M.J. Rose

Stephen hawking says that heaven is a fairy story – what do you think?

Noted physicist Stephen Hawking calls heaven “a fairy story”

“There is no heaven; it’s a fairy story,” says Stephen Hawking. In an interview published in the Guardian on May 15, the renowned physicist said he does not fear death and dismissed the notion that there is life after it:

“I have lived with the prospect of an early death for the last 49 years. I’m not afraid of death, but I’m in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first. I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark.”…

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The Solar Sinter by Markus Kayser is a 3D printer that uses focused sunlight to melt sand into glass objects. Kayser demonstrated the Solar Sinter in this beautiful short film shot in the Sahara Desert… (from Laughing Squid)

Click the link below to watch the video.

Markus Kayser – Solar Sinter Project from Markus Kayser.

The Museum of Mysteries seems like the perfect place to chime in with theories on what this mysterious ancient object actually is. If you have a theory, please don’t hesitate to share it with us in the comments section.

I am thinking, since there are 12 sides, that it may be a sort of ancient pocket calendar? Either that or a meditation device, like prayer beads, to count out the sacred number 12…

History Mystery: Ancient Dodecahedron’s Purpose Remains Secret

By Alexandria Hein

Mysterious, 12-sided geometric objects known only as “Roman dodecahedrons” have long mystified archaeologists.

Can you do what the world’s archaeologists can’t? Can you explain this — thing?

It’s been called a war weapon, a candlestick, a child’s toy, a weather gauge, an astronomical instrument, and a religious symbol — just to name a few. But what IS this mystery object, really?

There are books and websites dedicated to properly identifying it, dissertations dedicated to unveiling the truth, textbooks and class curriculums spent arguing over what its function is. Fans can even “Like” it on Facebook.

Yet the only thing historians will agree on is a name for the odd object: a Roman dodecahedron…

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