New research proves clever trick Egyptians used to move those massive stones across the sand
It’s long plagued Egyptologists and mechanical engineers and created many sleepless nights for Geek Slop – how did the Egyptians move those massive 2 ½ ton stones that were used to create their magnificent pyramids? Scientists from the University of Amsterdam believe they have figured it out – and the answer has been right in…
Eh? It fits in my mouth?
Neanderthals may not be as duh, duh, dumb as we thought.
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about a Neanderthal? Most think of a slow, dimwitted, grunting gorilla-like person who allowed themselves to die out and become extinct at the hands of the much smarter breed of modern-day humans. But scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have come to the…
TV footage captures high-speed UFO zooming above crowd at Argentina soccer game.
Game footage video captured what appears to be three different shots of a high-speed UFO flying above a soccer (football) game in the el Nuevo Gasometro stadium in the Buenos Aires, Argentina neighborhood of Boedo. The game took place on April 1, 2014. A television camera reportedly captured the object on film at three different…
Scientific research reveals how to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors
Scientists in China have studied the Rock-Paper-Scissors game and released findings that indicate the game is more than a simple game of chance. Indeed, there is a strategy that can be used to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors. Seriously, we’re not making this stuff up. We could discuss the ins and outs of how scientists obtain the…
Pure genius
Remote island becomes completely self-sufficient using wind turbines and a giant lake-sized battery.
Life can be inconvenient living on a tiny island out in the middle of the ocean. Sometimes you have to do without modern-day conveniences such as electricity. But not residents of the El Hierro island, located just off the coast of Spain. Islanders on El Hierro are completing an ingenious means of generating electricity using…
Lowly cheetah tucks its head in shame – it may no longer be the fastest animal on earth.
Never run behind a car (you’ll get “exhausted”). And it goes without saying that you should never run in front of a car either (you’ll get “tired”). And if you think you can outrun a car, Geek Slop has news for you – you’re not as fast as you think – and neither is the…
The Phantom of Heilbronn blunder – “Woman Without a Face” named Germany’s most dangerous woman and hunted for 15 years.
DNA evidence linked her to over 40 crimes including a string of six murders over sixteen years, dozens of high-profile thefts, and a deadly arson case. After DNA evidence linked her to the murder of a policewoman, a $400,000 bounty was placed on her head but the female serial killer dubbed the “Phantom of Heilbronn”,…
