Thursday, February 24, 2011

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Doppler Tim's Science Spectacular

                                                                    Have Fun!

Doppler Tim's Science Lab #2 Tuesday, February 22nd 2011

Try making a vortex cannon and shoot some smokin' O's across the room!

Firecracker!

320,000 firecrackers were linked together to honor a friend as his last request.   It is a mountain of firecracker!

Monday, February 21, 2011

Doppler Tim's Science Lab Monday, February 21 2011

Finally a better "Cloud in the Bottle" experiment!  This works well for teachers, students, home schoolers, and magicians.  Have Fun...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

This Makes My Head Hurt!

You may have fun figuring this out...or this may drive you just a bit nuts!

Friday, February 11, 2011

The Pictures are Clear...

I am anything but a scholar on Egypt.  I can say that while the future is still very uncertain for the Egyptians, the pictures are quite clear.


Bye Bye Mubarak from Ramy Rizkallah on Vimeo.











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Monday, February 7, 2011

Chicago Blizzard Timelapse

WGN has posted a woderful timelapse of the 2011 blizzard.  The video starts at about noon on Tuesday, February 1st and ends near 6am on Wednesday, February 3rd.  The video was shot right on Michigan Ave. in Chicago.  Enjoy!

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Midwest Blizzard of 2011

A huge snowstorm hit the Midwest and Great Lakes regions from January 31st to February 2nd.  Cities from Oklahoma to New York received tremendous amounts of snow and wind.  Central Indiana and Central Ohio were hard hit with sleet and freezing rain.  The following blog entry has a little bit for everyone.  There are synoptic charts and a synoptic animation for  practicing meteorologists.  I have collected snowfall total maps from National Weather Service offices across the country and video clips have been posted from hard hit areas.  

Synoptic analysis/Radar of Midwest Blizzard February 1-2 2011
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Synoptic analysis of Midwest Blizzard January 31st 7pm
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Synoptic analysis of Midwest Blizzard February 1 7am
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Synoptic analysis of Midwest Blizzard February 1 7pm
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Synoptic analysis of Midwest Blizzard February 2 7am
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Low Pressure over the Ohio Valley
Tight Gradient Backside of Storm
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National Snowfall Totals
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Oklahoma Snowfall Totals
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Central Missouri Snowfall Totals
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Eastern Iowa Snowfall Totals
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Chicagoland Snowfall Totals
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Milwaukee Area Snowfall Totals
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Northern Indiana/Northwest Ohio Snowfall Totals
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Western and Northern New York Snowfall Totals
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