NerdGuy Fridays (Factoids Unraveled)

NerdGuy #23: Holes Under Seattle

The "Holes Under Seattle" that I describe in my upcoming novel At the Clearest Sensation (Shadowforce: Psi #4) are all real.There really are watermains 6' high. A lacework of steam pipes...

NerdGuy #23: Holes Under Seattle

The "Holes Under Seattle" that I describe in my upcoming novel At the Clearest Sensation (Shadowforce: Psi #4) are all real.There really are watermains 6' high. A lacework of steam pipes...

NerdGuy #22: Dragons

No, not the cool fire-breathing kind. Sorry.[caption id="attachment_24642" align="aligncenter" width="483"] A Russian Dragon racing on Lake Como, Italy. © VYGOcommand|Wikimedia[/caption]Okay, is it utterly ridiculous for me to whimper at this...

NerdGuy #22: Dragons

No, not the cool fire-breathing kind. Sorry.[caption id="attachment_24642" align="aligncenter" width="483"] A Russian Dragon racing on Lake Como, Italy. © VYGOcommand|Wikimedia[/caption]Okay, is it utterly ridiculous for me to whimper at this...

NerdGuy #21: Submarine cables

You use them every day...perhaps 100s of times.Did you glance at the BBC news? Send a message to a friend traveling in Thailand? Look at a webcam of a wildfire...

NerdGuy #21: Submarine cables

You use them every day...perhaps 100s of times.Did you glance at the BBC news? Send a message to a friend traveling in Thailand? Look at a webcam of a wildfire...

NerdGuy Friday #20: A bit of PSI

No, I'm not talking about atmospheric pressure (pounds per square inch), the Planetary Science Institute, or even the Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano). I'm going to briefly nerd out on...

NerdGuy Friday #20: A bit of PSI

No, I'm not talking about atmospheric pressure (pounds per square inch), the Planetary Science Institute, or even the Italian Socialist Party (Partito Socialista Italiano). I'm going to briefly nerd out on...

NerdGuy Friday #19: My First Flight

Well, if you've read Emily's First Flight (see the post above), then this posting will make much more sense because, for this story, I reached back into my own flying experience.DreamsAll through...

NerdGuy Friday #19: My First Flight

Well, if you've read Emily's First Flight (see the post above), then this posting will make much more sense because, for this story, I reached back into my own flying experience.DreamsAll through...

NerdGuy #18: Bad Guys Need Good Weapons

The HEL-A laser.Nope, not a Hell-uv-a laser, though it is one. Rather a High-energy Laser (Airborne). A weapon that I unleashed in my latest novel, Ghostrider. (I couldn't be sure that...

NerdGuy #18: Bad Guys Need Good Weapons

The HEL-A laser.Nope, not a Hell-uv-a laser, though it is one. Rather a High-energy Laser (Airborne). A weapon that I unleashed in my latest novel, Ghostrider. (I couldn't be sure that...