasies, offering insight into its strange bulk properties.
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Water shortages in a world of plenty Posted: 8 months ago by rambler
Subtitled 'Water shortages are a growing problem, but not for the reasons most people think', this article in The Economist of 11th April 2009, was an eye-opener. Not telling us how we have less water, but rather how we use (and abuse?) it. Very interesting statistics about water usage!
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Do You Really Need 8 Glasses Of Water Per Day? Posted: 3 years ago by catalyst
We have all been bombarded with orders to drink more water every day or we could become dehydrated and if we don’t, oh no please help us, something terrible is going to happen, like we’re going to shrivel up and die.
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The Time I Lost Control of My Bowels On the Water Slide Posted: 3 years ago by gnikgnok
(hilarious craigslist entry)
Our local water park is opening this weekend, so I'm posting in honor of this small town's most exciting annual event.
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Gullies Mark Most Recent Water Flow on Mars Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Water is present on Mars today, but it is entirely bound up in ice because the surface is too cold for liquid water.
But evidence has been mounting that shows water once flowed across the Martian surface, potentially supporting life. While water does not mean there was life, it's a key prerequisite.
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The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water. Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash. Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14.
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Another Bloody Water Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
According to Jay Dillon, the director of Subgroup: "It tends to stand out on the shelves, by not standing out. Whilst all the other brands are fighting on the shelf with the same old cascasding water falls and water droplets etc. Our clear invisible bottle makes a focus of the water inside. Because after all it's just another bloody water, right!"
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5 Really Weird Things About Water Posted: 1 year ago by Bornbad
Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works.
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For once Justice wins in compensation case over fly in water bottle. Posted: 2 years ago by pocksucket
Martin Mustapha found a dead fly in a water dispenser bottle in 2001 and brought a $300,000 suit against the suppliers. At appeal, Mustapha, who never drank any of the water, didn't get the result he was after. Not by a long chalk.
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Weird water: Discovery challenges long-held beliefs about water's special properties Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have long marveled over counter-intuitive properties that set water apart from other solids and liquids commonly found in nature. That is why Pablo Debenedetti and collaborators were surprised to find a highly simplified model molecule that behaves in much the same way as water, a discovery that upends long-held beliefs about what makes water so special.
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As climate changes, is water the new oil? Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
More than a billion people lack access to clean water, and 2.5 billion are without water for sanitation, with 80 percent of all disease borne by dirty water.
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