Friday Fragments (6/17/11)

Well, I finished up my lab practical assignment for my summer class this morning and I decided to put together the Friday Fragments over lunch today.  I have been trying to get into somewhat of a routine every day and have been able to spend a little time every day in the morning to spend trolling the internet for cool stuff.  So, hopefully this can become a weekly thing and you can just count on checking in every Friday afternoon for some time-wasting links to help you get to the weekend!

-Find your blind spot. For real, every person has a blind spot based on the anatomy of the eye.  Try it for yourself.  It's weird to think you mind just "fills in the gaps."

-New artificial heart gives humans no pulse. This new artificial pump only hums as it constantly pumps blood throughout the body.  So if you check for a pulse, you'll get nothing.  Let's see EA Active track my progress now.

-The weather has been quite awe-inspiring as of late. Click here for a video of a microburst. These are different from tornadoes and only last a minute at the most.  And in Wichita, they had a similar experience only with just heat int he middle of the night.  Temperatures climb 20 degrees in the wee hours of the morning due to a collapsing storm.

-Awesome picture of the nearby universe!  Check it out...

-First living laser. Scientists have engineered cells that give off bio-luminescence to amplify normal blue light into a beam of green laser light.  Now the beam is magnitudes lower than your average laser, but someday you may be able to just point your finger and have a laser beam.

-Lastly, this beach is extremely close to the airport!