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30 July 2004 Wanderings Ralph J. Coppola Come join us on the Wanderings Chat Room. --- (See info and instructions) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ===== Feature I have listed many URL’s or links in the past 76 Wanderings columns. From time to time you are going to see repeats. These can be included because the site fits into a feature that I am running or simply that the site is worth another look. But, actually, the main reason is probably that I forgot that it was already included. The old mind ain’t what it used to be. 8-( For example --- The other day I came across The Journal of Amateur Science. I thought that this site was an excellent source of upscale DIY amateur science projects. WOW! Just like the Amateur Scientist used to be! But, unfortunately, I found out that it had been included it in the 23 Jan.’04 column. I used to check previous columns for duplicate but I found that it was taking too much time. So please forgive me if you see one slip in now and again. Wanderings The Electric Enigma: The VLF Recordings of Stephen P. McGreevy is an online booklet dealing with natural radio in the VLF range of frequencies. NASA’s ranier.hq.nasa.gov server is an excellent collection of DIY Metalworking Web Sites. The Amateur Rocketry Links Library contains many useful DIY links such as their guide to Materials and Processing. Talking Electronics is an interactive e-magazine devoted to electronics. The Columbus Optical SETI Observatory is devoted to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) in the optical spectrum. The Perfect Storm? --- The European Space Agency (ESA) is using satellites to study ship-sinking monster waves. The European Commission is sponsoring The MaxWave Project to identify and study rogue waves. They say that truth can be stranger than fiction. For example there’s the case of Dr. Gerald Bull: Scientist, Weapons Maker, Dreamer and CIA Operative(?). The Canadian-born scientist’s ultimate dream was to launch a satellite, into Earth orbit, using a modified ship’s gun. See Project HARP. He later put this technology to use in Project Babylon when he designed and started construction of Saddam Hussein’s super guns. Also see the Wikipedia section on Dr. Bull, his life, his work and his possible assassination by Mossad agents. The "made for TV movie" Doomsday Gun should be available at your local video rental outlet or you could order a copy from Amazon.
The Kids Room Cassandra Wagner, a grade 7 Florida student, is among the list of finalists for The Discovery Channel’s Young Scientist Challenge for her mosquito repellent BUGNIP. The Science Fair Central is The Discovery Channel’s online resource for science fair participants. The Science Explorer is an online e-book of "at home" science projects. Suppliers Being listed here does not constitute an endorsement by SAS or me of any information, product or service. OhmCraft is another supplier of ultra high value resistors with ohmic values to 10,000 gigohms. Perhaps, you don’t live near a library but you need a back copy of The Amateur Scientist or another article from Scientific American. Sciamdigital offers a down load service for $7.95US per article. Unfortunately, at this time they are only offering the years --- 1993 to present.
From The Far Side The US Department of Energy quietly agreed to re-examine cold fusion. Bruce Simpson, a New Zealand amateur, is in trouble with the government for designing a $5K cruise missile. Is this really a big thing to get excited about? Remember the TAM 5 project? A group of amateurs flew a model aircraft from Newfoundland to Ireland. Bruce probably got in to trouble by calling it a "cruise missile". I’ve listed his DIY jet page in a past column. Anti-gravity: Evidence from free-fall experiment using a spinning gyro. Can this be duplicated under controlled conditions Wikipedia,
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