BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "Science" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:57:31 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Fifth Grader Develops Video Game, Wins White House Visit http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/fifth-grader-develops-video-game-wins-white-house 11-year-old Hannah J. Wyman designed a video game that raises awareness about pollution. “Toxic” scored the Massachusetts grade schooler the opportunity to participate in the 2012 White House Science Fair of which only 100 people were invited.

Hannah was the youngest partipant in the fair this year and won $5,000 dollars for St. Anna Catholic School. (Thanks to her, the school was able to purchase 10 new iPads.) On meeting President Obama, she said she recalled "how tall he was. I had to look up when I was talking to him ... He was surprised I was only in fifth grade and made the game."

How to play "Toxic":

You can download Hannah's game at kodugamelab.

Source: telegram.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/fifth-grader-develops-video-game-wins-white-house Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:02:11 -0500 <b>11-year-old Hannah J. Wyman designed a video game that raises awareness about pollution.</b> "Toxic" scored the Massachusetts grade schooler the opportunity to participate in the 2012 White House Science Fair of which only 100 people were invited. hgrant nonadult Hannah was the youngest partipant in the fair this year and won $5,000 dollars for St. Anna Catholic School. (Thanks to her, the school was able to purchase 10 new iPads.) On meeting President Obama, she said she recalled "how tall he was. I had to look up when I was talking to him ... He was surprised I was only in fifth grade and made the game." nonadult You can download Hannah&#39;s game at <a href="http://www.kodugamelab.com/">kodugamelab</a>. nonadult Knitting Needles Are Awesome In Space http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj And strangely hypnotic.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/aggregate/knitting-needles-are-awesome-in-space-52hj Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:02:07 -0500 <b>And strangely hypnotic.</b> aggregate nonadult nonadult Creepy Miniature "MythBusters" Clones http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattcherette/creepy-miniature-mythbusters-clones This is some Benjamin Button shiz. Have you ever wondered what “MythBusters” stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman would look like if they cloned miniature versions of themselves and then posed for a photo with said clones? Well, wonder no longer!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattcherette/creepy-miniature-mythbusters-clones Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:02:11 -0500 <strong>This is some Benjamin Button shiz.</strong> Have you ever wondered what "MythBusters" stars Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman would look like if they cloned miniature versions of themselves and then posed for a photo with said clones? Well, wonder no longer! mattcherette nonadult What&#39;s With Saturn&#39;s Hexagonal Jetstream? http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/2012/01/whats-with-saturns-hexagonal-jetstream

It’s like the planet is crying out for us to STOP with all the ” Put A Ring On It ” jokes. Or it just hate physics.

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]]> http://gammasquad.uproxx.com/2012/01/whats-with-saturns-hexagonal-jetstream Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:17:07 -0500 <b>It's like the planet is crying out for us to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_sign">STOP</a> with all the "<a href="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_layjcsljNJ1qzfpevo1_500.jpg">Put A Ring On It</a>" jokes.</b> Or it just hate physics. gammasquad nonadult The Size Of The Known Universe http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/the-size-of-the-known-universe This beautiful video is a visual exploration of the scale of the known universe. Spoiler alert: it's really big.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/catesish/the-size-of-the-known-universe Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:02:08 -0500 <b>This beautiful video is a visual exploration of the scale of the known universe.</b> Spoiler alert: it&#39;s <i>really</i> big. catesish nonadult How To Endanger Your Life With Liquid Nitrogen http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/this-is-how-you-endanger-your-life-with-ln2 Here's a safety tip: Don't do this. Not at home. Not ever.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/this-is-how-you-endanger-your-life-with-ln2 Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:02:08 -0500 <b>Here&#39;s a safety tip: Don&#39;t do this.</b> Not at home. Not ever. hgrant nonadult The Danger Of Genetically Modified Foods http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-very-real-danger-of-genetically-modified-foods/251051/

New research shows that when we eat we’re consuming more than just vitamins and protein. Our bodies are absorbing information, or microRNA.

