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The hydrodynamics of buoyant objects at the air-water interface (aka, the science of skipping rocks).
More Russian “stone” UFOs discovered – researchers say the million-year-old disc-shaped relics hint at alien past
Vadim Chernobrov, head of Russia’s UFOlogy and Cryptozoology group, reported that his team unearthed a 14-foot disc-shaped stone at the Medveditskaya ridge region of the Zhirnovsky district in Volgograd. The object is perfectly symmetrical, and one of dozens of similar discs the team has found near the site. One researcher noted that the discovery “leads…
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…
How many times did this happen before they put up a sign
Scientists struggle to explain Mars rock that appeared out of thin air.
Last week, NASA scientists revealed the discovery of a mysterious rock on Mars that seems to have suddenly appeared out of thin air. News of the errant “mystery rock”, which NASA said was “like nothing we’ve ever seen before”, were announced last week during an event at which NASA shared the Mars rover team’s excitement…