The NASA probe that 'touched' the Sun just sent incredible new footage

Beware, that ‘anti-5G’ necklace might actually poison you. Gamer builds a gargantuan computer inside Minecraft, to play games on it? Dec 18, 2021 [View on browser]( Good morning! Today we bring to you new footage from NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which has recently 'touched the Sun'. On a different note, 5G will probably not hurt you, but having these products claiming to mitigate the harms of 5G anywhere near you definitely will. Finally, we'll have a look at Chungus 2, an 8-bit processor built in Minecraft that can run a variety of games. This is The Blueprint. Happy reading! INNOVATION [Gamer Builds a Gargantuan Computer Inside Minecraft, to Play Games on It?]( [a Computer Inside Minecraft]( A Minecraft genius [has engineered an 8-bit processor]( inside the video game that can actually play video games like Snake, Tetris, or even show up as a graphing calculator. It took the Minecraft player called “Sammyuri" seven months to build the processor named Chungus 2 (Computation Humongous Unconventional Number and Graphics Unit). The processor features a 1-hertz clock speed, 256 bytes of RAM, and a 32×32 screen. How do the in-in-game controls work? Well, you get your Minecraft avatar to jump on block-sized buttons. Sammyuri [uploaded a video]( of how to use the processor on YouTube. “I should probably have made this clearer in the video but all programs shown were sped up by a factor of between a hundred and a few thousand times in order to make them actually playable/watchable in real time,” Sammyuri wrote in a comment on his YouTube video. “While 1Hz is definitely fast for a [Minecraft] processor, it’s nowhere near as fast as the video may make it out to be.” If this story has piqued your interest, check out this news of Minecraft players building [a large realistic city]( or this news of the players building [a 1:1 scale model of Earth](. [Read More]( SCIENCE [The NASA Probe That 'Touched' the Sun Just Sent Incredible New Footage]( [new footage from NASA's Parker ]( Three days ago, [we brought you news]( of how, for the first time, a spacecraft had "touched the Sun." More than three years after its launch, NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew through our star's upper atmosphere, taking measurements of the particles and magnetic fields it encountered along the way. If you thought that was impressive, then wait until you witness this next piece of news. Parker sent back [pictures from its ride to the Sun]( and they are mesmerizing. Coronal streamers: "As Parker Solar Probe passed through the corona on encounter nine, the spacecraft flew by structures called coronal streamers. These structures can be seen as bright features moving upward in the upper images and angled downward in the lower row," said NASA in a press release. "Such a view is only possible because the spacecraft flew above and below the streamers inside the corona. Until now, streamers have only been seen from afar. They are visible from Earth during total solar eclipses." But that's not all that is visible in these images. The Milky way and even Earth make an appearance along with Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus. [Read More]( INNOVATION [Beware, That 'Anti-5G' Necklace Might Actually Poison You]( [a radioactive bracelet and a pendant]( As 5G rapidly spreads to become the new standard for mobile network coverage, a cloud of mostly healthy suspicion has been following it every step of the way. And incidentally, this has resulted in a [rise of anti-5G products]( that claim to protect against the supposedly harmful radiation. A lot of these products have been discovered to be scams — well, [you would rather be scammed]( than be sold a public health hazard, to be honest — but, some of them are actually dangerous. The Dutch authority for nuclear safety and radiation protection issued a warning about ten products it found to be radioactive. These products could cause harm with long-term wear. "Don't wear it any more, put it away safely and wait for the return instructions," the ANVS said in a statement. The sellers in the Netherlands have been told that the sale is prohibited and must be stopped immediately, and that they must inform their customers about this. What about 5G? For the most part, scientists claim that [5G is actually safe](. The World Health Organization has stated that 5G mobile networks are not that different from existing 3G and 4G signals, making them completely harmless. [Read More]( THINGS WE LOVE - Laser projection keyboards are finally a thing. [Here are 5 of our picks for you]( to live out your sci-fi fantasies with. - The holiday season is here. Now, [make that techie friend happy]( with one of these 7 tech gifts. MAIL & MUSINGS Ionizing radiation is no joke, and in the wrong hands, it can be quite harmful. How should we address the problem of fraudulent sellers shipping potentially dangerous items? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Have a tighter control on who can access radioactive materials.]( [Enforce tighter restrictions on sellers.]( [Let them be, it's the survival of the fittest.]( [Educate the public, no demand surely equals no production.]( Yesterday’s Results Yesterday, we asked if you think that we will find life as we know it in our solar system. The results are kind of divisive. 37% of you think we will find someone or something alive in this system. 31% think somewhere out there, yes, but not in this system. 19% are hopeful and enthusiastic. And finally, a meager 12% think we're all alone in the universe or that we won't find anybody at least. Yes, it’s too vast to be empty. 37% Not in our solar system. 31% Microbes, bacteria… Bring them in! 19% No. It’s just us. 12% [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [The Scary Automated Future of War]( As society becomes more automated, so does war. [The Scary Automated Future of War]( AND ANOTHER THING... - A woman with a bobby pin [made 28 trades to get a house]( in 18 months. - Crypto exchanges keep getting hacked, and [there's little anyone can do](. (NBC News) - US Air Force has successfully fired [live cruise missiles from a cargo plane](. - Artificial intelligence accurately [predicts who will develop dementia]( in two years. (ScienceDaily) - Surprise! NASA’s Perseverance rover has [discovered ‘organic molecules’ on Mars](. - This animated video delves into [the inner workings of the Enigma machine]( from WWII. (Jared Owen/YouTube) - Apple is reportedly close to [making more of its chips in-house](. [Share to Win]SHARE TO WIN [All products]( Share The Blueprint! 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