Archive for November, 2009
Games
Can you name the most commonly used words in the English language?
You have 12 minutes. I got 62 out of 100.
I got all of the top 20 words. I missed one word that 69.8% of test takers got right. I got one word right that 82.2% of test takers missed.
Science
Is it any wonder that scientists who are required to accept the current scientific orthodoxy in order to receive continued funding, then later agree with that orthodoxy when surveyed? Well, duh.
Science
As the aluminum ignites, water molecules provide oxygen and hydrogen to fuel the combustion until all of the powder is burned.
Automotive
China’s total car sales outstripped the US for the first time in January to make the Asian giant the world’s largest car market.
China, the statement noted, was now VW’s largest market, accounting for more than one in five of all vehicles sold.
Nissan plans to boost the annual production capacity of its factory in southern Guangdong province by 250,000 units to 600,000 by 2011, taking its total capacity in China to 700,000 units.
The Nikkei business daily reported Thursday that Toyota will spend 30-40 billion yen (330-440 million dollars) to build a research centre in China to develop vehicles for the fast growing market there.
Automotive
When it comes to fun, some take it seriously.
Games
Neon colors, ball physics, crazy music and highly enjoyable game play - what else do you need?
Marketing
Scots brewery release ‘world’s strongest beer‘.
