October 14 – Acid Trip
Today’s factismal: Acid rain has about the same pH level as wine or beer. In the late 1800s, the fogs of London were notorious not just for their thickness (“pea soup” being about the kindest...
View ArticleOctober 15 – Smoking Hot
Today’s factismal: Twelve years ago, the Galileo probe made the closest approach ever to Jupiter’s moon Io; it was just 112 miles away from the surface of the moon! The four largest moons of Jupiter...
View ArticleOctober 16 – Almost Home
Today’s factismal: The closest known extrasolar planet is Alpha Centauri Bb, a mere 4.4 light years away! There’s an old astronomy joke that goes “What is the name of the closest star?” Ask that of...
View ArticleOctober 17 – Live! On TV!
Today’s factismal: The first earthquake to be shown live on television happened in 1989. It was a balmy October evening in San Francisco. The Giants were competing with the Oakland A’s for the pennant,...
View ArticleOctober 18 – A Hint Of Basel
Today’s factismal: The strongest recorded earthquake in the Europe took place in 1356; it was as strong as the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake! If you ask the typical person where we have earthquakes, odds...
View ArticleOctober 19 – A New Low
Today’s factismal: The most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded was Wilma, with a low pressure in the eye of just 882 mbar. If you are a meteorologist, then 2005 is probably your favorite year....
View ArticleOctober 14 – Acid Trip
Today’s factismal: Acid rain has about the same pH level as wine or beer. In the late 1800s, the fogs of London were notorious not just for their thickness (“pea soup” being about the kindest...
View ArticleOctober 16 – Almost Home
Today’s factismal: The closest known extrasolar planet is Alpha Centauri Bb, a mere 4.4 light years away! There’s an old astronomy joke that goes “What is the name of the closest star?” Ask that of...
View ArticleOctober 17 – Live! On TV!
Today’s factismal: The first earthquake to be shown live on television happened in 1989. It was a balmy October evening in San Francisco. The Giants were competing with the Oakland A’s for the pennant,...
View ArticleOctober 18 – Winner By A Landslide
One of the amazing things about science is how often things at one scale apply at another as well. For example, you can measure the way that a cup of lye reacts with a cup of water and know how much...
View ArticleOctober 19 – A New Low
Today’s factismal: The most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded was Wilma, with a low pressure in the eye of just 882 mbar. If you are a meteorologist, then 2005 is probably your favorite year....
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