Asteroid Blast Over Indonesia

An asteroid with a diameter of about 10 meters smacked into the Earth's atmosphere over Indonesia on October 8. It detonated and released energy that was equivalent to 50,000 tonos of TNT, which is 3X more powerful that the Hiroshima atomic bomb. No one saw this coming. As if we need something else to worry about.

Spend A Weekend In Knoxville, Tennessee

Per the New Yorker, here are some tips on how to spend a weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Tesla Roadster Sets Record at 313 Miles on a Charge

Another good story for the Tesla Roadster with a single charge record of 313 miles set in the Australian outback.

1953 Atomic Energy Cartoon

Click here for the link to a cartoon lesson on nuclear energy that was first made public in 1953. It actually does a reasonably decent job making the concepts understandable. This was done before there was commercial nuclear power production. One interesting part was the mention of the nuclear powered airplane, a dead-ended project which is detailed in Todd Tucker's "Atomic America."

Corn-Ethanol vs Tesla Roadster and CO2

How does an E-85-burning automobile compare to the Tesla Roadster on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions? Autoblog makes a comparison.

How Much Vitamin D Do You Really Need?

Here is a great summary of the latest information on the need for significant vitamin D in our diets. I recommend you spend the time to watch the video. This information is based on medical research and not on someone trying to sell a product.

The 10 Most Brilliant Products of 2009

Here is a Popular Mechanics list of the top 10 most brilliant gadgets, tools, and toys that the consumer can purchase in 2009.

I think the Techcrunch Crunchpad (#1) may be a big hit if they can make enough fast enough.