Almost 10 million people have watched this video. Unfortunately, the tune seems to have stuck in Will’s head. The song was created by Parry Gripp, who has a long history of song writing. His 2005 solo album ‘For Those About to Shop, We Salute You’ had 51 parody tracks! If that’s not enough, the success [...]
What have the Romans ever done for us?September 26, 2011
“All right… all right… but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order… what have the Romans done for us?” How Stuff Works has a feature on “10 Cool Engineering Tricks the Romans Taught Us“ If you wanted someone [...] |
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Why is Summer Hotter than Winter – and the Vernal EquinoxSeptember 26, 2011
Do you know why Summer is hotter than Winter? Most people are confident that they know the answer to this. Because the earth is closer to the sun in summer than it is in winter. Right? No, not right. This is one instance when most people are wrong. The earth is not closer to the [...] |
Mark Twain : who is running the world?September 24, 2011
“Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it.” Mark Twain Posted via email from What I Learnt Today |
Don’t borrow your wife’s iPadSeptember 23, 2011
You might find out more than you expected. “But I only wanted to play Angry Birds”. Posted via email from What I Learnt Today |
A Curious MomentSeptember 21, 2011
There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment – Cardinal de Retz French photographers Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier-Bresson are known as the fathers of photojournalism. The Decisive Moment is the title of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s 1957 book, which showcased the portfolio of ‘street photography’ he had produced in France, India [...] |
IKEA Hacking – When the only tool you have is an allen key……September 20, 2011
[[posterous-content:pid___1]] Reading ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’, you would be forgiven for thinking that the only pastimes that are of interest in Sweden are drinking coffee and violent criminal acts. However there is another fine Swedish hobby that has now spread globally. If you can’t get enough of your Expidit shelf, Udder workbench or [...] |
Wine TalkingSeptember 18, 2011
Today, our friend Father Peter told us about two of his parishoners. They had been married many years. As was their custom, they were sitting on their back verandah, watching the sun set, having a quiet drink. “I love you”, said the wife. “That’s a lovely thing for you to say”, her husband said. “But [...] |
Take a Nap! Change Your LifeSeptember 18, 2011
Cool Tools today features a practical guide to the nap. Improve your productivity by having a 10 minute kiip. Sounds very civilized to me. via kk.org |
60 Second Lecture: Down with FractionsSeptember 16, 2011
I like the thinking in the School of Arts and Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Every few weeks in Spring and Autumn, one of the faculty share their perspectives on topics ranging from human history and the knowable universe, to fractions and fly-fishing – and they are only allocated one minute for the lecture. [...] |
