Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The man who discovered Pluto is currently on his way there!


More specifically, his ashes are flying towards the dwarf (former) planet. Clyde Tombaugh’s ashes are traveling within the New Horizons spacecraft on a goal to pass Pluto by 2015!

The container Tombaugh’s ashes are in inscribes what would have been on the man’s tombstone including his discovery of Pluto and his family. So next time you look up at the sky, squint hard and see if you can find New Horizons and the ashes of Clyde Tombaugh!

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The monsters from I Am Legend were originally supposed to be animatronic and MUCH creepier



Special effects artist Steve Johnson recently uploaded this video on YouTube. It really makes you wonder if this flick could’ve actually been halfway SCARY if director Francis Lawrence hadn’t poo-pooed the animatronics and opted for CGI zombies, which I feel are far inferior. Regardless, ANYTHING's better than the powder-faced "zombies" from the original film, which starred Charlton Heston.

Men In Black 3 (III)




I'm Sooooo Gonna watch this one... Defenitely ! :D

In case if you dont know what it is, Its a Movie. :P ;)


Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Top 10 Things You Didn't Know Have Names

Aglet


It is the small plastic or metal sheath typically used on each end of a shoelace,cord, or drawstring. An aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling; its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through the eyelets, lugs, or other lacing guides.



Ferrule



Its The metal sleeve which is crimped to hold the eraserin place on pencils. The ones you see in Mongol pencils.



Liripipe


A liripipe is the small string that hangs from every graduates hat.



Octotorphe



Is the pound key you see in all telephones and cell phones these days.



Philtrum



It’s the hollow like halfpipe look between your nose and mouth. In humans, the philtrum is formed where thenasomedial and maxillary processes meet during embryonic development. When these processes fail to fuse fully in humans, a cleft lip (sometimes called a "hare lip") can result.



Lunule



Is the whitish part of the base of your nail






Tittle


Is the little dot above the letter “ i “



Lemniscates



Is what the infinity symbol is called. The one that looks like a loop.



Rasceta



Is the wrinkling crease found on your wrist- connecting your hand and forearm.



Phosphenes



are brief spots of light brought on by eye movement (movement phosphenes) or sudden noises (sound phosphenes) and which last for less than a couple of seconds. In other words, everytime you close your eyes tightly, certain amounts of light will be produce. These are what you called phosphenes.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Wonder why we yawn ? Here's why.


When your body is low on oxygen, your mouth opens as wide as it comfortably can and tries to suck more air in. Yawning is a way to regulate the amount of carbon dioxide and oxygen in your blood.

Unfortunately, yawns are nearly impossible to stifle. Scientists speculate that the onset of a yawn is triggered either by fatigue or by sheer boredom as, at those times, breathing is shallow, and little oxygen is carried to the lungs by the oxygen-toting cardiovascular system.

Cherries can cause cancer cells to commit suicide


Cherries are packed full of substances that help fight inflammation and cancer. Two important compounds found in cherries, quercetin and ellagic acid, have been found to inhibit tumor growth and even cause the cancer cells to commit suicide without hurting healthy cells.

Cherries also have antiviral and antibacterial properties, and are very nutritional with a low calorie count.

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Disney's The Lion King is a total ripoff of "Kimba the White Lion", a Japanese cartoon



"Kimba the White Lion" was a Japanese manga (comic book) from the 1950s that became a cartoon show (anime) in the 1960s. In addition to having a similarly-named protagonist ("Kimba" as opposed to "Simba") the "Kimba" cartoon and "The Lion King" feature extremely similar characters: a wise monkey character, hyenas as comic-relief villains, a dead father who appears to his son in the clouds, and an older relative (an aunt in "Kimba" and an uncle in "Lion King") who serves as the main antagonist.

Ironically, Osamu Tezuka,the creator of "Kimba" and the popular series "Astroboy", drew from Walt Disney's early work as inspiration for his own artistic style, and he even received permission from Walt Disney to make a manga adaptation of Disney's "Bambi".

Check out the difference between them-

                                                   1965        and         1994











Either-way Lion King was a totally awesome movie. :D