A magnificent machine – powering the equally magnificent Supermarine Spitfire. The Rolls-Royce Merlin is a British liquid-cooled V-12 piston aero engine of 27-litres (1,650 cu in) capacity. Rolls-Royce designed the engine and first ran it in 1933 as a private venture. Initially known as the PV-12, it was later called Merlin following the company convention… Continue reading Merlin
Category: Science
Repairs/Upgrade
The machines… I found three identical laptops (actually five but the other two were a different model) in various conditions. I’m assembling them into two working ones: WIN10 and Ubuntu 18.04. Yes, it is a lot of fun!
NASA Hears MarCO CubeSats Loud And Clear from Mars
Honestly? I’m lost for words… two CubeSats (briefcase sized satellites) riding alongside the InSight Mars lander? In space, taking pictures and they´re nicknamed EVE and WALL-E? Come on (give me a break)! MarCO-B, one of the experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, took this image of Mars from about 4,700 miles (7,600 kilometers) away during… Continue reading NASA Hears MarCO CubeSats Loud And Clear from Mars
A Thing Of Beauty III
In combination with gold eye-shadow and thick black lashes? Now, that would be simply rockin´! The Wmns Air Max 97 Special Edition They´re to be found here… as you would suspect.
Self-portrait II
The satellite named Hayabusa 2 is taking a picture of the Ryugu asteroid, which orbits the sun between Earth and Mars. In the same moment its own shadow is captured – moving at great speed, in the middle of space and that is nowhere. The contrast in this image is nothing but spectacular and anyone… Continue reading Self-portrait II
Helios Is Ours I
It is the closest one we have, but there are many, many more (almost countless) out there. The sun’s closest stellar neighbors are three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are an average of 4.3 light-years from… Continue reading Helios Is Ours I
More Words
Somliga saker kan vi bestämma över, andra inte. Vi bestämmer över våra åsikter och vår inställning, vårt begär och vår motvilja – med andra ord allt sådant som vi gör själva. Men kroppen bestämmer vi inte över, inte våra ägodelar heller, vårt anseende och vår ställning – kort sagt sådant som vi inte gör själva.… Continue reading More Words
Pure Water
It is ancient knowledge, but it is still important though.
UK Sounds
DJ Youngsta on Rinse FM. 02/01/18
The Little One Said To Me
– “När ‘någon’ säger vad något ‘består av’, så talar inte personen om dess yta/area utan det personen menar och talar om är dess massa.” – “Jorden består inte av 75% vatten. Däremot är jordens yta täckt av 75% vatten. (Det betyder att du har helt fel.)” – “OK”. Va? Vad i h**vete är det… Continue reading The Little One Said To Me