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11.27.09

Paperclips Dance for Tips on Japanese Subway, Powered By Electromagnetic Fields

By Dan Smith Posted 07.15.2009 at 11:55 am 2 Comments

A video shot on the floor of a subway car in Kobe, Japan, shows paperclips standing on end whenever the train accelerates or decelerates. The electromagnetism that drives the train's motors leaks through the floor and excites the clips.

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Cloned Beef: It's What's For Dinner

Irina Polejaeva has the secret to the perfect steak, but is America ready for her recipe?
By Megan Miller Posted 08.22.2006 at 1:00 am 1 Comment

What if you could carve off a chunk of the most succulent slab of steak you´ve ever eaten, clone a bull from it, then produce weeks of identically delectable dinners?

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