WikipediaVision is a visualization of edits to the English (and the German, French, Spanish, Swedish) Wikipedia, almost the same time as they happen. The idea came after seeing flickervision and twittervision, both created by Dave Troy. WikipediaVision, however, was designed and implemented by László Kozma. http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html … [Read more...]
Iceberg Song
From Discovery News: April 18, 2008 -- The grinding together of vast Antarctic icebergs in the Ross Sea creates a growling subsonic song that seismologists compare to the ringing of a wine glass. The newly discovered iceberg song has been detected traveling through the ground and oceans. The discovery began when seismologists at ocean listening stations as far north as … [Read more...]
Haruspication
Haruspication: fortune telling (e.g. weather forecasting) using animal innards From environmentalgraffitti.com: Paul Smokov, an 84 year old cattle rancher from Steele, N.D., claims that he has forecasted the weather with 85% accuracy by observing the shape of pig spleens. The National Weather Service, with their millions in high tech equipment, is about 60% … [Read more...]
Milky-white rain in New Mexico
On January 7, 2008 in southwestern New Mexico, the rainstorm was weirdly white. "I don't know what it was, but it left a milky, white residue on all the vehicles in town," said Lt. Eddie Ortiz, 48, of the Grant County Sheriff's Department, talking about the unusual Jan. 7 rainstorm. "It was like someone spilled milk on your windshield and it dried up," Ortiz said. … [Read more...]
Manufacturing rain in China
From USA Today: BEIJING — As they prepare to host the Olympics — an event whose very purpose is to push the limits of human beings — the Chinese are trying to do what man never has: Control the weather. With five months to go before the Summer Games come to Beijing, Chinese scientists say they are confident they can keep rain away from the opening ceremony, or summon a storm on … [Read more...]