Saturday, 5. April 2003

1001 things to do with Liquid Nitrogen


In the course of studying physics one is officially taught that liquid nitrogen is simply (and mainly) used to cool things down to 77K. But everybody who once has observed students in practical courses "working" with this stuff knows that this is not true. My intention is now to tell the truth about what is really done with liquid N2 before its remains are taken and used for cooling.

¬> physik.uni-frankfurt

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Volvo driver prefers cooking by car


Kyrre Olaf Johansen doesn't bother with drive-thru restaurants. He does his own cooking beneath the hood of his Volvo XC70. In an interview on Friday, Johansen said: "A 60-mile drive is long enough to cook up lamb chops, but for the shorter trips, I can cook hot dogs for the kids."

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Puppy Car Cam


This week's weird website, Car Cam, is surely raising some eyebrows. A man named Derek has attached a camera to a remote control car and made videos of the car chasing his puppy around his house.

¬> KLASTV

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Iraq says "everything okay" in Baghdad


Iraq's information minister says Baghdad is firmly under Iraqi control and denies U.S. reports that troops are reaching the centre of the capital.

Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf also reiterated that Iraqi troops had defeated U.S. forces at Baghdad airport overnight. U.S. officers say they are in control.

¬> Reuters ¬> Abc

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US TANKS ENTER BAGHDAD


US tanks and armoured vehicles have entered Baghdad and are approaching the city centre, military sources say.

The incursion came as Marines and infantry fought to impose a 'choke hold' on the Iraqi capital. It is now thought to be almost completely surrounded.

Iraq's Information Minister has said everything is "okay" in the city and the war is swinging back in his country's favour.

A column of around 20 Abrams battle tanks and 10 Bradley fighting vehicles swept into Baghdad from the southern outskirts this morning.

¬> Sky ¬> Fox ¬> Radio Free Europe

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U.S. Forces Approach 'Heart of Baghdad'


U.S. armored forces rolled into parts of Baghdad on Saturday, smashing through Iraq's Republican Guard to reach the ultimate destination of their two-week surge across southern Iraq. In one skirmish, Marines with bayonets battled Arab fighters from abroad in a marsh on Baghdad's outskirts.

While Iraqi television played patriotic music and soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Saddam Hussein vowed to keep fighting, resistance to the American onslaught seemed tenuous. The U.S. sweep left burning tanks and bodies of Iraqi fighters behind.

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¬> abc ¬> CNN ¬> BBC ¬> Ananova

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