You can swim just as fast in a pool of gloop.: It’s a question that has taxed generations of the finest minds in physics: do humans swim slower in syrup than in water? And since you ask, the answer’s no. Scientists have filled a swimming pool with a syrupy mixture and proved it. And some … Continue reading “One of Life’s Unanswered Questions gets Answered”
Month: February 2006
Sinister Footwear
Stiletto workout: part of the heeling process: NEW YORK (Reuters) – The gym that brought New Yorkers “Cardio Striptease” has dreamed up “Stiletto Strength,” a workout to get women in shape to wear the highest of heels. At a recent lunch-time session at Crunch gym near Times Square, dancer Amber Efe demonstrated how to strut … Continue reading “Sinister Footwear”
More LEGO Coolness
Depressing Observation
Since January 16, 2006, over 2,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s more than twice the number of legitimate comments posted to this site since June, 2001 (not all comments have been preserved in the various incarnations of this site since then, so the actual number of legitimate comments … Continue reading “Depressing Observation”
Disappearance of the Rock Drum Solo
(via Glorfindel of Gondolin) Check out this piece about the disappearance of the rock drum solo. I really don’t think the rock drum solo has so much disappeared, but has become harder to find. Here’s the top grossing tours of (from E! Online): The Rolling Stones U2 Celine Dion Paul McCartney Eagles Elton John Kenny … Continue reading “Disappearance of the Rock Drum Solo”
Bush administration pro-science? I don’t think so…
(via Bad Astronomy Blog) From the February 4, 2004 issue of the New York Times: In October, for example, George Deutsch, a presidential appointee in NASA headquarters, told a Web designer working for the agency to add the word “theory” after every mention of the Big Bang, according to an e-mail message from Mr. Deutsch … Continue reading “Bush administration pro-science? I don’t think so…”
Intelligent Design FAQ
(via Pharyngula) For your enjoyment and edification, here’s an Intelligent Design FAQ.
Friday Random Ten: 2006-02-03
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Gates Of Delirium (Studio Run-Through) | Yes | Relayer | Rock |
| 2. | Main Title | Alex North | Alex North’s 2001 | Soundtrack |
| 3. | Symphony #4 In G – 3. Ruhevoll | Christoph von Dohnányi; Cleveland Orchestra | Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 4 | Classical |
| 4. | Walking Back | The Cranberries | Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We? | Alternative & Punk |
| 5. | Mexican Radio | Wall of Voodoo | Call of the West | Alternative & Punk |
| 6. | The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) | Yes | Fragile | Rock |
| 7. | Space Talk | Alex North | Alex North’s 2001 | Soundtrack |
| 8. | Dreamscape | Alan Parsons | Try Anything Once | Rock |
| 9. | Hollow Years | Dream Theater | Live At Budokan [Disc 1] | Metal |
| 10. | Ya Gotta Try | Marvin ‘Smitty’ Smith | Burning For Buddy: A Tribute To The Music Of Buddy Rich | Jazz |
Hoax Photo Test
(via Dark Bilious Vapors) The Museum of Hoaxes has posted a Hoax Photo Test. I got 10/10 on level one: I’ll leave it up to the reader to determine if the above image is a hoax.
This Really Sucks
Looks like Verizon, Comcast, Bell South and other communications giants want to seriously ruin the internet by “developing strategies that would track and store information on our every move in cyberspace in a vast data-collection and marketing system, the scope of which could rival the National Security Agency.” And if that wasn’t bad enough: Under … Continue reading “This Really Sucks”