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In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light…

June 17, 2014Weirdo

In 1999, Harvard physicist Lene Hau was able to slow down light to 17 meters per second and in 2001, was able to stop light completely.

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People without light stimulation from the sun (i.e. in a cave…

May 18, 2014Weirdo

People without light stimulation from the sun (i.e. in a cave) tend to have a 25 hour sleep-wake cycle.

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The Pillars of Creation, a nebula 7,000 light years away…

March 24, 2014Weirdo

pillars-creation_smallThe Pillars of Creation, a nebula 7,000 light years away, was destroyed by supernova 6,000 years ago. In a thousand years we will see it destroyed as it takes 7,000 years for the light to reach Earth.

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According to English law, the “Right to …

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014Weirdo

Ancient-Lights-law-smallAccording to English law, the “Right to light” states that the owner of a building with windows that have received natural daylight for 20 years or more is entitled to forbid any construction or other obstruction that would deprive him or her of that illumination.

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When passing sound waves through an air …

December 25, 2013Weirdo

When passing sound waves through an air bubble immersed in water, it presents a rather unusual occurrence – light.

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Gravity does some weird things to the un …

March 9, 2013March 9, 2013Weirdo

gravitational-lensingGravity does some weird things to the universe. The power of gravity bends light, which means that the objects astronomers are looking at might not actually be where they appear to be. Scientists call this bizarreness gravitational lensing.

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If you collapse an underwater bubble wit …

July 6, 2012Weirdo

If you collapse an underwater bubble with a soundwave, light is produced, and nobody knows why.

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There is a town in the Alps that does no …

February 22, 2012Weirdo

There is a town in the Alps that does not get any direct sunlight for 84 days. However the town fixed that by installing a giant mirror on the side of the mountain.

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Light can echo in space.

February 17, 2012Weirdo

Light can echo in space.

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You can measure the speed of light using …

January 13, 2012Weirdo

You can measure the speed of light using a bunch of marshmallows and a microwave.

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