Guys, it happened! One of the things that is the punchline of a popular absurdist Simpsons meme appeared in real life! For two brief nights, the aurora borealis was no longer localized entirely within Seymour Skinner’s kitchen. Pretty much everybody with two working eyes and a connection to the outside world has been informed of …
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20+ Moon Memes That Appreciate the Lunar Phases
Happy full moon day! If you look up into the sky tonight, you’ll see our favorite floating nocturnal rock at its full power for the month. That’s a pretty special thing to witness every 28 days or so. Our moon is an integral part of life on Earth. It separates night from day, creates the …
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Turning the Sky Into a Wind Farm
How flying generators work: the kite flies in a circle, off nothing more than lift and wind, and uses that motion to push air over its propellers, which in turn generate electricity. The energy is then transmitted down a tether attached to a landing station, dubbed the «spar buoy.» Makani claims that the system generates …
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