tiistai 26. heinäkuuta 2011

A new Lady Gaga wax figure

A New Lady Gaga wax figure has been revealed in Madame Tussauds' waxwork gallery in Bangkok. It is the only Tussauds' featuring Lady Gaga with Her arms in different position than the others (this has the left arm raised a bit, while all others have their both arms on the hips, classic Gaga posture). The figure is from the VMAs 2010 (meat dress).
After Bangkok, there is five Tussauds' which don't yet have Gaga figures: Dubai, Hamburg, Blackpool (England), Moscow and Washington D.C.
We will be waiting... and I'd like to see some costumes form Her music videos (ehym...orbit).



maanantai 4. heinäkuuta 2011

(RAH)² (AH)³ + [ROMA (1+MA)] + (GA)² + (OOH)(LA)²

What creates a mathemathic formula:
(RAH)² (AH)³ + [ROMA (1+MA)] + (GA)² + (OOH)(LA)²
=Want your Bad Romance?

RAH, AH, ROMA, and MA doesn't mean anything, but Ga, O (from Ooh) and La are symbols of real chemical elements:

Ga = Gallium
O = Oxygen
La = Lanthanum

Everybody knows oxygen, it's in the air we breath, but Gallium and Lanthanum may be stranger to public. Gallium is a silver-white metal which does not occur in nature, but it can be separated from other metals. Lanthanum is also a silver-white metal, which can be found in some rare-earth minerals.

Oxygen
Gallium
Lanthanum


What would the formula of these chemical elements create then?

(GA)² + (O)(LA)² = 2 parts of Gallium + 1 part of Oxygen + 2 parts of Lanthanum
= Gallium lanthanum oxide (or digallium dilanthanum oxide?) = Ga2OLa

Molar mass (molecular weight) of Ga2OLa2 is 433.2566 g/mol

Elemental composition of Ga2OLa2 :
SymbolElementAtomic weightNumber of atomsMass percent
GaGallium69.7231232.1856 %
OOxygen15.9994313.6928 %
LaLanthanum138.905477264.1216 %


Here you can buy those elements:
Gallium: http://www.31ga.eu/
Gallium crystals
5 grams - € 18 = $26
Gallium crystals
10 grams - € 28 = $41
Gallium crystals
25 grams - € 58 = $84
Gallium crystals
50 grams - € 98 = $142
Gallium ingot
100 grams - € 158 = $229
Gallium bar
1000 grams - € 1348 = $1958

Lanthanum: http://www.newmetalsandchemicals.com/metals/detailed_index_of_materials_3.asp?ID1=336

Ref no: 1148
Element: LANTHANUM (III) OXIDE
Purity: 99.9%
Hazard: Irritant

100g - £17.50 = 19€ = $28
500g - £37.50 = 42€ = $60
1kg - £68 = 75€ = $110

Lanthanum oxide is already combined with oxygen.

You can try the formula yourself by buying the elements and combining them. But be careful with Lanthanum, since it's irritant element. Protect your hands with gloves while handling it. Galliums melting point is very low, so it will melt on your hand. Combine the metals and add oxygen by lighting up the elements, since burning is a chemical reaction when element combines with oxygen.
Warning, the mixture can explode, and it can be toxic, irritant and harmful. Be careful. Don't eat it.