GREENSBURG, Kan. - A time capsule found in the wreckage of tornado-ravaged Greensburg High School documented the town's past through 70-year-old newspapers and membership lists from a church, a band and the American Legion post. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago tags Greensburg tornado time capsule |
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There were a few surprises for the University of Washington's Class of 1957 when they opened a time capsule sealed 50 years ago. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAmong audiotapes and copies of the yearbook and school newspaper were 1980s-era porn, a condom and some dirty underwear. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago |
For 30 days, from October 10 until November 8, Yahoo! users worldwide can contribute photos, writings, videos, audio, and drawings to this electronic anthropology project. picked by cb__ 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
This 1957 Chevy was buried in a concrete vault built to withstand a nuclear blast - but moisture proved a bigger threat. A very cool snapshot of life in the late 50's. Visit the Buried Car Web Site for more info and some interesting pics! picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Mexican authorities have denied Yahoo permission to conduct its laser beaming from the Pyramid of the Sun, fearing damage to the ancient historical site. picked by cb__ 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A boarded-up shop in Lancashire was found to have been left in exactly the same state as when it stopped trading more than 40 years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Time is no longer a simple line from the past to the future, in a four dimensional world consisting of three dimensions of space and one of time. Instead, Roger Highfield envisages the passage of history as curves embedded in a six dimensionals, with four of space and two of time. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share science |
According to Professor Paul Davies "Scientists have no doubt whatever that it is possible to build a time machine to visit the future". Since the publication of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity in 1905, few, if any, scientists would dispute that time travel to the future is perfectly possible. picked by shredtone 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
Sometimes they swing, sometimes they miss. The best, and worst Time covers reveal how we looked at news and ourselves in peacetime, war, depression and boom. picked by mobase 8 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
People who procrastinate tend to be less healthy, less wealthy and less happy. picked by civicracer18c1 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
I'm not exactly sure what to make of this, but if the facts are correct, then this could eventually change the world. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago 21 comments edit related share plime.com |
This is a video with several time lapse clips set to a nice background tune. picked by shredtone 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
Don't burn those bridges! picked by suebe 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share science |
[Time travel] is possible because of the nature of time and the fact that we are everywhere at the same time. It involves something called 'metaphysics', and you don't need a flux capacitor. picked by TheStep 2 years ago |
Earlier we learned that The New York Times opened up their archives for free. A thread was started where we could post interesting finds. The people at Mental_Floss magazine are showcasing the first time various famous places/names/things/ etc were mentioned in the Times. From simpsons, through Starbucks, Silicon Valley and more! picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
In The Matrix, the hero Neo could dodge bullets because time moved in slow motion for him during battles. Indeed, in the real world, people in danger often feel as if time slowed down for them. This warping of time apparently does not result from the brain speeding up from adrenaline when in danger. Instead, this feeling seems to be an illusion, scientists now find. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
Nostalgia Lovers can visit this blog to enjoy daily free podcasts and downloads of all sorts of Old Time Radio Shows. Mystery, Science Fiction, Comedy, Music from the 1920's 30's 40's 50's and 60's, Westerns, Romance and Adventure. All Free and updated several times per day picked by zencat 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
Muslim scientists and clerics have called for the adoption of Mecca time to replace GMT, arguing that the Saudi city is the true centre of the Earth. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago 12 comments edit related share world |
Mathematical physicists at the Steklov Mathematical Institute in Moscow believe that the vast experiment at CERN, the European particle physics centre near Geneva in Switzerland, may turn out to be the world's first time machine picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago 14 comments edit related share science |
A Spanish scientist suggests that the universe's end will come not with a bang but standstill - that time is literally running out and will, one day, stop altogether. picked by Lilo 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |