Baby Starfish by A. Jarrett (cc by-nc-nd)
Today in Weird Science!: A handy guide to the rocks and minerals of Minecraft, teensy little cannibals who eat their own siblings for their own survival, and hot, hot, sweaty manikins.
(Hey, it's Weird Science theme week during our August fundraising drive on Mefi!)
Ain Manawir (VII) by isawnyu (cc by)
JoeZydeco on how a vending machine knows what coin you've put in (and why the Mars candy company spun off an electronics company)
seasparrow on ancient underground water-distribution systems called "qanats"... including diagrams
codacorolla on their academic research on Minecraft players
The evolution of thimble technology, as seen in artifacts found scattered across England
A nice discussion of the importance of the skills needed to maintain old systems
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