Crazy Chemistry

In the middle ages, there was a science called Alchemy. It was the forerunner of chemistry, and many men tried their luck with it, as it was believed that you could do things like turn lead into gold. These high hopes were eventually dashed, but the practice did turn up some surprising findings. For example, [...]

I’m Still Not Over Easter

Strange World #42; No Sex Please, We’re Lizards

Females of an Australian species of lizard rely on testosterone for a most unusual method of keeping amorous males off their back, researchers have found. Evolutionary ecology Dr Devi Stuart-Fox of the University of Melbourne, and colleagues, report their findings online ahead of print publication in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A. In most animals [...]

500GB Data Discs Unveiled

A disc that can store 500 gigabytes of data, equivalent to 100 DVDs, has been unveiled by General Electric. Blu-ray discs, which are used to store high definition movies and games, can currently hold between 25 and 50 gigabytes. Micro-holographic discs can store more data than DVDs or Blu-ray because they store information on the [...]

Not Being Seen

Those subtitles are there for a reason. Many Monty Python fans often wonder what the script would look like in German. So do not look upon them as annoying. They are educational! Ve haff vays ov educating you! I think he got away with it – he didn’t mention the war.

An Infestation of LOLs.

The combination of attempting to do two jobs AND having a nasty chest infection (No, not the swine flu thing) means I don’t have enough time to blog during this week. And anyway, this is so appropriate on so many different levels.

Tuesday Tune

Here is one of those unforgettable songs. I always get chills listening to this. Probably because of the Cornish part of my ancestry.

Quasimodo’s Brother

It’s a little known fact that Quasimodo (you know – the Hunchback of Notredame) has an identical twin bother. The twin had left the city many years ago, to live in the countryside, where he made a good living as a bell-ringer for a small rural church. One day, Quasimiodo decides that he wants to [...]

Spelling Calculators

I had a problem this morning and I ran out of time to find a final blog post. So I looked in my file of useless things and found – well, I guess it passes as a post. Just.

Thought for the Day

Tired of your old voice mail recording? Try adding the following; “For your marijuana order, please press hash.”

Parental Trolling

xkcd, of course

What Fast Food Are You?

You Are a Sub You are casual but a bit picky. You know what you like, and you know what you hate. If you’re able to do things your way, then you can relax. You like to have a say. You love variety and adventure. You get bored easily if nothing changes. You’re always looking [...]

Snibbling in the Office?

For az.

Dirty Animals

God and a Project

Burgled from I Am your God