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This may explain some things….

Via Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ab7yn/maybe_this_is_the_reason_people_are_scared_of_the/

Can Flywheels Help Balance Electricity Supply and Demand?: Scientific American

I have always loved the idea of giant magnetically levitated flywheels in a vacuum storing energy as they spin at incredibly high speeds.

Can Flywheels Help Balance Electricity Supply and Demand?: Scientific American.

Like this only better. In a vacuum, on frictionless magetic bearings, and spinning 100K RPMS.

Collisions!!! | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine

Collisions!!! | Cosmic Variance | Discover

Magazine.

Metric Prefixes

Power/Name/Symbol
10^1 deka da
10^2 hecto h
10^3 kilo k
10^6 mega M
10^9 giga G
10^12 tera T
10^15 peta P
10^18 exa E
10^21 zetta Z
10^24 yotta Y
10^27 xona X
10^30 weka W
10^33 vunda V
10^36 uda U
10^39 treda TD
10^42 sorta S
10^45 rinta R
10^48 quexa Q
10^51 pepta PP
10^54 ocha O
10^57 nena N
10^60 minga MI
10^63 luma L

Thank you to: http://www.getaio.com/forums/tech-discussion/203-mega-giga-tera-what-comes-next.html#post513

Skeptics Guide to the Universe

I have been listening to a great podcast called the Skeptics Guide to the Universe. If you are not a science geek you will probgably find it rather boring however, I find it pretty interesting. During the show several news stories are discussed as are various regular topics.