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BrainStuffHSW

The amazing things you can load into a shotgun shell and shoot from a shotgun - http://wp.me/prbXv-ezt 8:47 AM May 9th, 2011 via web
The U.S. has stealth helicopters – quiet, with low radar signature – http://wp.me/prbXv-epF 8:24 AM May 5th, 2011 via web
Al-qaeda's long-term strategy against the United States - http://wp.me/prbXv-emq 1:44 PM May 4th, 2011 via web
newscientist Magnetic scout-bots to sneak on board ship http://bit.ly/iyxM8W 1:01 PM May 4th, 2011 via web Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 12 others
Amazing examples of superhuman speed and accuracy - Modern Samurai, Dragster driver, Arrow catching... http://wp.me/prbXv-em2 8:16 AM May 3rd, 2011 via web
A lock that can rekey itself instantly - a fascinating look inside - http://wp.me/prbXv-ekG 6:33 PM May 2nd, 2011 via web
Why this brilliant new anti-piracy ad is completely right and also completely wrong - http://wp.me/prbXv-eij 7:44 AM Apr 28th, 2011 via web
It seems like YouTube and HBO are sitting on a pot of gold - why won't they take my money? http://wp.me/prbXv-egc 9:38 AM Apr 27th, 2011 via web
wired Wait a minute, there's an app for THAT? Inside the Army’s App Store for War. http://ow.ly/4IdTT 9:26 AM Apr 27th, 2011 via HootSuite Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 72 others
Can you be arrested for downloading child porn even if you never do? Yes. How to prevent that? - http://wp.me/prbXv-edZ 11:22 AM Apr 26th, 2011 via web
NASA The @NASA Administrator speaks with MSNBC about STS-134 http://on.msnbc.com/ekZWHr 10:42 AM Apr 26th, 2011 via SocialEngage Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 26 others
PopSci The B&N Nook Color, without a doubt the best sub-$300 tablet out there, just got an actual app store. Encouraging! gizmodo.com/#!5795289/nook… 11:54 AM Apr 25th, 2011 via Twitter for Mac Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 6 others
The world's largest and least appealing flowers are corpse flowers, which use stench to attract pollinators - http://wp.me/prbXv-dT4 12:05 PM Apr 25th, 2011 via web
How Ultralight Aircraft Work - http://wp.me/prbXv-dQR 3:43 PM Apr 22nd, 2011 via web
TheAtlantic RT @TheAtlanticTech: Let's build a 5,000 square-mile solar farm in the desert to power the nation forever http://bit.ly/fL2JFs 12:48 PM Apr 22nd, 2011 via TweetDeck Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 5 others
newscientist Using saltiness to make power http://bit.ly/fEtzpO 10:05 AM Apr 21st, 2011 via bitly Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 27 others
Today’s Inspirational Moment – He actually manufacters and sells 2D glasses! http://wp.me/prbXv-dLq 10:51 AM Apr 20th, 2011 via web
wired Your iPhone has been tracking your every move for 10 months. Here's a map of my geo data as proof: http://bit.ly/hLinzk 10:39 AM Apr 20th, 2011 via Tweetie for Mac Retweeted by BrainStuffHSW and 1091 others
How Artificial Sweeteners Work – a look at saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, sugar alcohols and stevia - http://wp.me/prbXv-dJF 6:59 PM Apr 19th, 2011 via web
Flynano - the ultralight, inexpensive carbon fiber airplane that anyone can fly - http://wp.me/prbXv-dIF 12:09 PM Apr 18th, 2011 via web