Vol.
10
Issue
4,
Mon,
Sept.
21th
Created
by
Jessica
Caplin
Astrophysics?
You
might
want
to
switch
to
Home
Depot
September
2nd,
2009,
11:45am:
two
MIT
students
involved
in
“Project
Icarus”
launched
an
object
into
space
from
Sturbridge,
MA.
Rather
than
using
their
engineering
prowess
to
facilitate
the
help
of
rockets,
boosters,
and
control
systems,
Lee
and
Yeh
used
nothing
more
than
a
Styrofoam
beer
cooler
and
a
weather
balloon
filled
with
helium.
The
cooler
was
used
to
carry
an
inexpensive
Canon
A470
compact
camera
while
the
boys
used
nothing
less
than
hand
warmers
to
keep
baCeries
and
camera
from
freezing.
The
goal:
design
a
low‐budget
rig
which
could
fly
a
camera
high
enough
into
the
atmosphere
to
photograph
the
curvature
of
the
earth.
Wind
proved
to
be
a
major
concern
for
this
fragile
contrapPon,
so
that
boys
travelled
to
the
center
of
the
sate
to
prevent
the
winds
from
blowing
the
balloon
into
the
AtlanPc
Ocean.
Nevertheless,
they
sPll
needed
to
be
able
to
find
the
contrapPon
once
it
returned
to
earth,
so
they
placed
a
prepaid
GPS‐equipped
cell
phone
inside
the
cooler.
The
enPre
cost
of
the
endeavor,
including
duct
tape:
$148.
The
balloon
and
camera
reached
a
height
sufficient
to
photograph
“the
black
sky
curling
around
our
blue
planet.”
The
camera
had
been
hacked
with
the
Canon
Hacker’s
Development
Kit
(CHDK)
open‐source
firmware,
which
enhances
Canon’s
cameras
with
several
special
features:
an
intervalometer
(interval
Pmer)
was
set
to
shoot
a
picture
every
five
seconds;
the
8‐GB
memory
card
held
photos
for
the
five‐hour
duraPon
of
the
flight.
The
picture
below
was
shot
from
about
93,000
feet,
just
under
18
miles
high.
To
put
all
of
this
into
perspecPve,
when
the
balloon
burst,
the
beer‐cooler
took
40
minutes
to
fall
back
down
to
Earth.
• Old
Library
Luncheon:
Fri
9/25,
12pm
(JCR)
• Lev
Olympics:
Sat
9/26,
11:30a
• The
2009
New
England
Dessert
Showcase:
Sat
• Minuteman
Trail
Bike
ride:
Sun
9/27,
email
9/26
11a‐4p
4:00p,
MarrioC
Boston
Long
Wharf.
ctjames@fas
A
showcase
featuring
>100
exhibitors
sampling
their
various
designer
desserts,
chocolates,
ice
• Pumpkin
seeds
have
been
used
historically
to
treat
cream,
and
more.
Join
restaurants,
bakeries,
chocolaPers,
specialty
cake
designers,
pastry
several
ailments,
including
freckles
and
snake
bites.
chefs,
designer
confecPoners,
frozen
desserts
• According
to
the
University
of
Illinois,
90
percent
of
the
pumpkins
grown
in
the
United
States
are
raised
and
ice
cream
makers,
and
dessert
wine
producers.
exhibits,
performances,
and
samples
within
a
90‐mile
radius
of
Peoria,
Illinois
• In
early
colonial
Pmes,
pumpkins
were
used
as
an
of
their
finest
dessert
creaPons.
• Komen
MA
Race
for
the
Cure
5K
Run
/
Walk:
ingredient
for
the
crust
of
pies,
not
the
filling.
Sat
9/26
7a
Seaport
Hotel:
Seaport
World
Trade
• The
largest
pumpkin
ever
grown
weighed
1,140lbs
• Colonists
sliced
off
pumpkin
tops;
removed
seeds
Center
Boston.
• Boston
Rhythm
Fest:
Sat
9/26,
7p.
The
WesPn
and
filled
the
insides
with
milk,
spices
and
honey.
This
was
baked
in
hot
ashes
and
is
the
origin
of
Copley
Place
pumpkin
pie.
• Pumpkin
carving
started
with
the
carving
of
turnips
in
ireland.
When
the
Irish
immigrated
they
found
Indonesian:
musim
gugur
pumpkins
were
much
easier
to
carve
for
their
Japanese:
秋
ancient
holiday.
Danish:
eoerår
Turkish:
sonbahar
• Would
you
rather
be
the
President
of
the
United
Russian:
осень
States
for
4
years
or
the
dictator
of
a
small
naPon
Finnish:
syksy
for
30
years?
