Topic: SCIENCE - on April 5, 2003 at 10:26:49 PM CEST
Six New Moons of Jupiter Discovered
Six more moons have been found orbiting Jupiter, pushing to 58 the total number of known natural satellites of the solar system's largest planet.
University of Hawaii's David Jewitt and Scott Sheppard, along with Jan Kleyna of Cambridge University, announced the discoveries Friday.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 5, 2003 at 10:25:01 PM CEST
Hemp bill not without criticism
Some say growing the plant for industry could hamper police investigations. Industrial hemp could be Oregon’s next cash crop if lawmakers sign off on a bill that got a hearing before the Senate Agricultural Committee Friday. But opponents say hemp plants are difficult to distinguish from illegal marijuana plants.
They also worry that cultivating hemp could inhibit police investigations of people growing pot.
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Topic: LOST FOUND - on April 5, 2003 at 10:22:22 PM CEST
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.
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Topic: CARS - on April 5, 2003 at 10:18:01 PM CEST
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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Topic: FUN - on April 5, 2003 at 10:12:30 PM CEST
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.
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