Recent content by shadowofman

True enough. Maybe I was overthinking the possibilities.

I was reading in my physics book about the way prairie dogs design their tunnels so as to produce one entrance with a low pressure in order to create air flow through the system. And it was described as being the result of air velocity over a hill. Has anyone developed something that would...

This is the point I was trying to make. And my previous disclaimer would only be necessary if someone were to bring up the concept in class. In other words, "you can believe what you want, but in this class we will be studying real science".

I am not a teacher, but if I were, I do believe I would address the issue of ID on day one and only on day one. "Some people hypothesize that our observations of nature are to various degrees controlled by an unseen and powerful designer. This is an acceptable hypothesis, but at this point...

Fair enough, white walls are good to light a room. I'm thinking more along the lines of green walls of plants, and a light source in the center. This can obviously be done with grow lamps. I'm envisioning a channel of mirror reflected sunlight hitting a crystal ball in the center of a room...

I am aware that fiber optic cable can channel sunlight indoors. Is there any sort of end point which could throw the light out in all directions? Maybe a substance in the center of a room that if you redirect sunlight onto it via a mirror, the light would scatter and fill the room? And...