You can now call me sciencejerk, M. S.
--SJ

Recently, I was trying to explain the point of my Solid State physics class to my lady ( Read more... )

I was talking with my roommate awhile ago, and I realized something interesting about various weapons in science fiction stories. It seems that most sci-fi authors take the name of a standard weapon (like torpedo or cannon) and add a physics term in front. Examples include the "photon torpedo" from the Star Trek universe, and the similar "proton ( Read more... )