A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed. The plastic could be used one day to produce lighter, stronger armour for soldiers or police and their vehicles. It also has potential to reduce the energy required to separate gasses in chemical factories and improve microtechnology such as microchips or biomedical sensors. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Convenient 1-page sheet showing various keyboard, mouse, navigation shortcuts, file locations, tips, and more for Firefox

Pdf version here. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

This is a pretty clever translation of the shape of the world’s continents into sheet music. Seems that you can listen to the result via links in comments of the article picked by wildminou 2 years ago

Evidence suggests that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet was formed in the Alps, halfway around the world. picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

A simple sheet of glass coated with dye could be enough to cut the costs of solar power. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago

BlankSheetofPaper.com is a free online utility to allow you to print a blank sheet of paper from your printer in case you need a clean white, blank sheet of paper to write on. No download required. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Peter Callesen manages to take simple semi-cuts out of paper and turn them into true works of art. Some really amazing and creative artwork. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

There are few places in the world where the effects of global warming appear to be more dramatic than the Ilulissat ice fjord.
"Look," they say, "the ice is melting. Unless we dramatically cut our emissions now, the Greenland Ice Sheet and our planet are in peril."

Are they right? Do scientific studies of the Greenland Ice Sheet indicate that catastrophe is around the corner? picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Artist Peter Callesen makes "sculptures" out of a single piece of paper. Pretty nifty picked by JoshSF49 2 years ago

The first evidence of a volcanic eruption from beneath Antarctica’s most rapidly changing ice sheet is reported this week in the journal Nature Geosciences. The volcano on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet erupted 2000 years ago (325BC) and remains active. Using airborne ice-sounding radar, scientists discovered a layer of ash produced by a ‘subglacial’ volcano. It extends across an a... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

William Hundley gets people to jump underneath sheets and fabrics and catches them in mid-air and completely hidden behind the fabric.

Edit: Slideshow is SFW.
Flickr set is NSFW. picked by Bandit 2 years ago

This is getting so out of hand. A kid wears a ghost costume. A few people thought it looked like a KKK uniform. A huge uproar ensues including suspending the child. There are even calls for the school to undergo diversity and sensitivity training when they should be undergoing an intelligence or common sense exam. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Why use the same styles for your textbox like everybody else? You can customize yourself very easily with a few cascading style sheets.

There are a few examples but you can create your own and of course with other colors. picked by Johnny21J 3 years ago

Not if we are from Salisbury we aren't.

The council there have apparently banned the phrase for fear of upsetting people. picked by davbob 1 year ago

A sleep-deprived office worker accidentally discovers a black hole and then greed gets the better of him...
Nice short movie picked by wildminou 1 year ago

A very nice and extensive list of cheat sheets for programing, OS, programs such as GIMP, Photoshop, and more! picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

...The alarm goes off.

Firemen in Montreal attended a fire at Auberge 1082 where 5 people needed evacuating.

From the building. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

The calculations about the effects of ice sheets breaking are more than 30 years old, and are off by meters.

Related Article picked by Ankabout 6 months ago

Recently a commenter asked what they could do with all the old newspapers they had piling up. With enough time, patience, and newspapers you can create newspaper yarn. From the design studios of Greetje van Tiem and her “Indruk” project she can purportedly spins 20yds of “yarn” from a sheet of old newspaper. Include steps on how to make it. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

University of Maryland physicists have shown that graphene has a higher intrinsic limit of conductivity than any other known material at room temperature. Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of graphite, is a new material which combines aspects of semiconductors and metals. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago