We use liquid soap at home as the primary method for hand washing – the better to avoid passing on bacteria and other nasty stuff when using soap bars. Of course, we try to buy refills instead of completely new ones once empty, but sometimes, you just can’t avoid buying new bottles, either because they’re [...]
Filipino Ingenuity
I’d have to say that there are a lot of crackpot Pinoy “inventors” who’re always out to get a quick buck from the unsuspecting, but somebody all the way from Dumaguete City in the central Philippine province of Negros Oriental has actually invented a new way of transporting live tropical fish without using water. This [...]
Bloodhound SSC to the rescue of Brit school children
It seems that the Brits are at it again. Not content with taking a car past the sound barrier, the Bloodhound SSC (Super Sonic Car) is being developed to go even faster than the original Thrust SSC. Bloodhound will reportedly be powered by an EJ200 (the jet engine that powers the Eurofighter Typhoon) AND a [...]
A Different Kind of PV
Engadget had an article here on a different kind of solar photovoltaic (PV) panel that could change the way solar energy is harnessed. Solyndra’s solar PVs are arranged into rods instead of the more familiar flat panels, which requires either securing the panels semi-permanently or using ballasts to prevent the wind from taking it all [...]
Pangasius
I recently got this chain-email about the dangers of eating Pangasius, a type of freshwater catfish endemic to the Mekong Delta and grown for export primarily in Vietnam. The email asserts that this fish is fed a lot of gunk and basically lives in gunk.
Well, I did my research and found that the culture of [...]
Seismic Monitor
Just stumbled on Seismic Monitor, where one can monitor the world’s seismic activity in real time. Clicking on the Philippines reveals that a magnitude 5.2 temblor was recorded yesterday, 08 October 2008, off the island of Samar. What’s cooler about this site is they have a historical view of the entire world’s seismic activity!
…and what [...]
