I was looking at Bill Gates house today, and how it’s suppose to be all eco-friendly. It’s a 40,000-square-foot mansion on a wooded five-acre compound in the Seattle suburb of Medina. It’s estimated cost is $97 million dollars. Now there is some prime real estate! I like the fact that it is all eco-friendly, but man, if I was going to spend $97 million dollars on my house, I would want it to look better on the outside than this! The area is great, and I love the lake and the trees, but the house is just plain ugly to me.

Bill Gate’s House, Microsoft, Bill Gates

So we all know what the highest point in the world is right? It’s Mount Everest and it’s highest point is 29,035 feet above sea level. The lowest point in the world is the Dead Sea that sits at 1,312 feet below sea level. I was reading it’s Wiki entry on it and learned that dead sea salt comes from there, and is known for his healing powers against conditions like acne, eczema, psoriasis, and wrinkles. I thought that was rather interesting that something as powerful as that comes from “the lowest point on earth.”

dead sea salt, The Dead Sea

For years scientist have been pondering over the truth, if any, there is to the supernatural. With all the shows on the Sci-Fi channel, and all their high-tech gadgets, I think if there really was some hard core evidence of the supernatural, we would know by now. Most of the shows I watch, can really be left up to speculation, and half the time I’m left wondering if I’m just looking at wicked camera tricks, and video editing. I’ve had one small experience with what possibly could be chalked up to the supernatural, and that was when my Grandfather “visited” me the night of his funeral. At times I have felt like something, some kind of presence was around me, but it doesn’t last long, and it’s easily forgotten.

There is a new movie coming out that is based on the short story by Stephen King called 1408. 1408 movie features John Cusack as man who lost his daughter. He begins to wonder if she is still around him, and starts to dabble in the research of the supernatural. He gets caught up in a story about the Dolphin Hotel, and goes to check it out. He’s greeted by the owner, who is played by Samuel L Jackson, which quickly tells him that 56 people have died in that room within an hour of checking in.

Cusack quickly checks in, and discovers some truth in the mystery of the hotel room, and the supernatural spirits that are around us all. Does he ever leave? There is only one way to find out. Go see the 1408 movie coming in theaters this summer.

1408, Stephen King, horror movies

I’m sure by now you’ve all seen Google Street Map Views. So far they only have 5 cities, San Francisco, New York, Denver, Las Vegas and Miami, but did you know that ET can be found in New York, complete with a laser beam? See it here for yourself.

Google Street Map View, ET on Google Maps

When my husband was a kid he played with science kits all the time. Over the years he has told me all about his bug kits, and robot kits, and he still even has all the books on his bookcase. I came across ScienceKits.com today, and I got to looking at all the neat kits they have. I bet I could buy him a few, even today, and he would totally LOVE them.

The Electronic Snap Circuits 300 looks cool. It’s a snap circuits kit that has over 300 projects you can do with 60 parts. The projects range from AM radios, burglar alarms, flash lights, door bells, and more. He’d have a great time with that, even though the age group is 8 and up.

He’d also like the Environmental Science Project Kits where he can learn about the green house effect, the standards of soil, the effect of acid rain, and global warming. This is perfect for ages 7 and up.

My personal favorite is the Crime Lab Investigation kit, where I can get all CSI on someone. It comes with chromatography paper, black and white fingerprint powder, plastic gloves, tweezers, analysis trays, and safety goggles. This is perfect for ages 8 and up.

But you don’t just have to be a kid to enjoy these. These are a great addition to the home schooling mom’s Science class, and projects you can enjoy along with your kids.

ScienceKits.com, science projects

Of all the great things that have come out of the Web 2.0 error, my favorite would have to be the social networking sites. They give you the greatest advantage of meeting people that have the same interest as you, and you can make lifelong blogging buddies. Now there is another new one on line that connects science hobbyists, technology and gadget geeks, and science fiction fans.

They are set up a lot like MySpace, but this site isn’t for the teenager, or the internet bikini girls. It’s a MySpace for science hobbyists, technology geeks and science fiction fans only. So if you’re into science you need to head over there and sign up for a free account. You can also set up your own message forum for you and your friends to discuss the latest science technology, or the latest sci-fi movie.

Sci-Edge.Me.Com, social networking, science, technology, gadgets, science fiction

When you were a kid did you just love to play with stethoscopes like I did? I thought they were the coolest thing ever. I would listen to my heart beat, my brothers, my dog. LOL! It seems now days you can get some pretty fancy high tech electronic stethoscopes. They have natural sound with 50X amplification of regular ones, and you can adjust them to listen to heart sounds, or lung sounds. Pretty cool. I bet these don’t come in the doctor’s kits you buy at the toy store.

stethoscopes, electronic stethoscopes

The world is turning into CSI with all the high tech gadgets out there that anyone can buy. They’ve got drug test you can do on your kids, semen check test that can determine semen on your spouses underwear, and paternity testing kits that are just DIY’er projects you can do right in your own laboratory, erh….I mean home. Now Aunt Mary and Uncle Joe can become Gil Grissom and Catherine Willows right before your eyes. What’s next? I’m afraid to think about it.

drug test, paternity test, semen test, CSI, detectives

What do you think astronauts eat in space? Well it’s certainly not the astronaut ice cream you can buy in novelty stores. They have ovens to heat up their food, and salt and pepper to season it. But step aside macaroni and cheese because sushi is coming to your space plate, with chopsticks included. The Japanese space agency, JAXA, is going to be offering sushi on the international space stations menu as soon as they can find a way to give it a shelf life of one year. They are expecting the new Japanese Space Cuisine to be on the menu by next year. I wonder if they’ll get fortune cookies with that.

space sushi, JAXA, astronaut