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]]> http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-very-real-danger-of-genetically-modified-foods/251051/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:17:10 -0500 <b>New research shows that when we eat we're consuming more than just vitamins and protein.</b> Our bodies are absorbing information, or microRNA. theatlantic.com nonadult The Periodic Table Of Videos: Chemical Reactions http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/the-periodic-table-of-videos-chemical-reactions-460x This is why chemistry is awesome. Here is a montage of all the chemical reactions ever recorded by youtube channel periodicvideos .

Source: youtube.com/periodicvideos / Via: videosift.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/willio/the-periodic-table-of-videos-chemical-reactions-460x Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:02:09 -0500 <b>This is why chemistry is awesome.</b> Here is a montage of all the chemical reactions ever recorded by youtube channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/periodicvideos">periodicvideos</a>. willio nonadult 10 Cool Science Tricks That&#39;ll Blow Your Friend&#39;s Minds http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/10-cool-science-tricks-thatll-blow-your-friends Whoever said science was boring clearly didn't see this awesome video. Check out part 1 here!

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/hgrant/10-cool-science-tricks-thatll-blow-your-friends Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:32:09 -0500 <b>Whoever said science was boring clearly didn&#39;t see this awesome video.</b> Check out part 1 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_f3SkxTWxc&amp;feature=relmfu">here!</a> hgrant nonadult Scientists Invent The World&#39;s Lightest Metal http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/scientists-invent-the-worlds-lightest-metal The new metal consists of 99.99 percent air. The other 0.01 percent is made up of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness of 100 nanometers. It's so light that it can sit ON TOP OF THE FLUFF OF A DANDELION.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/scientists-invent-the-worlds-lightest-metal Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:17:08 -0500 <b>The new metal consists of 99.99 percent air. The other 0.01 percent is made up of interconnected hollow tubes with a wall thickness of 100 nanometers.</b> It&#39;s so light that it can sit ON TOP OF THE FLUFF OF A DANDELION. mjs538 nonadult If Your Brain Is Working... http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/if-your-brain-is-working This GIF will confirm for you that your brain is firing on all cylinders today.

Hit play, stare at the black +....

Hit play, stare at the black +....

Source: lh5.googleusercontent.com

Created by Google's Jhakaas Neil. This guy rules. Here are his instructions...


This is another example of an amazing illusion!!! The last sentence is so true.

If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink.

However if you stare at the black '+ ' in the center, the moving dot turns to green.
Now, concentrate on the black ' + ' in the center of the picture. After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will see only a single green dot rotating.

It's amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don't disappear. This should be proof enough, we don't always see what we think we see.

Reshare this to all of your friends and amaze them.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikehayes/if-your-brain-is-working Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:32:17 -0500 <b>This GIF will confirm for you that your brain is firing on all cylinders today.</b> mikehayes nonadult nonadult Created by Google&#39;s <a href="https://plus.google.com/112333944070832643201/posts">Jhakaas Neil</a>. This guy rules. Here are his instructions... This is another example of an amazing illusion!!! The last sentence is so true. If your eyes follow the movement of the rotating pink dot, the dots will remain only one color, pink. However if you stare at the black &#39;+ &#39; in the center, the moving dot turns to green. Now, concentrate on the black &#39; + &#39; in the center of the picture. After a short period, all the pink dots will slowly disappear, and you will see only a single green dot rotating. It&#39;s amazing how our brain works. There really is no green dot, and the pink ones really don&#39;t disappear. This should be proof enough, we don&#39;t always see what we think we see. Reshare this to all of your friends and amaze them. nonadult The Pharaoh's Serpent Demonstration http://www.buzzfeed.com/gustonyc/the-pharaohs-serpent-demonstration-2nz2 What sorcery is this!? Science, WTF are you doing!?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/gustonyc/the-pharaohs-serpent-demonstration-2nz2 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:32:08 -0500 <b>What sorcery is this!?</b> Science, WTF are you doing!? gustonyc nonadult 15 Amazing Tattoos Inspired By Science http://flavorwire.com/228637/15-amazing-tattoos-inspired-by-science

FOR SCIENCE! Some people get My Little Pony and Nyan Cat tattooed on their bodies. Others get anatomically correct jellyfish and Darwin's bird sketches.

