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[Jan 15, 2005, 09:19 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

I forgot to mention the neat thing from my visit to Dr. Toothy the other day. One of the cool things about the good doctor is that he is always checking out new dental equipment and techniques, especially those targeted towards the comfort of the patient. The latest doohickey he used on me is a clever but simple addition to the Novocain needle that causes the needle to vibrate. This takes advantage of the relatively simple (in a manner of thinking) nature of nerves, as in this case, the nerves concentrate on the vibration and ignore the pain, so you can't even tell you are getting injected. Pretty awesome.

Meanwhile, my ISP is working through some sort of domain issue, which may be causing some mail sent to me to bounce. Hopefully they will be able to straighten this out, but if you get a mail bounced back from me, that's probably the cause.

R.I.P.: Airplane drummer Spencer Dryden dead. Thanks Mike Martinez.

Links of the Day:	Playskool Mr. Potato Head Darth Tater! Thanks Heather/Zathrus. I find your lack of sour cream... disturbing.
Stories of the Day:	Famous Cartoon Moms Get New Hairdos. Submarine Crash Shows Navy Had Gaps in Mapping System (registration required). Willie Nelson Bets on Biodiesel.
Science!:	Giant robot helps prevent landslides. Gotta love giant robots. Thanks bowerbird. Does science make room for aliens? Why the Sun seems to be 'dimming'.
Images of the Day:	APOD 2005 January 15 - Huygens Images Titan s Surface. Thanks Jim. Hello Kitty street racer. The fast and the fruitiest.
Media of the Day:	Payback Time.
Auction of the Day:	OWN YOUR OWN PIECE OF NORTH YORKSHIRE. Thanks Fragzzhost.
Follow-ups:	Tsunami moves North Pole, shortens daytime. Film at 10:59. Huygens sends first Titan images.
Thanks Mike Martinez and Ant.

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Re: Hyugens Probe

Jan 15, 2005, 20:52

Jim

inda neat though, the rocks look exactly what you would find by a rocky shoreline in N.E. , worn smooth by water (or in this case, liquid helium).

Actually liquid hydrocarbons (frozen methane) and some water. If it was liquid helium I bet there'd already be plans to set up remote mining operations there. I remember reading a few years ago that it was speculated that there was frozen helium on the moon, which would be a virtual gold mine for energy for future space expeditions.




Jim

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