2011-08-30

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2011-08-30 12:26 pm

Chairman of the Board

Hey,


So here's something I really want -- Frank Sinatra doing a cover of "YMCA" by the Village People.

Maybe I'll do a nightclub act where I can sing all my oddball songs and make you all listen.

later
Tom
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2011-08-30 12:26 pm

Chairman of the Board

Hey,


So here's something I really want -- Frank Sinatra doing a cover of "YMCA" by the Village People.

Maybe I'll do a nightclub act where I can sing all my oddball songs and make you all listen.

later
Tom
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2011-08-30 02:05 pm

Life's Little Victories

Hi,

Went out to the vending machine to get a little treat.

Put in my dollar and selected the Twix.

*whirr-whirr-whirr* stop.

The Twix still hangs perilously in the rack.

"Tarnation! Denied my chocolate-caramel wrapped cookie treat!"

*bang!*

*ka-thunk!*

"Huzzah! My pugilistic assault has dislodged the desired confectionery!"

*ka-thunk!*

"What ho! A second Twix bar has fallen from the rack! I am doubled in candy riches!"

Capital!
Tom
bluegargantua: (Default)
2011-08-30 02:05 pm

Life's Little Victories

Hi,

Went out to the vending machine to get a little treat.

Put in my dollar and selected the Twix.

*whirr-whirr-whirr* stop.

The Twix still hangs perilously in the rack.

"Tarnation! Denied my chocolate-caramel wrapped cookie treat!"

*bang!*

*ka-thunk!*

"Huzzah! My pugilistic assault has dislodged the desired confectionery!"

*ka-thunk!*

"What ho! A second Twix bar has fallen from the rack! I am doubled in candy riches!"

Capital!
Tom
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2011-08-30 08:18 pm
Entry tags:

Strictly FOR SCIENCE! you understand...

Hey,

So I just thought of a great new experiment (that will get me thousands of views on YouTube by science-minded netizens):

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you:

Focat's Pendulum!



I envision a long pendulum with a ball-shaped metal cage at the bottom. Inside are one or more cats along with food/water dispensers. The ball is set in motion and a "kicker" keeps it going.

In the original version of this experiment, the Earth rotates beneath the pendulum and the arc slowly describes a circle over 24-hours. With one or more cats inside the ball, the weight will shift in subtle ways causing a more erratic pattern which will be of great interest to the scientific mind.

I'll probably follow this up with the Mk. II Focault Pendulum where I find a guy named Focault, truss him up and swing him. Again, I expect an erratic and illuminating pattern to evolve.

FOR SCIENCE!
Tom
bluegargantua: (Default)
2011-08-30 08:18 pm
Entry tags:

Strictly FOR SCIENCE! you understand...

Hey,

So I just thought of a great new experiment (that will get me thousands of views on YouTube by science-minded netizens):

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you:

Focat's Pendulum!



I envision a long pendulum with a ball-shaped metal cage at the bottom. Inside are one or more cats along with food/water dispensers. The ball is set in motion and a "kicker" keeps it going.

In the original version of this experiment, the Earth rotates beneath the pendulum and the arc slowly describes a circle over 24-hours. With one or more cats inside the ball, the weight will shift in subtle ways causing a more erratic pattern which will be of great interest to the scientific mind.

I'll probably follow this up with the Mk. II Focault Pendulum where I find a guy named Focault, truss him up and swing him. Again, I expect an erratic and illuminating pattern to evolve.

FOR SCIENCE!
Tom