News tagged with dashed line

Slow Down -- Those Lines On The Road Are Longer Than You Think

Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet."

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 3




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Olympics to strain UK Internet infrastructure

(AP) -- As Usain Bolt races down the Olympic track, will London's Internet infrastructure be able to keep up? Let's hope so. Experts say the network should be able to cope - but they warned of sluggishness ...

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Horse racing: Scientists say secret of success is the pack

Racehorses that stay in the pack longest before breaking for the final sprint have the best chance of earning prize money, scientists said on Wednesday.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cold and spellbinding: An alignment of planets in the sunset sky

Note to sky watchers: Put on your winter coats. What you’re about to read might make you feel an uncontrollable urge to dash outside.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Making shopping a feast for all five senses makes dollars and cents for struggling retailers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Retailers need to make their stores a feast for all of their customers' five senses if they are to stave off online interlopers and gain an edge over their competitors, Deakin University's retail expert Stephen ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Consumer's guide to downloadable gifts

Remember when gifts were objects, purchased or crafted and wrapped with a bow, then presented with a flourish?

Technology / Other

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Industry says Africa fastest growing mobile market

(AP) -- Sure, 24-year-old Gertrude Kitongo cherishes a cell phone as a link to family and friends, from her grandmother in a Ugandan village to former schoolmates in Zimbabwe.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dream is over for Virgin Galactic space tourist

Venture capitalist Alan Walton has trekked to the North Pole, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and skydived over Mount Everest. A hop into space to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness would have been the ultimate ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 23

Review: Seeking a keyboard that enhances the iPad

(AP) -- The great thing about using an iPad is that you can tote around a skinny device instead of lugging your laptop. The bad thing is that the iPad's virtual keyboard isn't great for extended typing sessions. ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 07, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Alabama tornado team scours paths of killer storms

The Mobile Meteorological Measurement Vehicle - a worn-looking '90s-model Dodge Intrepid with classic rock on the radio, a tower of weather gauges attached to its roof and a laptop computer bolted to its dash - crested a ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Technology companies on a hiring binge again

The 20 recruiters sized up Scott Mersy as they would a star high school running back. But instead of timing his 40-yard dash or checking his percentage of body fat, they were interested in his stats in cloud computing and ...

Technology / Business

created May 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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