If you’re one those people who wonders about accurate trouser-crease measurement in woolen trousers (pants), you should perhaps turn to the Textile Research Journal, March 1966 36: pp. 264-272, where R.C. Landwehr (of the Western Regional Research Lab, Albany, California) presented an apparatus and procedures to reliably measure wool creases. The ratio of maximum crease […]
Year: 2014
An Ig Nobel quiz
A look back to Scossa L’Eredità (the Italian TV quiz program)’s question about the Ig Nobel Prizes: Scossa L’Eredità 15 ottobre 2013 Laura: Premi Ignobel BONUS: A look back at that, and several other Iggy TV quizzes
Lots of data and info about paper airplanes, and lots of planes
Lots of data and info about paper airplanes, from Papierfliegerei: From flight tests and experiments, a lot can be gained qualitative statements about paper airplanes. Paper airplanes cost so much, because empiricism is certainly a possible solution. But you can also calculate pretty good paper airplane. The Excel table on the right is intended to provide […]
3-D carving (rather than printing), for teeth
The 3-D printing revolution gets most of the attention, but 3-D carving has already added a very real bite to modern healthcare. Dentists (and engineers) are leading the way. A considerable number of people are strolling the streets, smiling, chewing the fat, and eating lunch — sporting dental crowns made through a process of 3-D scanning and then 3-D milling. The […]