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That's Cool!: March 2007
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, March 18, 2007. A Question of Time. Have you ever wondered why we measure time in blocks of 60 seconds, 60 minutes, or 24 hours? Well, wonder no longer. This article. Gives you the answer. You will find that the answer goes back to sundials, lunar cycles, and joints in the fingers, and a few other things that may seem like lost arts to the advanced civilizations of today. If you have a minute, take a look at this article. Posted by Jim Elliott.
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That's Cool!: April 2008
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Friday, April 04, 2008. Back in January of 2007 this blog carried an entry introducing readers to GapMinder. A data tool that lest you compare what is happening around the world in some very cool, graphic ways. Since then, GapMinder. Has updated its databases and cleaned up its interfaces. So now, those of you who like to understand trends can play with the new and improved GapMinder and learn all sorts of interesting things. Posted by Jim Elliott.
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That's Cool!: April 2010
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, April 04, 2010. For those of you who love airplanes and dogs. If you love flying and dogs, you are sure to get a kick out of this short story and video posted by Discovery News. Associated with the Discovery Channel. Hopefully no animals were harmed in the making of this video. Here's the link: http:/ news.discovery.com/space/someone-didnt-fasten-their-seat-belt.html. Posted by Jim Elliott. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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That's Cool!: Updated Gap Minder
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Friday, April 04, 2008. Back in January of 2007 this blog carried an entry introducing readers to GapMinder. A data tool that lest you compare what is happening around the world in some very cool, graphic ways. Since then, GapMinder. Has updated its databases and cleaned up its interfaces. So now, those of you who like to understand trends can play with the new and improved GapMinder and learn all sorts of interesting things. Posted by Jim Elliott.
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That's Cool!: October 2008
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Monday, October 13, 2008. I haven't posted on this blog for a long time. (All of my blog-energy has been going into my leadership-blog - stop by http:/ leadershipdiamond.blogspot.com/. And take a look.). However, that doesn't mean that there aren't some really cool things going on in the world. Here is one that just begged to be posted on this blog:. The article, which can be found on the Discovery Channel web site. Posted by Jim Elliott. Links to this post.
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That's Cool!: March 2010
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, March 07, 2010. Not too long ago I posted a link to the Hunt for Gollum. Film made by a group of very talented film makers in the UK. That was a tremendous. Short film, made all the better by the fact that is was put together on a shoestring budget. But now, this amazing team has come together and done the impossible. They have created a work of art even better than Hunt for Gollum. If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, you need to see Born of Hope.
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That's Cool!: For those of you who love airplanes and dogs...
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, April 04, 2010. For those of you who love airplanes and dogs. If you love flying and dogs, you are sure to get a kick out of this short story and video posted by Discovery News. Associated with the Discovery Channel. Hopefully no animals were harmed in the making of this video. Here's the link: http:/ news.discovery.com/space/someone-didnt-fasten-their-seat-belt.html. Posted by Jim Elliott. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Album of the Month.
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That's Cool!: April 2007
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, April 08, 2007. Its a Fractal Life. I came across this interesting gallery of fractal images today. I haven't played with fractals since the early 1990s, but have always found the images to be interesting, and at times amazing. Is "a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be subdivided in parts, each of which is (at least approximately) a reduced-size copy of the whole". The term was coined by Benoît. Meaning "broken" or "fractured". Posted b...
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That's Cool!: October 2009
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The World is Full of Fun and Interesting Things! Sunday, October 25, 2009. New DVD Technology From a Shrimp. A recent article in Reuters technology section. Describes how we may find future technological advancements coming from the study of shrimp eyes; specifically the eyes of the Australian Mantis shrimp. (Click on one of the links on this post to go to the article.). Here is a tiny excerpt from the article:. My only concern is that if this leads to a new DVD technology, will Blu-Ray.