Korean:
가을
• Would
you
rather
travel
to
the
future
or
the
past?
Afrikaans:
herfs
• What
Pme
period/moment
in
history
would
you
Hindi:
शरद
ऋत&
most
like
to
witness?
Persian:
‫ﯿﺰ‬#‫
ﭘﺎ‬
• Would
you
rather
be
born
into
Yiddish:
‫
האַרבסט‬
riches
and
end
in
poverty
or
be
Swahili:
hösten
born
into
extreme
poverty
and
end
your
life
in
riches?
That
thing
you’ve
been
thinking
about
doing?
• Would
you
rather
eat
2‐day
old
Candy
that
you
like
or
fresh
Just
do
it
already.
candy
you’re
not
in
crazy
about?
• Last
day
to
add/drop
without
a
fee:
Mon
9/21
Lev Olympics"
Saturday.
11:30‐2:30.
Sign
Up
for
an
IM
Team
now!
• I
would
not
suggest
taking
this
class
unless
you
want
Compete
for
the
glory
of
your
year!
hCp://levereC.harvard.edu/intramurals/teams.php
to
be
bored
out
of
your
mind
and
become
frustrated
Sign
up
for
Olympics
events
this
week
online
at
beyond
all
belief
due
to
the
simplicity
and
Lev
website
QuesQonnaires
Fall
Flag
Football
redundancy
of
the
content.
Lev Merchandise"
Soccer
• It's
full
of
fluff
that
you
get
tested
on‐‐not
a
good
B
Volleyball
Coming
Soon!
combo
A
Volleyball
Sigg
BoCles,
Embroidered
Sweatshirts,
Neck
Pes
• I'm
sorry
this
is
a
requirement.
UlPmate
Frisbee
Tennis
• Be
prepared
for
hell.
*Interested
in
a
HOP
t‐shirt
or
the
last
round
of
Fall
Running
• This
course
takes
in
stuCering
and
insecure
sweatshirts
and
sweatpants?
sophomores
and
churns
out
deep‐thinking,
fast‐
Email
Allison
Sikora
[email protected]
WE WON ALL THREE GAMES LAST WEEK!
talking,
atheist
intellectuals.
Minuteman Trail Bike ride"
MEN AND WOMEN, JOIN THE SPIRIT!
• This
class
is
good
for
you
like
eaPng
steel‐cut
oats
HoCo/Lev
Bikes
OuQng
on
Minuteman
trial!
with
blueberries
is
good
for
you.
It's
like
intellectual
This
Sunday.
Bagged
lunches
provided.
Upcoming
Games:
fiber
and
anPoxidants.
It
may
be
hard
to
make
Email
Charles
if
you
are
interested:
ctjames@fas
UlPmate
Frisbee:
Tue
22nd,
7:00pm
vs.
Eliot
yourself
eat
it
instead
of
deep‐fried
HUDS‐brunch
Flag
Football:
Wed
23rd,
7:00pm
vs.
Cabot
Lev Foosball Tournament"
french
toast
with
extra
syrup,
but
it
is
SO
worth
it.
A
Volleyball:
Thu
24th,
8:00pm
vs.
Currier
• [I
would
recommend
this
class]
But
only
if
you
have
Prizes
will
be
awarded
to
the
top
four
players.
Email
Ingrid
(akerlind@fas)
to
sign
up
a
passion
for
total
intellectual
engagement
without
individually
or
in
doubles
by
Sat
9/26.
Round
1
caring
about
your
GPA
begins
Sun
9/27.
"
• 
your
classmates
will
more
than
likely
be
pompous
Social
Studies
concentrators
who
think
they're
smarter
than
you
because
they
can
drop
names
like
Habermas
and
Weber
(unless,
of
course,
you're
a
Brought to you by:
social
studies
concentrator
yourself
‐‐
then
you're
fine.)
• This
class
is
a
poor
introducPon
to
Environmental
Sunday, 9/27. Bagged Lunch provided.
Science.
You
will
learn
how
to
make
a
lot
calculaPons,
but
you
will
not
learn
what
you
are
calculaPng.
You
will
learn
close
to
nothing
about
how
the
environment
works.
Also,
you
will
horribly
bored
Interested? Email ctjames@fas
all
the
Pme.
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• Steer
clear!
• Don't
take
this
course
unless
you'd
rather
take
a
nap
in
Lecture
Hall
A
than
your
own
bed.
• If
you
like
flashcards,
this
is
the
course
for
you
Minuteman Trail Bike Ride
Deadline
for
LevereC
House
NewsleCer
submissions
is
Thursday
at
11:59pm.
Please
e‐mail
[email protected]
Thanks!