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It’s a burning question that has puzzled mankind for centuries: Would a lava lamp function properly in the high gravity of Jupiter? Several engineers who apparently have way too much time on their hands built a homemade centrifuge to test the effects of Jupiter’s gravity upon the world’s premier hippie lamp. Here are the results. And let me tell you, nothing says “high technology” and “pure science” more than Irish jig music.

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Recently a great video depicting an imaginary series of rings around the Earth has been going around the Internet.

Phil Plait, columnist for the popular science blog “Bad Astronomy”, has gone further with his speculation about Earth’s rings. In his usual fun and accessible style, Phil talks about the likely nature of Earth’s rings. Check it out!

What if Earth really did have rings? (Bad Astronomy on Discover.com).

The Tiger Woods fiasco has everyone buzzing about infidelity and wronged wives wielding golf clubs. Intelius, a Bellevue, Washington based company headed by former Microsoft executive Naveen Jain, has offered some advice to anyone who suspects their significant other isn’t walking the straight and narrow.

Intelius says that Elin Nordengren could have used technology to catch her husband in the act. Intelius offers five tips on catching A Cheatin’ Heart in the act. The site Hollywood Life published Intelius’ suggestions:

1. Google Latitude: This app can be downloaded on your Smartphone…and then you can “accidentally” leave the phone in your spouse’s car. It will keep track of the spouse’s general location as long as your Smartphone has GPS.
2. Intelius Reverse Directions: With this tool, you can plug in a cell phone number, and Intelius will find the address it is associated with. Or you can put in an email address, and Intelius will try to find a match. With its massive public information database, Intelius can legally tap into public records and find out where these strange emails and middle-of-the-night phone calls are coming from.
3. Slydial: Slydial allows you to dial a number’s voice mailbox without the person knowing. This way, you can avoid any confrontation while you’re getting an idea of a suspicious phone number on your straying lover’s cell phone.
4. Social Media: Another way to monitor your potential playboy/playgirl is check out their social media space on Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace. If some strange man or woman is always leaving comments on their profile, you may want to look into that.
5. Webcam: This should be only used as a last resort to document any cheating going on.

Article Source: Could Elin Nordegren Have Used Technology to Catch Hubby Tiger Woods in the Act? (Hollywood Life)

PBS recently did a profile of the pilots who operate the unmanned Predator and Reaper planes over the skies of Iraq and Afghanistan. It makes for interesting viewing as the pilots talk about the detachment from war.

Source: War by remote: What do you think? (PBS)

The new Microsoft Surface, with its touchscreen interface, could potentially transform how role playing games are played. Check out this amazing demo of a simple Dungeons and Dragons encounter, and if you’re a role player or Dungeon Master, you can imagine the possibilities.

Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Surfacescapes on Vimeo.