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  1. I wonder how... on Russia Planning Double Mission to Mars · · Score: 1

    a rover behaves in near-zero gravity. And how can it be tested it on earth.
    According to Wikipedia, gravity on Phobos is slightly below g/1000. In other words a 400 kg rover will feel like it is 400 grams over there. That's almost nothing.

  2. Understand science better... on Many Scientists Admit Unethical Practices · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... with the help of this online english/"science" language companion.

  3. This already happenend on the moon.. on Earth Microbes May Survive On Mars · · Score: 5, Informative

    ..when the Apollo 12 crew brought back a camera from Surveyor 3. Some microorganisms survived a few years on the moon. See a nasa page for details.

  4. Re:Anyone got an idea what's going on here? on Excursions at the Speed of Light · · Score: 1

    The animation at the end of this page explains it visually.

  5. Re:1.5 Megabits for $500 on Space Needle To Become WiMax Antenna · · Score: 1

    Actually, it's *national* phone calls rather than local (but not cellular).

  6. Re:Not first stereographic, but first hi-res stere on India Launches World's First Stereo Imaging Satellite · · Score: 1

    SPOT 5 is able to generate hi-res stereo pairs.
    Sample movie of the Vesuvio: here

  7. Mirrored site on Liquid Metal CPU Cooling · · Score: 1
  8. "Good artists copy, great artists steal" on Jobs Claims Microsoft Is Shamelessly Copying · · Score: 2, Informative

    You may want to read a Jobs quote, in the transcripts of the "Triumph of the Nerds", part 3 Halfway through the page, Jobs talks about Picasso saying this.

  9. Question for physicists on Scientists Solve Riddle of Unpopped Popcorn · · Score: 1

    Anyone knows at what pressure the kernels explode ? (for those which do)

  10. Re:Caltech /had/ some talent... on Caltech Pranks MIT's Prefrosh Weekend · · Score: 1

    Well, this one is also pretty good... It was available as a postcard at the Caltech bookstore ten years ago. Maybe still now.