This is a collection of time-lapse videos of the Earth from the ISS.
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Watching The Earth Go Rolling By
Steve Irwin Posthumously Banned From IWC Meeting
Steve Irwin has made the list of names of people unwelcome to attend the International Whaling Commission meetings, being held this year in Morocco. Apparently, the Japanese submit a list of people who are unwanted to be in attendance at these meetings; due to the fact that the Japanese illegally hunt and profit by...
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Ten Russian Agents Plead Guilty and Are to Be Removed from the United States
Ten individuals pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to serve as unlawful agents of the Russian Federation within the United States and will be immediately expelled from the United States, the Justice Department announced today. The United States has agreed to transfer these individuals to the custody of the Russian Federation....
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The Door To Hell
The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided...
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If Earth Stole Saturn’s Rings
NPR had a great article, referring to an awesome Youtube video, the other day. I’ve always thought Saturn was a fascinating planet; and I’m quite fond of Earth too. So when the two were combined… well, it’s as if someone did it just for me. Watch the video, then we can discuss: Would Saturn’s...
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Help Haiti
With the news coming out of Haiti getting more and more severe, please consider making a contribution to help reduce some of the disaster that has struck that nation. I recommend making a contribution to the Red Cross. There are a number of different options you can choose when donating to help direct your...
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Now That’s Just Chicken S***
If you have the capacity to recommend or implement solutions to a homeless problem in your city, please don’t take the approach of the City of Surrey in British Columbia — which they’re apparently very proud to point out that they’re the second biggest city in British Columbia. City workers allegedly spread chicken dung...
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Batmobile Lost A Wheel
Poor Ady Gil. I recently started watching a few episodes of Whale Wars on Netflix. As far as entertainment, it’s not so bad. It’s got action, it’s a little sad, and it’s something completely new, as far as television goes. Essentially, it’s Japanese whalers versus conservationists, in Antarctic waters. The Japanese claim to be...
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Such A Picture Might Be Worth Having
On Valentine’s Day, 1990, Carl Sagan suggested to the folks at JPL that they turn Voyager I around and have it snap one last picture of the planet Earth. From 4 billion miles away, just past Saturn, Earth was nothing but a faint blue speck; smaller than the pixels that make up the screen...
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Today’s Ridiculous Feat of Engineering Brought To You By
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, of course. Where else? (BBC)The Burj Khalifa was revealed to be 828m (2,716ft) high, far taller than the previous record holder, Taipei 101. For comparison, the Empire State Building’s roof is only 1,250 feet tall which puts Khalifa easily twice as high. It certainly is a remarkable feat of architecture...
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