Shut Up and Calculate!

Why has this problem not been definitively solved yet?! Though Dropbox is actually a pretty awesome solution to this. I highly recommend it.

Scientists Discover an ‘Instant Cosmic Classic’ Supernova

ScienceDaily (Aug. 25, 2011):

A supernova discovered August 24 is closer to Earth — approximately 21 million light-years away — than any other of its kind in a generation. Astronomers believe they caught the supernova within hours of its explosion, a rare feat made possible with a specialized survey telescope and state-of-the-art computational tools.

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postmodernmarvel:

Ok so this 14-year-old kid sent a letter to the Mercedes F1 team, and they sent him the most advanced bionic hand in the world. Check it out, y’all, this kid and this hand are unbelievably cool.

I knew there was a reason that Mercedes was my favourite team!

(Source: youtube.com)

I do so love puns!

(not sure about the source, it’s one of those things you find floating around the intersphere)