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Knile — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:00:10 +0000

Bottled waters of the world
The Complete List of American Whiskey Distilleries & Brands
How to make wine coolers from scratch….5 gallon batch
How to Stop Spending Too Much Time Online
Just How Many Religious References Are In Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’?
The Jay-Z Illuminati Conspiracy: Are Beyonce And Jay-Z Seducing Our Kids Into The Occult?
Dutch bank chairman explains in drag how banks work
The Last Place on Earth Without Human Noise
Polar bear-lesque: The weirdest, sexiest way to confront climate change
What scientific idea is ready for retirement?
First Nation Student Wins Right to Wear ‘Got Land?’ Hoodie After School Ban

Lost Photographs of a Segregated World
Meet the Raisins: Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Magnets How Do They Work?

DCDan — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:53:38 +0000

The Insane Clown Posse in the song “Miracles” asks “Fuckin’ magnets how do they work?” which they attribute to miracles.

Well Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope this is how they fucking work.

A friendly reminder that science will always set you in your place.

And Yet It Moves

DCDan — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:28:18 +0000

Galileo Galilei was punished for denying that the Earth was the center of the universe, he used scientific evidence but was up against the Catholic church and some Bible quotes that claimed otherwise. The Catholic Church kind of got around to apologizing almost 400 years later, the Bible though has not released an updated version.

Galileo is also famous for showing that the weight of an object doesn’t affect the speed of its fall, here is an example on the Moon (where there is no wind resistance)-

Galileo is also mentioned in the Beastie Boys classic “The Sounds of Science”

Dropping science like Galileo dropped the orange

The moral of the story is don’t fuck with science because it will eventually get right up to your face and dis you.

Marriage, Rotation, Jackie

DCDan — Wed, 26 Jun 2013 15:14:34 +0000

As member of the clergy who is authorized to marry people I’m very pleased that the SCOTUS over turned the Defense of Marriage Act a victory for gay rights. (Though four of the justices dissented making them look like hateful asshats.)

Learn some science read about the Coriolis effect.

The trailer for the Jackie (of Treehorns fame) is now out.

Backwash, Sulu and Reviews

DCDan — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:21:34 +0000

When over 97.1% of scientists agree the remaining percent is backwash.

I usually don’t link to Buzzfeed but Sulu aka George Takei made me do it.

Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one and they all stink.

Have you ever noticed how much the Ghostface Killah refers to pee in his lyrics?

Stephen Hawking’s Time Traveler Party

DCDan — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:19:27 +0000

Stephen Hawking, arguably the most famous contemporary scientist, despite suffering from Lou Gehrig’s disease has, as this video shows, a great sense of humor. Though to be fair it only covers the case of people being able to travel back in time, the case of people traveling to the future was not part of this experiment. You should also check out M.C. Hawking

Rep. Todd Akin is Confused

DCDan — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:12:00 +0000

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Rep Todd Akin, who shares the same stance on abortion as Romney’s running mate Rep Paul Ryan, said “if it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

Akin supports made up science, such as “intelligent design” so it shouldn’t shock you that he believes that when raped, a woman doesn’t conceive. Though if his made up science were true, Barr Laboratories, the makers of the Plan B morning after pill would be looking for a new line of work.

I’d like to encourage you to donate to RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) and help educate to prevent sex crimes and counsel victims.

As a bonus Akin also believes that student loans are like stage 3 cancer. I wonder if “legitimate” students loans are in remission?

Lastly, based on Akin’s clear lack of scientific understanding please ask that Akin is removed from the House Science and Technology Committee. So that we don’t live in a world like The Handmaid’s Tale