Sometimes science is boring. Sometimes science is fun. Usually science is a little bit of both but SOMETIMES science is MAD. That's what we are going to discuss today (strap in!)

OH motherboard you wonderful magnificent info pile you. Thank you in advance for this....

I was just scrolling through motherboard.com and I read this gem:

Researchers at the University of Tokyo were expecting to create a strong magnetic field, but they got a lot more than they were bargaining for.

So.......Naturally What did I do? CLICKED THAT ISH and I dont regret it for one second. Turns out Tokyo scientists decided to go HAM on magnetic fields and completely OBLITERATED their lab in the process. Immediately I say to myself "YESSSSSS" but made sure nobody died so it's all guilt free. Now to be upfront...this Isn't the strongest field ever generated but it is the largest in a controlled environment, which to me, is way more bad ass. What makes it even more punk rock is A. They pushed it further then intended and designed for and 2. They plan to do it again, with all they learned, and do it almost twice as strong (baller) This is a snipet:

"As detailed in a paper recently published in the Review of Scientific Instruments, the researchers produced the magnetic field to test the material properties of a new generator system. They were expecting to reach peak magnetic field intensities of around 700 Teslas, but the machine instead produced a peak of 1,200 Teslas. (For the sake of comparison, a refrigerator magnet has about 0.01 Tesla)"

You know you wanna click more......go on do it.... There's even a video :-)

IF you're from Michigan then peep this: The Michigan Accent & Michiganders' Slang Words

Just came across this article: And it is soooo full of esoteric Michigan knowledge. You just can't pass this gem up (unless you don't live here or have ever lived here, than this is just jargen to you! Jargen I say). It has got everything from phrases and slang to explanations of how we use our hand to show where in MI things are. Click the picture of click here. Things like this are completely meaningless but that is especially important in knowing them.  I <3 Stumbling (as continuously stated)

EXAMPLE:

Michigan Slang/Colloquialisms

There are some words and phrases we use in Michigan that aren't often used elsewhere around the country. Different areas of Michigan have different terms for tourists and for locals.

The Mitten: (proper noun, it's the name of a state for Pete's sake!)
This refers to the State of Michigan because, on a map, it's shaped like a mitten. Mittens are of extreme importance to Michiganders because it can get fairly cold here.

sources page VIA hubpages.com here