Friday, September 30, 2011

Daily Links: September 30, 2011


Warranty Void If Seal Is Broken by LM4K


6 Images of Abandoned Weaponry You Won't Believe Are Real

The 10 Best Jobs for Adrenaline Junkies

Ever wondered if you have an accent to other Americans? Here's a map of North American English Dialects, Based on Pronunciation Patterns. Speaking of accents, last summer the BBC did a series on "Americanisms," or how American English was "infecting" the Queen's English. Ben Yagoda responds and documents how in fact it's the other way around. He documents "Britishisms" on his blog.  


Science:
10 Things You Didn't Know About Light stories: A week ago, who among us would have guessed that light, the universe's ultimate speed demon, would be observed getting outpaced by a bunch of reckless neutrinos?

This new system could produce hydrogen anyplace that there is wastewater near sea water," said Bruce E. Logan, Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering. It uses no grid electricity and is completely carbon neutral. It is an inexhaustible source of energy.

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