The size of the Earth
Ok, here's another site that shows what tiny (yet interesting) specks of almost-nothing we humans are. But it does such a good job of it! Check it out.
It wasn’t the snow so much as the ice
(In re Erich’s Snowflake Architecture) I have always been impressed by the history of snowflake photography, and all the forms of micro-, mega-, high-speed, etc. non-human-scale pictures.
But I often find many look-worthy things on human scale just walking around the neighborhood. Just walking and seeing the world around me. In this case, also listening to the tinkling and glinting chandeliers of iced trees in the breeze. Here are some digital snaps I took on a walk around the block the day after our November ice storm:…
Snowflake architecture
My city (St. Louis) is still covered with traffic-clogging snow needing to be hefted from sidewalks. I was glad that I happened onto these photos to remind me what is really going on out there. As in the previous post about the Hubble photos, the human eye gets such a…
Stare into an empty spot in the sky, if you dare to know how small you are
This is a six-minute video of several of the Hubble telescope's great accomplishments. Who said scientists can't be inspirational? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw[/youtube]
What if the non-believers really were in charge? And obnoxious?
We've heard a lot about the alleged attack on Christmas (and Christianity), especially from Bill O'Reilly. Here's a site that suggests what it would really be like if there were a war on Chistianity in the U.S.