Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Sep 21, 2013)

Anagram Rhyme



For each of the following four words, come up with another English word that uses all THE SAME letters but in a different order. The four words you come up with will rhyme with one another.



ONSET

NEWS

WRONG

HORNET





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Sep 21, 2013)

"I'd Lie" Lyrics

This is a lyric quiz about the song "I'd Lie" by Taylor Swift.



Take the Quiz at Braingle.com

Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Vitrify

vit-ri-fy



verb :: To convert into glass or a glassy substance by heat and fusion.



"If lightning strikes the beach, it will vitrify the sand."

Ancient Etruscan Prince Emerges From Tomb: Photos

Inside a 2,600-year-old tomb lies the likely remains of a prince from one of the most enigmatic cultures of all time.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/ancient-etruscan-prince-tomb-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

AppAdvice Game Of The Week For Sept. 20, 2013 - AppAdvice

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AppAdvice Game Of The Week For Sept. 20, 2013 AppAdvice We've been enjoying this fantastic little puzzle game due to challenging game mechanics and gorgeous visuals. If you're a fan of puzzle games, you're sure going to find this one quite delightful. Check it out in the App Store as a universal download ...

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Skeleton of Ancient Prince Reveals Estruscan Life

The body, sealed for 2,600 years until this week, may be a relative of the legendary fifth king of Rome.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/estruscan-prince-skeleton-rome-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Drawings That Leap Off the Page

via Mighty Optical Illusions http://www.moillusions.com/2013/09/anamorphic-drawings-that-leap-off-the-page.html

I’m not sure if we already featured Alessandro Diddi, a skilled italian illustrator. Just watch how brilliantly he makes it possible for his viewers to believe his drawings are popping out of the page into the third dimension! All of the below incredible anamorphic illustrations play with light, shading, and perspective to trick the human eye into believing that inanimate sketches have come to life. Which one is your favourite? Can you pick one up over the others? For more awesome 3D illustrations, check out the works of Ramon Bruin.

It is not necessary to consume a large amount of resources to achieve something interesting. All you need is a pencil and something to draw on, and you can create something really magical.” – Diddi

The Saturday Quiz: Try our weekly brain teaser - The Independent

The Saturday Quiz: Try our weekly brain teaser The Independent 1. The two factions created by the 1904 split in the Russian revolutionary movement were the Bolsheviks and who? 2. Pat Clifton is a children's TV character better known as who? 3. Saudi Arabia is the country with the biggest oil reserve in the world.

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Year's Minimum

Arctic sea ice extent rebounds from last year's record low, but sea ice volume continues to decrease. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/arctic-sea-ice-minimum-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

DNews: Can We Fall in Love with Robots?

Robots play a bigger role in our lives than ever before. They build things for us and even help keep our soldiers safe on the battlefield. But are we getting too attached? Anthony explores what happens when human emotion and robots mix.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/videos/can-we-fall-in-love-with-robots-video.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

DNews: Herpes Fear: A Casual Chat with Philly D

Laci Green sits down with PhillyD to talk herpes: what it is, how to avoid getting it. She also reports on news of a possible vaccine.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/videos/herpes-fear-video.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

'Strata' Review - At Last, A Use For Basketweaving 101 - Touch Arcade

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'Strata' Review - At Last, A Use For Basketweaving 101 Touch Arcade For sadly all too many puzzle games with interesting setups, this is as far as it goes. However, this is just the beginning. Once it's taught you the basics and hammered them into your head, it begins to up the ante. First, it throws another color into ...

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Remembering Galileo's Jovian Triumphs

It’s been a decade since NASA's Galileo spacecraft plunged into Jupiter’s crushing atmosphere on Sept. 21, 2003. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/history-of-space/remembering-galileos-triumphs-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

DNews: Why the Lottery Is So Seductive

We've all dreamed of hitting the lotto -- going from broke to livin' large in a minute's time! But, of course, the chances of that happening are really small. How small? Laci looks at the odds.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/videos/why-the-lottery-is-so-seductive-video.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Ominous Quiet: Comet Probe Is Deep-Six

NASA has formally ended its Deep Impact mission after a month of failed attempts to re-establish contact. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/deep-impact-comet-probe-is-deep-six-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Greeley, Colorado, Before and After Floods

Dramatic new satellite images and satellite video show the cause and effects of the torrential rains that swamped Colorado. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/earth/weather-extreme-events/greeley-colorado-before-and-after-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Sonar Might Solve A 40-Year-Old Case

Sophisticated, but relatively inexpensive, sonar technology has found bodies of several people missing for decades. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/sonar-might-solve-a-40-year-old-case-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Empathy Toward Robots Could Impact Battlezones

Soldiers could care too much about the robots they send into battle.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/empathy-toward-robots-impact-battlezones-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Costa Concordia's Dark Side Revealed

Costa Concordia's crippled starboard side is an eerie, wrangled site, frozen in time.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/history/costa-concordia-dark-side-revealed-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Dark Side of Costa Concordia in Photos

Take a tour of the eerie, wrangled side of the Concordia wreck that had been submerged for months.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/history/costa-concordia-dark-side-photos-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Minty? Lemony? Humans Smell 10 Types of Odors

From fruity to minty to popcorn-y, all smells can be classified as one of 10 types of aroma, scientists say.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/life/humans-smell-ten-types-odors-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Hyperloop Simulation Shows It Could Work

Engineers from simulation software company simulated airflow conditions inside and outside the tube and made several discoveries. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/hyperloop-simulation-shows-it-could-work-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Astronomy Photographer of the Year Award Winners: Photos

Browse the stunning winners and runners up photos for this year's Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/astrophotography-award-winners-2013-pictures-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

5 Must-Play Games For Avid Candy Crushers - MensXP.com

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5 Must-Play Games For Avid Candy Crushers MensXP.com Bejeweled, or as we like to call 'The Big Daddy' of such puzzle games was the first true Candy Crush that has been around since 2001! It was one of the first new-era highly simplistic games that got people addicted for hours, and its recent installment ...

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Weird Science! The Friday News Quiz (Sept. 20, 2013)

In this edition: a new Martian rover, a scary kind of plastic, and a parasite with a plan.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/human/weird-science-quiz-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Yahoo Links Voice Search to 3-D Printers

Yahoo Japan has introduced the 3-D search engine to a school for blind and visually impaired students.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/yahoo-links-voice-search-3-d-printers-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

5 Ways Facebook Owns You

Your business is Facebook's business.



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/facebook-owns-you-privacy-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Invasion of the High-Altitude Alien Algae! Or Not

The alien diatoms are back! This time they're infesting our stratosphere, messing with our high-altitude balloons... possibly. Continue reading →



via Discovery News http://news.discovery.com/space/alien-life-exoplanets/invasion-of-the-high-altitude-alien-130920.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1