Happy Birthday WWW

I originally wrote this post on a blog that would not port to this current blog so I am re-writing this post because I like the history: Original Post 05/02/2013 I am a little bit late but I would lik...

Taser Vs Candle: Debunked!

I recently stumbled across a video on a BoingBoing post and then again in a Gizmodo post and did not believe it, so I decided to try it and I proved it wrong. The original video (see video below) show...

Engineering Journals old news?

Part of the process of getting a PhD is reading a lot of journal papers and making sure that you are well caught up on the current research. Now, personally I am not caught up on current research in m...

Pursue Happiness, it’s not always easy

What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really want to spend your life?   I believe this video really makes a person think. What makes me happy? How do I want to spend my...

Nuclear Watch… Tritium!

Recently, I was gifted a Traser H3 watch from my wonderful wife.  While this watch is beautiful, it has a fantastically unique feature.  It uses nuclear fission (through radioactive decay) to light ...

DIY Rocket Ship (Pictures of Space)

Several months ago my brothers and I had an idea, that idea was to send a rocket into the upper atmosphere using a weather balloon. Once the balloon reached it’s maximum height, the rocket would...

Job tips I wish I knew…

Recently I stumbled across a Reddit post asking Hiring managers what the secrets are of online job applications. Having interviewed and hired several people in the past I thought I knew it all, I was ...