filed in DISASTER, FUN STUFF on May.30, 2010
I got this on my email again and would like to share it with you guys. With the generalization of self-service facilities in petrol stations (luckily here in the Philippines there are gasoline boys assisting customers) people should be warned about the outbreak of fires resulting from static electricity while they are pouring in petrol. 150 cases [...]
filed in thought on Dec.01, 2009
The Kopp-Etchells Effect is thought to be the result of static electricity created by friction as materials of dissimilar material strike against each other, in this case helicopter blades moving through the air and dust, but a precise definition is as of now not known.
filed in DESIGN, GREEN, HEALTH on Oct.16, 2009
The folks at Volkswagen turn a set of stairs into a piano which turns out makes people walk up stairs instead of the taking the escalator. The commercial is titled where the world is your symphony, the stairs are your piano, and you’re the composer. Neat idea.
filed in CREEPY on Jun.15, 2009
Question:I was wondering about what happens when lightning hits the water right next to you, “like on a lake”, what can happen. Does it even hit water? If not, what if it hits a metal pole directly sticking out of the water like just 6 feet away or so from a person or a wooden [...]
filed in GREEN, LIFE on Jun.23, 2008
With the yearly or I may say monthly increase on our electrical bills are pain in the neck. With the efforts of the government to increase the supply of energy still is not sufficient to help us save a little. I have a chance to have a chat with a experience electrician and these energy [...]
