Scanning Electron Microscope
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/
Is there such a thing as too close for comfort? Judge for yerself after you've taken a unique microscopic look at the barbed mouth parts of a deer tick or the scruffy hairs atop a mosquito's head photographed at several hundred times life size. Then try your hand at determining if some images are animal, vegetable, or mineral. When ya gets tired of guessing, browse through the archive fer magnificent magnifications of everything from a spiny-headed worm to scratch-'n-sniff paper.
sodaconstructor
http://www.sodaplay.com/constructor/
"Sodaconstructor can seriously damage your productivity," reads a warning posted at the bottom of this site. They're not kidding. Join masses and springs to form small mathematical creatures that writhe and twist in two dimensions as ya adjust spring stiffness and weight placement. Sodaconstructions can walk, bounce, roll, or jiggle their way across the screen, depending on your design. If ya can't get the hang of creating 2-D critters, load a predesigned model for inspiration.
Operations Significant Event Imagery
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/
Point yer browser here for gorgeous satellite images of the world's most violent natural disasters. Get a bird's eye view of a raging firestorm, or track the path of a hurricane in full-motion video. This here site's intuitive organization makes finding the images a breeze, and topical sections like the Image of the Day keep you up-to-date with the latest in global catastrophes. The site don't attempt to explain the wondrous things it displays, it's goal is to be simply the most stunning satellite page around. And it is!
http://www.mos.org/sln/SEM/
Is there such a thing as too close for comfort? Judge for yerself after you've taken a unique microscopic look at the barbed mouth parts of a deer tick or the scruffy hairs atop a mosquito's head photographed at several hundred times life size. Then try your hand at determining if some images are animal, vegetable, or mineral. When ya gets tired of guessing, browse through the archive fer magnificent magnifications of everything from a spiny-headed worm to scratch-'n-sniff paper.
sodaconstructor
http://www.sodaplay.com/constructor/
"Sodaconstructor can seriously damage your productivity," reads a warning posted at the bottom of this site. They're not kidding. Join masses and springs to form small mathematical creatures that writhe and twist in two dimensions as ya adjust spring stiffness and weight placement. Sodaconstructions can walk, bounce, roll, or jiggle their way across the screen, depending on your design. If ya can't get the hang of creating 2-D critters, load a predesigned model for inspiration.
Operations Significant Event Imagery
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/
Point yer browser here for gorgeous satellite images of the world's most violent natural disasters. Get a bird's eye view of a raging firestorm, or track the path of a hurricane in full-motion video. This here site's intuitive organization makes finding the images a breeze, and topical sections like the Image of the Day keep you up-to-date with the latest in global catastrophes. The site don't attempt to explain the wondrous things it displays, it's goal is to be simply the most stunning satellite page around. And it is!
