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The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) in California is funded by the US Department of Energy but operated by Stanford University. The SLAC has a 3km long underground linear accelerator which is the longest linear accelerator in the world and claimed to be the world’s straightest object. The building above ground on top of the accelerator, the “klystron gallery”, is the longest building in the United States. The Advanced Photon…

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While most people dispose of old vehicle by sending them for scrap or recycling, there are endless opportunities to do…

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Abandoned Stadiums of the United States

Abandoned Stadiums of the United States

Today, it’s the second part of Google Sightseeing’s tour of abandoned stadiums and arenas around the world. No country on Earth has more large arenas and stadiums than the United States, so it only fits that no country has more abandoned venues. There are so many abandoned stadiums in the US that they could fill countless pages; here are just a few of the many.

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Google secretly testing wormhole technology

Google secretly testing wormhole technology

Inquisitive reader Simon Proffitt alerted us to the Street View imagery in an area near to the Google HQ in…

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Landslide!

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Landslides, landslips, and land slumps are hazards the world over. Some occur over weeks or even months; others occur in…

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