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]]> http://flavorwire.com/228637/15-amazing-tattoos-inspired-by-science Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:17:13 -0500 <b>FOR SCIENCE!</b> Some people get My Little Pony and Nyan Cat tattooed on their bodies. Others get anatomically correct jellyfish and Darwin&#39;s bird sketches. flavorwire nonadult Goldfish Frozen In Liquid Nitrogen Gets Reanimated http://www.buzzfeed.com/mentalitymagazine/goldfish-is-flash-frozen-in-liquid-nitrogen-and-th-4ae3 This is some Han Solo carbonite stuff right here. An unsuspecting goldfish is placed in liquid nitrogen and flash frozen. Then the littler feller is dropped back in his lovely beaker aquarium and comes back to life.

According to the YouTube description, the goldfish survived with no ill effects...until it was fed to a turtle.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mentalitymagazine/goldfish-is-flash-frozen-in-liquid-nitrogen-and-th-4ae3 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:02:08 -0400 <b>This is some Han Solo carbonite stuff right here.</b> An unsuspecting goldfish is placed in liquid nitrogen and flash frozen. Then the littler feller is dropped back in his lovely beaker aquarium and comes back to life. mentalitymagazine nonadult How Much Does The Internet Weigh? http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidshares/if-you-were-to-weigh-the-internet-how-much-would-3caj

If you weigh all the information on the Internet by using the mass of electrons in binary, it comes out to .2 millionths of an ounce which equates to the smallest grain of sand. So, not that much.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidshares/if-you-were-to-weigh-the-internet-how-much-would-3caj Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:02:08 -0400 <b>If you weigh all the information on the Internet by using the mass of electrons in binary, it comes out to .2 millionths of an ounce which equates to the smallest grain of sand.</b> So, not that much. davidshares nonadult Haunted Hill http://www.buzzfeed.com/thierryb/haunted-hill-4cuk What sorcery is this? This weird 'gravity hill' in South Korea make things look as though they're rolling uphill.

Source: youtube.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/thierryb/haunted-hill-4cuk Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:02:07 -0400 <b>What sorcery is this?</b> This weird &#39;gravity hill&#39; in South Korea make things look as though they&#39;re rolling uphill. thierryb nonadult Carving A Pumpkin With Science http://www.buzzfeed.com/forestf/carving-a-pumpkin-with-fire-3mn9

Don't try this at home, kids. Why were my chemistry teachers never this cool?

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/forestf/carving-a-pumpkin-with-fire-3mn9 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:02:09 -0400 <b>Don&#39;t try this at home, kids.</b> Why were my chemistry teachers never this cool? forestf nonadult Engineers Blow Stuff Up With Science http://www.buzzfeed.com/boxofficebuz/engineers-blow-stuff-up-with-science-48z2

I knew I should have been a scientist.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/boxofficebuz/engineers-blow-stuff-up-with-science-48z2 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:02:12 -0400 <b>I knew I should have been a scientist.</b> boxofficebuz nonadult Real Life Hoverboard http://www.buzzfeed.com/liveforfilms/real-life-hoverboard-3o9c

We still have a ways to go until Back To The Future II, but quantum levitation will get us there.

Via: geekologie.com

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/liveforfilms/real-life-hoverboard-3o9c Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:32:08 -0400 <b>We still have a ways to go until Back To The Future II, but <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gustonyc/quantum-levatation-ensures-we-will-have-a-hoverboa-2nz2">quantum levitation</a> will get us there.</b> liveforfilms nonadult Why Do We Dream? http://www.buzzfeed.com/rtcomedy/why-do-we-dream-3mwn

This guy tells us everything we wanted to know about dreams.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/rtcomedy/why-do-we-dream-3mwn Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:02:09 -0400 <b>This guy tells us everything we wanted to know about dreams. </b> rtcomedy nonadult