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worldofweirdthings.com
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worldofweirdthings.com is a personal blog at worldofweirdthings.com about science and culture. Since 2009, 9 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
The blog covers odd myths and facts, such as the claim that Apollo astronauts floated away because of heavy boots. Commenters trace where the myth and its quiz-based origin story came from.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
On a few sites, a commenter known as "Russ Brown" claims he posted the original on usenet, referring to a class he took in 1981. He claims that the quiz results were added to his version of events. http://www.openeducation.net/2009/05/07/how-were-apollo-astr... http://worldofweirdthings.com/2009/04/27/a-gravity-fail-goes... I believe this is the original: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/"heavy$20boots"$20a.…
Comment linking /2009/04/27/a-gravity-fail-goes-viral-but-is-it-real/
on “Myth: The astronauts didn’t float away because they had heavy boots”Submitted If you believe in science you're doing it wrong as a story · 9 points
HN discussionThis is quite epic for quantum mechanics. Prior to this, something 30 micrometers was usually considered unbelievably massive to apply quantum principles to. Dare I say I smell quantum-mechanic mechanical experiments soon? How about gears that rotate and don't? I also wonder if this could be the basis for a relatively easy way to make a quantum computer. edit: another article [1] and the data's original article [2]…
Comment linking /2010/03/18/rethinking-quantum-states-and-computers/
on “Team of scientists puts visible object into quantum ground state”Submitted The (Terrifyingly Badly Designed) Cyborg of the 1960s as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why skeptical groups died and why we need to bring them back as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why Nasa may be trying to quietly put the SLS out of its misery as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted ‘oumuamua, the galaxy’s slowest interstellar spaceship? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Institute for Creation Research tries to award Master of Science in Creationism as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Laser coffee, coming soon to a café near you? as a story · 1 points
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