Mar 08

Google Maps Street View Go Underwater

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Catlin Seaview Survey teamIt will come as no shock to anyone to hear that the world’s coral reefs are in a state of decline. A company in Austrailia called Catlin Seaview Survey is going around the world documenting coral reefs with a 360-degree panoramic SVII camera highlighting what reefs look like now compared to what they will look like in a few years.

What does this have to do with Google Maps Street View? Well, Catlin Seaview Survey is going to take its camera underwater along the coast in Australia from Manly to Bronte. From there they will team up with Google so we can all have a look under the water in Australia. They hope to use the images for scientific research as well as educating us about the beautiful underwater world that lives along their coastline.

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Feb 20

Scientific Cutting Boards for Kitchen Geeks

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I’m just a simple guy. I can’t decipher scientific jargon. I can’t recite more than like four digits of Pi, etc. And I’m okay with that. But if you do know an egghead or are one yourself, check out these neat brainy cutting boards for science types.

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These lovely works of art on wood come from Gerald and Summer at Elysium Woodworks, a woodworking studio in Santa Rosa, California. They make custom cutting boards that have scientific themes, and they’re quite reasonably priced – $35 for an 8″ x 12″ board, and $45 for a 10″ x 15″.

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Minds brighter than mine will certainly appreciate the math, astronomy and chemistry designs on these while they are cooking up dinner.

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I do agree that Pluto is a planet.

[via Neatorama]

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