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Science: Cthulhu is now a cucumber
A team led by the Oxford University Museum of Natural History found the rare fossil in a site in England, peeled it back layer-by-layer, taking images each time so the whole creature could later be reconstructed by computer.
Someone has to be a chemistry ninja: Valence Plus
The game is designed to mix education and science. Ninja cards represent molecules and the interactions teach you about chemistry. It is doing well over on Kickstarter, with $15,000 pledged from 200+ backers and 20 days to go to hit the $18,000 target.…
Superhero Week: The Real-World Physics of Superman [infographic]
This is a bit like the Mythbusters team decided to investigate Superman. Allow for the possiblity of an alien from Krypton, who becomes amazingly strong after arriving on Earth, how many of his famous feats are possible?…
Interactive periodic table of fictional metals
Yikes! It was 6 years ago that Geek Native shared a table of imaginary elements. Time for a new one.
The latest comes from a company called Bodycote which specialise in heat treating various metals and alloys.…
Enough science to magic up an ice sword
Have you wielded an ice sword in an RPG or watched an anime where one was summoned? The scientific problem is pretty straight forward. The solution; toilet paper. It’s just possible that after this video from Sufficiently Advanced gamer groups around the world will be adding Pykrete to their vocabulary and list of ways to surprise GMs.…
The amazing steampunk science of Pierre Jean Tardiveau
Steamwork fans and inventors should be aware of Paris-based designer Pierre Jean Tardiveau. He makes some incredible ‘scopes. We’re talking about polariscopes, callikryptoscopes and devices like the Juipter Pendulum.
The image above is of a wonderful looking steampunk lamp and the videos below will show you how clever Tardiveau’s creations are.…
The little black dress for science geeks
In search of a little black dress for science geeks? Do you need to build out your wardrobe for Christmas party, New Year party and just because party season? Pop over to Shenova’s store on Etsy and you might well find something interesting.…
Explaining the Archer’s Paradox to younger gamers
The Archer’s Paradox is this; there’s a bow between your arrow and your target so how come the arrow goes straight? Slow motion and some science can explain this. While the folk at Smarter Every Day didn’t intend for this video to be aimed at games (oh, pun), I think we’re a good audience and I think gamer kids will be especially interested.…
How to build a fully operational gas rifle out of pipes and propane
In this video the Backyard Scientist uses every day items to build a series of rifles. Are they powerful? By the time the video finishes we’re able to launch golf balls further than the video can track and we’re blasting holes in beer cans.…
