Or Mrs. Ancient Brewer Woman? One more reason to thank God for beer. Apparently, beer makers in Honduras 3000 years ago used cacao seeds to make their brew. One byproduct of that process ended up being a predecessor of modern chocolate, though it tasted nothing like what we’re used to nowadays. Traces of chocolate were [...]
Archive for 12 November 2007
Here’s to you, Mr. Ancient Brewer Man
Posted: 12 November 2007 in UncategorizedTags: archaeology, beer, beer history, chocolate, history, honduras
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Venutian Rover Bomb
Posted: 12 November 2007 in UncategorizedTags: nasa, physics, planetology, refrigeration, rovers, stirling cooler, venus
There is a cool article today in New Scientist that describes an old cooling method with a bleeding edge application: a rover to Venus. Venus is a picture of the greenhouse effect gone wild. Average temperatures are about +260 degrees Celsius (500 degrees Fahrenheit). This is hot enough to melt lead and destroys most modern [...]
