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This scene reveals many features in Saturn’s dynamic and beautiful atmosphere, including a detail largely obscured from the imaging cameras until now. On the terminator at center right is part of the polar hexagon, which was previously observed by Cassini’s Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) and Composite Infrared Spectrometer (CIRS). These instruments used heat radiated from Saturn to observe the polar hexagon (rather than reflected sunlight, as is the case in this view). The hexagon was first imaged by the Voyager spacecraft more than 25 years ago.
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Read moreRevealing the origin of Ceres’s water could determine whether there is the potential for life beneath its surface, as is thought to be the case on icy moons around Jupiter and Saturn.
OK, let’s say Bruce Wayne does use this routine as prep for becoming Batman. What would you suggest he do to maintain his level of fitness once he’s in the middle of crime fighting season? The day he becomes Batman, his volume gets reduced by half. Not only because of recovery, but also because of time. I think he goes down to a more reasonable three- to four-day workout split, focusing on aerobic and muscular endurance, and then maintaining a high level of strength. But fighting criminals is probably going to keep his strength up, too. So what can an average guy take from this workout and use for himself? First, I would cut everything in half in terms of volume. I’d also reassess the weight used. You can be good at a few things, but not everything. Whatever, we’re not giving up on becoming Batman.
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Read morePeople walking around when talking on their mobile phone is a common behavior.
Referred to as âCell Tranceâ in the Urban Dictionnary2, this way of moving
back and forth is often seen in public venues such as hallways, sidewalks, train
platforms, bus stops or shopping malls. To onlookers, the erratic perambulation
looks aimless, as if the caller is detached from his surroundings, absorbed in a
private sonic universe.From Curious Rituals, a book about “gestural interaction in the digital everyday”, by Nicolas Nova, Katherine Miyake, Waton Chiu and Nancy Kwon.
via Alexis Madrigal and Jesper Balslev
Journal of a Cosmic Anthropologist 