Top Kill procedure might be Successful

BP's procedure to block the flow of oil involves injecting "heavy mud" over the open well. Once the mud kills the flow, BP will then inject cement to cover the leak.

This procedure might be successful after all as initial reports seem to corroborate BP's efforts.

For a time I started thinking this well would never be shut but we might as well wait a little more before we all jump into conclusions.

Thank you British Petroleum

Thak you BP for this bright future.

What Have We Done?

This is not a spill, Exxo-Valdez was a spill. This is a fucking catastrophe. Exxon-Valdez spilled aproximately 40'900,000 liters. The BP Oil Spill' has not been measured correctly as BP is not allowing external scientist to accurately measure the rate of crude oil flowing from the damaged well.

Initial calculation by BP claimed that the flow was in the order of 160,000 liters PER DAY.

Calculations made by unbiased scientists estimate the flow around 151'416,471 liters PER DAY!

The flow has been going on uninterrupted since April 20, 2010. As of today, one month later, just imagine the damage this catastrophe has been brought upon all the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystems, not to mention the future repercussions this will pose.

As of today, the U.S. government and BP set up a LIVE FEED of the leaking well.

I found a photograph of the spill taken from the ISS (International Space Station) dating just a few days ago, but the picture itself does not show the magnitude of the spill in comparison to a known context. I took the liberty to superimpose the image over a map provided by Google Earth just to have an idea of the magnitude of this man-made gift to mother nature.

Acid Trip Simulation Room

Simulating an acid trip this room is.

UF0002 Collision Course

The Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way (our galaxy) are in a collision course, travelling through the universe at 130 Km/s.

UF0001 Lightning Bolt

A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures around 30,000°C, more than 5 times the temperature of the surface of the Sun.

Filmófano

Filmófano, na. 1. adj. y s. Persona que gusta del cine sin importar el género.

HTDA: The Space in Between

If you have been following Trent Reznor's new musical project, How to Destroy Angels, along with his wife Mariqueen Maandig you are surely to be surprised at their sort of new sound. Sure, it has the Reznor clic on it but IMO the vocals give it a new twist which I find appealing.

They have released a video with their first EP entitled The Space in Between. Check it out, it surely has the Reznor signature all over it.The EP is scheduled to be released Summer 2010.

UPDATE: Apparently, there is another stand alone song, A Drowning, in Youtube. This is not a video, so don't troll of the image does not change, it's just for auditory experiences. And if you look closely within the video, you may find answers on where to download the mp3.

Gone Vegan - 14-05-10

After five days of eating salads, cutting on meat and tortillas or bread (not to mention sodas). I am now at the forecasted weight of 83.0 Kg. That's a 2 kilo loss.

This is what I did:

• Breakfast: Either a glass of chocolate milk (skimmed high fiber content milk), a glass with carrot juice
• Lunch: A salad with grilled chicken, Green Tea and crackers
• Dinner: One can of tuna mixed with Light Mayo and Tostadas. Water to drink.
• Throughout the day, aproximately 2 liters of water you must drink.
• Running/Bicycling/walking for one hour at a high pace.

I recommend this podcast for a running training. Very effective, not very difficult but challenging enough to make it NOT BORING.

Gone Vegan - 10-05-10

Just a little experiment, I'm going to eat only low fat meat (chicken and tuna), along with skim milk, high content fiber cereals, and salads. I will also be skipping sodas.

As of Monday the 10th of May, 2010 my weight soared around 84.9 KG. Let's see at the end of the week how my weight fares.

Golden Nature

I have previously written (poorly) about Phi before, this magic number that have been proclaimed as the beautiful number due to its multiple appearances in all things considered aesthetically pleasant. This golden number (1.61803...) has been found to rule in the shapes of nature's own, from the micro to the macro and this video is just an awesome example of the magnitude, balance and beauty of this golden ratio.