I’m on the road again. Evidently somebody told my boss I was doing well at my job and deserved to be sent to a conference! Wait, scratch that. Looks like I’m going to be enduring 32 hours trapped in a suffocating meeting hall of a hotel while some speaker I’ve never heard of drones on incessantly. I kid, really but for those of you who have ever been sent to…

I routinely listen to a local morning radio show, not because I like it, but because I hate it.  I fundamentally disagree with every view point they put forward.  But I believe in understanding opinions outside of my own, so I tune in, despite myself. But this morning was different. Today they inadvertently hit upon an idea so brilliant I had to share it with you all.

With gas prices rising, I’m sure many of you have considered hybrid vehicles. But being the engineer that, I am I decided to run a little analysis first — and the results may surprise you!

Railguns! Honestly I don’t need to say anything other than they are awesome, but what the heck, I’ve got words to fill: The Navy has been spending (according to Congress) way too much time and money into developing a railgun weapon to mount on their surface ships. In theory, a railgun is simply a series of electro-magnets, which, when set off in a series, is used to propel a slug….

The Misses and I both had a 4 day weekend, and after a bit of online bargain shopping decided to spend the weekend in Las Vegas! While she sat in back, I got to drive the entire way there and back. Six hours each way really isn’t that bad. In fact, it gave me time to contemplate the physics of road trips!