How does a slinky fall?
When you drop a dangling slinky, does the top fall first, the bottom fall first, do both fall together or does the top fall and the bottom rise? Hint: It’s probably not what you think.
What if the moon was a disco ball?
The moon is not a disco ball and a number of impossible scenarios would need to take place for it to act like one. But, says Vsauce, it is interesting to imagine what would occur if it actually happened.
If you think life exists in the universe, think again
Robert Lanza talks on Biocentrism at the Science and Nonduality Conference 2010, likening it to a paradigm shift equivalent to realising the world is round, not flat. h/t Bikes for Fish
How big is the universe? We now know within the accuracy of just one percent
We all know that the universe is big. It’s very big…but just how large is it? Join DNews’ Anthony as he discusses some pretty astounding new theories about the universe, and how we’re extremely close to finding out almost exactly how big it is.
Rumi — on drops, oceans and us
“You are not a drop in the Ocean… You are the entire ocean in a drop” Rumi (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, theologian, and Sufi mystic. (Wikipedia) h/t The Resonance Project via Bikes for Fish
melt your mind 