MetaFilter posts tagged with oxygen

Cupcakes are mostly made of four elements

Deathalicious — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:54:53 -0800

There must be something about cupcakes and the periodic table of the elements. Not sure who did it first, but now it is ubiquitous. Then of course there is The Periodic Table of Cupcakes, which is a whole other matter. The periodic table as cupcake was mentioned previously, but the example given was hardly appetizing. A bit of googling suggests that SAACS (Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society) are behind a lot of this. Cupcakes can also teach you about DNA and RNA (crazy entertaining, have no idea how accurate). Note however, that a cupcake is not classified as a mineral. inspired by this photo via digg, but let's pretend I found it via FoodieFriday.

Cryogenic Venting

brownpau — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:42:32 -0800

Light Reflection: a brilliant fan of cryogenics venting from a relief valve on STS-122 Atlantis' ET (external tank) post-separation. Also see this handheld video of the ET, with money shots at 2:15 and 3:55. Atlantis just landed yesterday, completing the delivery and installation of Columbus. Next up, STS-123 Endeavour delivers Kibo.

Brings a new meaning to "coldhearted".

Pope Guilty — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:42:08 -0800

So apparently it's not the lack of oxygen which causes cells to die. Rather, getting oxygen back, which triggers the same cell death mechanism that guards against cancer, causes cell death.

Extreme Oxygen, dude!

ph00dz — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:48:22 -0800

The Big Ox. Power oxygen for real extreme athletes... available in a variety of flavors: Polar Rush, Tropical Breeze, Mountain Mint, and Citrus Blast. Is this The Next Big Thing? According to the website, "Big Ox is 89% pure flavored oxygen... In business and sports you have to out-last and out-think your competitors! A purer form of Oxygen can give you an edge over those not supplementing yet. If you really want to be victorious, step it up and compete with your stamina and mental clarity! Try Big Ox! You would be wise not to let some oxygenated person get any edge over you!"

What's in the Mississippi, where it goes

hank — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 17:43:11 -0800

Dead Zones - Causes and Consequences Found by way of this article series where I read: "Ask scientists, government types, fishermen, almost anyone about the low-oxygen zone coming off the mouth of the Mississippi River and one question spills from their lips. "Have you talked to Nancy Rabalais?" ... marine ecologist Rabalais has led the search for answers to the 8,500-square-mile zone and the charge to find a solution. " ----- From the first linked page, you can view eight video clips -- each about 9.5 minutes long -- of a February 2005 slide lecture. She's awesome.

Dude, Where's My Oxygen?

archimago — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 07:19:17 -0800

Columbia Univ. severs ties with Biosphere 2. I remember when Biosphere 2 opened and watched as the team of starry-eyed scientists entered the self-sustaining environment. It's even been the subject of a bad Hollywood movie. But now the structure may become nothing more than a giant scrap pile of steel and glass in the desert. The mission of the project was impressive, and despite glitches such as acidic water and "crazy ant" infestation, should an experiment be abandoned because it didn't go as expected? Or is it just man's folly to try and replicate intelligent design?

rorschach — Fri, 05 Jan 2001 08:20:35 -0800

Strict environmental rules have reduced air pollution levels to below life-threatening levels, and produced this great headline too.

mathowie — Thu, 31 Aug 2000 14:51:47 -0800

This Salon article on the state of web sites aimed at women asks some interesting questions. Women-centric sites set out in 1997 and 1998 to start a revolution, and instead we have relationship quizzes, diet plans, TV reviews, and horoscopes. What went wrong? Are women really interested in these things? Did the sites start out edgy and adapt to the audience? Would anyone expect online magazine/lifestyle properties to be much different than their offline counterparts? I also wonder what anyone that has ever seen and/or used iVilliage, Oxygen, and Women.com think of each site's content? Is it enlightening, or pure fluff?

quirked — Fri, 04 Aug 2000 10:29:17 -0800

I was astounded, but maybe I'm just naive. According to a Beyond 2000 article, low oxygen content in aircraft cabins, which contributes to the majority of air travel woes, is mostly due to penny-pinching. Great, skimping on air! What's next? ... umm ... ahhh ... Oh gee, I have nothing worse to compare it to!