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Reducedmass.com is a science blog updated daily. We blog about stories from all walks of science if they strike us as interesting. The biggest weight is on making the stories fun and not the usual dry writing style associated with science.

"NTNUJAVA Virtual Physics Laboratory Physics Simulations to help you enjoy the fun of physics!"

"Optical illusions are more than just a bit of fun. Scientist Beau Lotto is finding out what tricking the brain reveals about how our minds work. Here he explains his findings. "

Fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the PhET project at the University of Colorado.

"Greetings citizen scientists, budding biohackers, and backyard explorers! We think you'll find the Make: Science Room a fun and useful resource. We hope you'll use it as your DIY science classroom, virtual laboratory, and a place to share your projects, hacks, and laboratory tips with other amateur scientists. Your Make: Science Room host is Robert Bruce Thompson, author of Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture. (Make: Books, 2008) and Illustrated Guide to Forensics Investigations: Uncover Evidence in Your Home, Lab, or Basement (not yet published). We'll be drawing material from these titles first, but will soon branch out into biology, astrononmy, Earth sciences, and other disciplines."

Besides giving away to charity, most rich people waste their money on boring, frivolous things such as yachts, diamonds, and mansions. Here's a rich English guy that knows how to have fun. I hope he does build a bigger one. I would like to see a flying double-decker bus.