PENDULUM WAVES

EVERYBODY KNOWS that the period of a pendulum is proportional to the (square root of the) length of the line suspending the weight. The longer the pendulum, the slower it swings (i.e. the longer the period).

So . . . some kid at Harvard built a device with a series of 15 pendulums in a row, each one slightly longer than its neighbor, set them in motion, and filmed the result . . . fascinating to watch, think about, and try to explain:






"Pendulum" is derived from the Latin "pendulus", of course, meaning "hanging". Pendulums were used as the most accurate form of time-keeping from the time of Galileo, who discovered their basic properties, until the 1930s.



Today's Bird HERE


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IRONY SENSED

This story is all over the Othernet - I haven't looked at a TV in days so I don't know if any of the mainstream media other than Fox has picked it up:

Climate Skeptics See 'Smoking Gun' in Researchers' Leaked E-Mails



My name is STORMBRINGER



Here's a good roundup of all sources:


Update: 'CRU director Admits eMails Seem to be Genuine' -- Climatic Research Unit Hacked? 'Warmist Conspiracy Exposed?'



How very curious the story of modern-political-correctness-gone-awry emerges on the same day as THIS story:

Galileo's Fingers and Tooth Recovered by Collector

The macabre remains of the famous, once-damned astronomer were spotted at an auction in an unusual wooden case.






Am I the only one who senses the IRONY here?



Senator Inohofe says it best; Barbara Boxer just got OWNED: