The Island that has it all: Views, Beaches, and 1.8 million gallons of Agent Orange! | Brain Post The Johnston Atoll is certainly pushing its way up on the travel list. Located westward of the Hawaiian Islands, the atoll looks like any normal atoll Brains SnowBrains | January 17, 2014 1 Comment
Some Avalanche Beacons OFF By Up to 1+ Meters in Deep Burials Recently, We’ve come across an explanation from BeaconReviews.com of how some types of avalanche beacons, during deep burials, could lead you to probe up to a meter or more away from the actual victim. It has to do with signal spikes from the flux lines of the transceiver. “The distance between the strongest signal and the transmitter is based on the orientation of the two transceivers and the depth of the burial […] Avalanche Bevan Waite | January 16, 2014 1 Comment
Brain Post: Study Says NOT Drinking Will Shorten Your Life Not drinking is killing you… Seriously. There have been many studies showing that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol (2 drinks/day for men, 1 drink/day for women) is good for your health and can actually lengthen life. These studies generally focus on alcohol being healthy as it thins the blood and causes benefits to heart and circulatory health. A 2010 study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research that followed 1,824 participants between the ages of 55 and 65 for 20 years is showing that the benefits of moderate alcohol use may actually be social. There are some great facts from this study and we’re […] Brains SnowBrains | December 17, 2013 0 Comments
Brain Post: What’s the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Hurricane? With the recent land fall of Super Typhoon Haiyan and the associated media you may be wondering to yourself what’s the difference between a typhoon and a hurricane. Below are the brief definitions of both: Typhoon: A tropical cyclone in the Indian or Northwest Pacific Ocean. Hurricane: A tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific. Tropical Cyclone: A localized, very […] Brains SnowBrains | November 14, 2013 0 Comments
Brain Post: How Lightning Works w/ Super Slow Motion Video A clip from Discovery Channel’s “Raging Planet” on the subject of lightning. The camera technology has gotten to where scientists have been able to record and playback a lightning strike at over 200X slower with really cool results. – Discovery Channel This video reveals how lightning truly works. Negatively charged “step leaders” are scanning, […] Brains SnowBrains | October 29, 2013 2 Comments
Brains Post: “Flowing Water Found on Mars” – NASA That’s right, “flowing” water has been found on Mars for the very first time. This is huge, huge news. The water isn’t flowing as in a stream or brook, it’s more of a dripping water or creeping water, but it’s water and it’s on the surface and it’s flowing, nonetheless. The Mars Rover has recently discovered every cubic foot of dirt on Mars holds about 2 pints or more of water. This is huge. […] Brains SnowBrains | October 15, 2013 0 Comments
Brain Post: Why No Two Snowflakes Look Alike Ever wonder why no two snowflakes look alike? Not only do no two snowflakes look alike, but rarely do two snowflakes even look remotely similar. Well, there’s a little thing in this world called “emergence” and it dictates how complex systems are formed. Emergence Defined The arising of novel and coherent structures, patterns and properties during the process of self-organization […] Brains SnowBrains | June 3, 2013 1 Comment
Brain Post: Can Spiders Eat Snakes? {Every weekday, SnowBrains.com is gonna publish one “Brain” post. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} Yep, spiders eat snakes. Where else but Australia. It’s a fact that every native animal in Australia is either poisonous or simply badass (not actually a fact). Ant Hadleigh saw a giant […] Brains SnowBrains | May 20, 2013 2 Comments
Brain Post: The Origins of the Word “Rookie” | From the Civil War {Everyday, SnowBrains.com is gonna bring you one “Brain” post. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} One should always be weary when determining the origins of a word. In general, we just don’t have a finite understanding of many word origins. Even the “word” OK’s […] Brains SnowBrains | April 22, 2013 2 Comments
Brain Post: How Does the Richter Magnitude Scale for Earthquakes Work? Today we are going to shake up your understanding of earthquakes. The Richter Magnitude Scale, often referred to simply as The Richter Scale, was developed in 1935 by Charles Francis Richter and Beno Gutenberg. Both were from the California Institute of Technology. Their study was originally intended to only be used in a certain area in California. Richter as a […] Brains Kyler Roush | April 18, 2013 5 Comments
Brain Post: The Human Mouth Produces Enough Saliva in a Lifetime to Fill 2 Swimming Pools & 9 Other Human Facts {Everyday, SnowBrains.com is gonna publish one “Brain” post per day. Something that we think will interest you, challenge you, and be something you can use in a dinnertime conversation that day.} Here’s another easy Brain Post. 10 facts about the human body that you certainly didn’t know, but are definitely interesting. When you watch this video, make sure you turn […] Brains SnowBrains | April 16, 2013 3 Comments
Brain Post: How a Sonic BOOM Works | Yes, A Bullwhip “Snap” is a Sonic Boom The sonic boom is something that most people have difficulty understanding. This difficulty arrises from the fact that it’s tough to visualize. We are gonna try to break it down for you in the simplest term with some visual cues to help it stick. (or just skip down to the NASA video that explains it well) THE SONIC BOOM: 1. […] Brains SnowBrains | April 10, 2013 2 Comments
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