Strictly FOR SCIENCE! you understand...

[bluegargantua]

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

Comments

[bluefaith.livejournal.com]

Thought 1: Ouch! My brains!!

Thought 2: Spiro-cat?

[bluegargantua]

Spiro-cat?

OK, so they may not have explained this, but the rule around here is -- Don't Encourage Me. :)

Spiro-cat....hrmmm....
Tom