Published on: March 3, 2015Slinky – Richard James In 1943, Navy engineer Richard James was trying to figure out how to use springs to keep the sensitive instruments aboard ships from rocking themselves to death, when he knocked one of his prototypes over. Instead of crashing to the floor, it gracefully sprang downward, and then […]
Published on: April 8, 2015Most of us have honey around the house. Perhaps you have a honey jar at home in the shape of a teddy bear? We’ve also used honey in our daily lives – in our drinks, on toast, or as part of dessert. When we stumbled upon this particular story, however, we […]
Published on: April 20, 201510. Giant Huntsman Spider – The world’s largest spider by leg-span with a 30 centimeter (12 inch) leg-span (!!), and 4.6 centimeter (1.8 inches) body-length. The huntsman appears to be a cave dweller and was discovered in Laos in 2001. It is part of the Heteropoda genus Loading…
