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5/27/06 Gil's LotD

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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134266654801392897# Videos of three alkali metals reacting in water (for those who have forgotten chemistry, they explode).
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3795273284666354708# From the video description: Every New Year's Eve, a group of friends gather to light a pickle. 120 volts of house current is passed through a pickle to create a dazzling show of light, sound, and smell.

5/24/06 Gil's LotD

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http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/ Freeware planetarium software!
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/613/1 The real story behind NASA's special space pen, be sure to read this. It turns out NASA did not spend millions of dollars to design a pen that would work in space.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-162891478515007486# A bike travelling 100 mph down a mountain breaks.