My sons recently found "Turkish Star Wars" on the internet. This 1982 film has everything you would want in a movie that has made it to lists of "the worst movies ever made." It has scenes stolen from Star Wars, music stolen from Indiana Jones, and is bad in just about every possible way. It …
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Faux Futures
Paleo-Future has a collection of paintings from 1910 envisioning what life would be like in the year 2000. Here are a few of my favorites: Go to Paleo-Future for more. Grace and Peace
Britain’s Got Talent
The British equivalent of "American Idol" is "Britain's Got Talent". Click here for an amazing performance. Simon Cowell and the other judges can't believe what they just heard. He is so good the crowd stands and one of the judges almost cries. Grace and Peace
Paris Landmarks
We are back from a wonderful conference with our coworkers and leaders with ReachGlobal in Europe. The conference was at a retreat center out in the country, but we had the chance to see a few things in Paris. Here are some highlights: The Louvre has rocks. Here is a piece of granite from the …
Toilets 2
Continuing the theme of the previous post, here is a toilet I'm glad I didn't have to use, atop the Transylvanian Alps in Romania: A view of the "hole": At the opposite extreme, I recently saw a high-tech toilet seat at a local hardware store, with all kinds of buttons and knobs. It will give …
Limburger Cheese
This was yesterday's Wikipedia picture of the day, with a description from the article on Limburger Cheese: The description of limburger cheese (which truly does smell awful): Limburger cheese originated in Limburg, Belgium. It is also made in the United States and Germany. Limburger is especially known for its pungent odor. The bacteria used to …
Driving directions: New York to London
The folks at Google are not only creative, they have fun. Take for instance the "Get Directions" option at maps.google.com. If you type in your address and your destination address, it will give you both a map highlighting the route from point A to point B, and driving directions: Turn left on Elm Street, drive …
Moons of the outer solar system — Death Star in orbit around Saturn
Saturn's moon Mimas resembles the Death Star of the Star Wars movies. This is a coincidence, as the images of Mimas were taken after the first Star Wars movie came out. Grace and Peace
A New Hypothesis Regarding the Ridges and Grooves on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
Jupiter's moon Europa is covered with grooves and ridges. The common hypothesis is that the crust of Europa is composed of thick sheets of ice which float on a liquid water layer deeper in the satellite. As these plates of ice move around, ridges and cracks form. NASA/Astronomy Picture of the Day This is a …
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Einsteinstrasse
March 14th is also Albert Einstein's birthday (born in 1879). Here's me on Einsteinstrasse (Einstein Street) in Munich in 2005: Grace and Peace
Pi day (3.14)
March 14th -- a day to celebrate the number pi. I can only recite it to 15 decimal places, which is good enough for most purposes. Q: What do you get if you divide the circumference of a jack-o-lantern by its diameter? A: Pumpkin pi Q: What do you get when you take a cow …
Give her physics
"Ah, the poor child! My Lord, we do wrong to keep our guests standing. Quick, some of you! Take them away. Give them food and wine and baths. Comfort the little girl. Give her lollipops, give her dolls, give her physics, give her all you can think of--possets and comfits and caraways and lullabies and …
Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent Into Darkness
More important science news, from the Onion: NEW YORK—Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened. At approximately 4:20 p.m. EST, the sun began to lower from its position in the sky in a …
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Confusion
Ever feel confused? Sometimes we just don't know what to do, and the messages we receive don't help. For instance, check out the arrows on this bike path: Grace and Peace
State Quarters, Presidential Dollars, County Cents?
The Montana state quarter should be out. They won't be showing up here in Romania any time soon, but it looks like they picked a nice design. Presidential dollars. They look nice but will anyone use them? Have you heard about County Pennies? Read about it at U.S. Mint Gears Up To Issue Commemorative County …
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Mars and Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is just four days away, which makes me wonder... Is Mars the planet of war? After all, Venus was the Roman goddess of beauty and love, while Mars was the god of war. This Valentine's day, let us resolve to think better of the red planet! Mars is really a happy, loving place, …
Church sign generator
A lot of church signs are goofy, or downright heretical. But you can make your own church signs at http://www.churchsigngenerator.com. Here's a few of my own: Grace and Peace ------------------------------------------- PS More generators: Official seal, concert ticket, etc... Street sign Warning signs
Romania in the EU
As of January 1, 2007, Romania is a member of the European Union. Living in Romania is different than any living anywhere else in the EU. Romanian culture is Latin, so being here is somewhat like living in Italy. For a little fun, watch Europe and Italy, and then remember that Italy is a rather …
Water on Mars
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows two images taken by the Mars Global Surveyor. A comparison of the same crater in 1999 and 2005 shows that there is an active slope process occuring in a crater, and many interpret this to be a brief flow of liquid water down from the rim. Liquid water, …
O Chemis-tree, O Chemis-tree
It is that time of the year; time for chemists (and their students) to gather around their chemis-trees and sing chemis-tree carols. Here's one I wrote for the occasion: THE CHEMIS-TREE SONG (Tune: The Christmas Song) Chestnuts roasting with an open fire With a calorimeter Chemis-tree carols being sung by a choir And students dressed …
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