Balloons, not Strings!
by zoss in scienza, fun
Did you know that balloons, not strings, are the fundamental building blocks of matter? balloonmolecules.com shows the basic steps of making molecules using model balloons. Here’s an impressive one (emphasis mine):
This two-and-a-half-metre-model of the DNA-helix with a diameter of 1 metre shows that a lot is possible. If the PO4-units and the sugar are adjusted correctly, the helical structure will form without any pressure. For understandable reasons a construction manual is not available.
(via inkycircuis)
Comment by DNA — 30/3/2006 @ 10:45
I thought it was quite crap actually.
Comment by zoss — 31/3/2006 @ 18:14
Ah DNA! Did I have to post an entry with your “name” in it for you to come back? … At any case, thrilled to see you’re back; I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, what a dumbfounding “dumb”-finding!
back to topic — what did you think was crap? no wait, this is actually not worth wasting more time commenting on — moving on, moving on …