Star-hopping by the outhouse

Article Abstract:

A man describes viewing the Comet Hyakutake the night before its closest approach to the Earth with a number of amateur astronomers atop Mount Tamalpais, just north of San Francisco, CA. Although enveloped in the stench from a latrine that had been knocked over, the group was impressed by the comet.

Humor and anecdotes, Observations, Astronomers, Amateur, Amateur astronomers, Hyakutake (Comet), Hyakutake comet

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Newton 1, Einstein 0

Article Abstract:

The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center sponsored a car racing competition for the benefit of Peninsula Community Foundation in fighting alcohol abuse among teenagers. One of the most striking participants of the soapbox derby is the Z-Mobile, a gravity-powered vehicle.

Competitions, Automobile racing, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

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Computer bombs

Article Abstract:

The Department of Energy's science-based stockpile stewardship program aims to use supercomputers to assess the safety of nuclear weapons in storage facilities and their damage potential in cases of detonation. Funding for the program is set at $4 billion per year.

Usage, Safety and security measures, Science and technology policy, Nuclear weapons, United States. Department of Energy, Computer simulation, Nuclear disarmament

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