Mind-blowing Scientific Theories

I usually do not like Cracked articles too much but this one is an exception.  Very interesting.  Enjoy!

“There are generally two types of science: first, there’s the type that makes computers work, allows us to ride around in metal boxes propelled by continuous explosion, and makes it so that milk doesn’t taste all gross. Then there’s the fringe science, the stuff that shoots up your nose like mathematical horseradish and dances a jig on your brain…or brane, as it were (that’s the nerdiest joke in the article, we promise). So kick off your work boots, put on your thought slippers, and prepare for a science course so mind-blowing, it’s written almost entirely in italics.”

The article: http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/08/07/5-scientific-theories-head-explode/

My favorits are #5 and #1.  #1 because the universe is so mind-blowingly BIG and that #5 says that teliportation is possible.

This happens when you don’t properly vent a sealed storage tank

It appears that this was a safety demonstration for some workers in Germany I believe. What happened is the hot gas was in a sealed container and it cooled.  The air pressure difference between the inside and the outside was so great that the structure compromised instantaneously. Shocking.

Microsoft’s vision on the future of healthcare

Microsoft has some really interesting concepts on their mind. My favorite ones were the credit card one and the find your way around arrow.  Also in the hands of the wrong people, the x-ray vision could be a little dangerous. 

Could the true understanding of gravity help us to understand the great questions of the universe?

Horizon: What on Earth is Wrong With Gravity?

A great video on how import it is to understand gravity. If we truly understand gravity we can begin to comprehend how time, space, and even the creation of the universe came to be.

Be prepared because it is 50 minutes full of mind blowing theories. Direct link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-843994142204928073&hl=en

The Earth is hollow?

Hollow Earth theories come in many forms but perhaps the strangest of all is the believe that there is another habitable surface on the inside of the Earth with its own sun at the center of the Earth! One (albeit insane) ’scientific explorer’ is trying to raise $2 Million to mount an expedition through the ice caps to find this ‘Inner Earth.’

http://oddorama.com/2007/12/19/hollow-earth-may-be-the-weirdest-theory-in-and-of-the-world/