True Colors

From the day that babies are brought home and cradled in their pink or blue blankets, implications have been made about gender and color. While there are no concrete rules about what colors are exclusively feminine or masculine, there have been studies conducted over the past seven decades that draw some generalizations. 

This week, a look at the true colors of gender.  You can find the full size chart at http://blog.kissmetrics.com/gender-and-color/?wide=1.

TTFN, Fred.

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   True Colors Short by fredwine

The 500 Phases of Matter

Forget solid, liquid, and gas: there are in fact more than 500 phases of matter.  Thankfully that portion of my education is in the past and memorizing the other 497 is not on my to-do list.

This week, a look at how everything I ever learned about states of matter is now outdated.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "There are places I remember all my life, though some have changed, some forever, not for better, some have gone and some remain." – The Beatles, "In My Life" (Lennon-McCartney)

  The 500 Phases of Matter by fredwine