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Real-time Measurements of our Ocean
Argo is a global array of 3,000 free-drifting profiling floats that measures the temperature and salinity of the upper 2000 m of the ocean. This allows, for the first time, continuous monitoring of the temperature, salinity, and velocity of the upper ocean, with all data being relayed and made publicly available within hours after collection.
World champion free diver Herbert Nitsch is planning on executing a no limits dive to 1000 feet. That’s 300 feet more than the current record set by Nitsch three years ago.
One of the most mysterious of all archeological artifacts is what is known as the Antikythera Mechanism, a bronze machine that was discovered by divers off the coast of the Greek island of Antikythera in the early 1900s. The mechanism consists of a series of over 30 gears, cranks, and dials that could be manipulated in order to chart the astronomical positions of the sun, moon, and other planets. The device was found among the remains of a shipwreck that scientists have dated to the 1st or 2nd century BC. Its true purpose is still not fully known, and the mystery behind its construction and use has puzzled researchers for years. The consensus now seems to be that the Antikythera Mechanism was a kind of primitive clock that could calculate lunar phases and solar years, which has led some to refer to it as the earliest example of an “analog computer.”
Test de qualification du CM Block I dans le golf du Mexique en Octobre 1966
Apollo CM-007 during manned 48-hour Apollo Block I command module postlanding systems qualification test in the Gulf of Mexico in October 1966 (Harry Clancy onboard as a test subject worked with the dolphin for weeks to have this shot!) (Photo Credit: NASA S-66-55941)
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Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn’t have it in the beginning.
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Sunset from the International Space Station is clearly a very pretty sight. And with the speed at which it orbits up there, they get to see sunsets like this up to 16 times a day!
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Clint Mansell - Requiem For A Dream Theme
