Archive | July, 2017

Why Can’t You Trap Light Inside a Box?

Light Scattering – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_scattering Difuse reflection can occur because of surface roughness or internal irregularities such as grain boundaries in polycrystalline solids. Light absorption – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attenuation#UV-Vis-IR_absorption Deals on lasers – http://www.wickedlasers.com/ It seems that if want a really old photon, you start with a fresh blue one and it ages into red and infrared. – […]

How to Drill a Hole Lengthwise in a Board

How to Drill a Hole Lengthwise in a Board Good forum for drilling lengthwise in a log – http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Drilling_a_Hole.html It seems a screw/auger type, speed bore drill bit is the way to go. Use a trough for the bit, or some type of guide and rail system to keep the bit in-line.

Blackbeard’s Ship Confirmed Off North Carolina

After studying the wreckage since 1995, researchers have concluded that the ship is that of Blackbeard that ran aground on a sandbar in 1718 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/08/110829-blackbeard-shipwreck-pirates-archaeology-science/

Powered by WordPress. Designed by WooThemes