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10 times science ruled in 2014
Mashable ^ | 30 Nov 2014 | Jacqui Devaney

Posted on 12/04/2014 6:03:14 AM PST by shove_it

There's no denying it: Science is cool, and 2014 was no exception.

This year, we discovered that one of Saturn's moons, Enceladus, was shooting geysers out of cracks in its surface. We also found a way to make a teeny, tiny radio that requires no battery. The human race is pushing forward into the final frontier — and also the tiniest frontier.

SEE ALSO: 10 YouTube Videos That Prove Science Is Magic

Although 2014 was also the year Kim Kardashian's butt broke the internet, let's take some time to remember the actual cool stuff people do...

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1 posted on 12/04/2014 6:03:14 AM PST by shove_it
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To: shove_it

We had teenie tiny batteryless radios in the 40’s. They were called “crystal” radios. Worked good, lasted long time.......


2 posted on 12/04/2014 6:14:42 AM PST by P3_Acoustic
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To: shove_it

Yep, and a few years ago they found gelatinous heme in unpermineralized T-Rex bones.


3 posted on 12/04/2014 6:21:44 AM PST by afsnco
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To: P3_Acoustic

yeah- the ‘radio’ part of those crystals worked- the amplifier that let you play it in a set of speakers was what required all the power


4 posted on 12/04/2014 6:22:34 AM PST by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz 2016)
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To: shove_it

Kim Kardashian butt broke the internet?

ROFL

who cares what some overweight skanks butt looks like!?


5 posted on 12/04/2014 6:24:30 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009 (Obama lied .. the economy died.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
Correction: Kim Kardashian butt broke cracked the internet.
6 posted on 12/04/2014 6:31:30 AM PST by shove_it (long ago Orwell and Rand warned us of Obama's America)
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To: TexasFreeper2009
"Who cares what some overweight skanks butt look like!?"

Especially when you have Naya Rivera who has been trying to knock Kim off her throne for the last 2 years.


7 posted on 12/04/2014 7:22:12 AM PST by Ben Ficklin
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