135 meter high London Ferris Wheel
135 meter high London Ferris Wheel - Riding on this would be stunning - check out the “eye view” for some amazingness.
135 meter high London Ferris Wheel - Riding on this would be stunning - check out the “eye view” for some amazingness.
68% of Fox News reports include ‘personal opinions from FNC’s reporters’ - Via whatdoiknow.org
Amazing Nightlight - This charges during the day, and releases light at night - this lightbulb-in-glass looks so cool you’ll want one instantly.
Petronas Towers - This panoramic view really shows how huge these things are.
blueshallow.com - It’s new and open and looks great!
Chalk Mug - A coffee mug that you can write on with chalk.
The Best Flash Game Ever - Bounce a giraffe up and down until you land on the moon.
This university is not known for huge lectures (though at other schools, 200+ lectures are not as bad as one would think), but there are indeed enough people in the larger general lecture classes to be annoying. Now, the occasional polyphonic power pop cell phone ring does not bother me, nor does the eternally conjested man somewhere behind me to my right, or even the hoodie-wearing upper level folk who show up for the comfortable seats and dim lighting that their dorm rooms apparently do not afford. Sometimes, though, there is One. The single person who believes it is their God-given right to disrupt the class in a stunningly stupid way.
They think they own the professor.
Tell me, oh master of the obvious question, what about this lecture has lead you to believe that you are in office hours for a one-on-one dialogue with the person at the front of the room? And please, if you are able, elucidate why must you talk to the professor from four rows back like the two of you are sitting over a cup of coffee, discussing the day’s lesson plan as if it were a continuing dialogue pandering to your concerns, troubles, and understanding. Have you ever raised your hand? Do you understand what that gesture means? I politely but firmly request you reconsider your previous habits in lecture and shut the crap up.
Sheesh.
While standing in an elevator does not exactly qualify as an environment condusive to scientific study, I did find out something interesting in one of my many trips up and down one particular elevator in our science buildings. Regardless, this little observation can be applied to any elevator you ever ride in, and I recommend it to stave off violent cases of Elevator Boredom (EB). See, everyone feels the acceleration and deceleration of an elevator moving in a shaft, but all one really senses is a slight increase in pressure on the bottom of one’s shoes. So, when you get the chance, give this a try.
Take a pen or pencil in your hand, and hold it out, pointing the end at an elevator button. Note that while this ‘experiment’ will work with your hand, a loose object at the end of your arm enhances the effect. When the elevator starts upwards, you’ll notice the pen or pencil dip down, and stay there, as the elevator accelerates (remember to hold out your arm loosely, hulk). When the elevator ceases acceleration and moves at a constant rate, your writing instrument returns to pointing at the button. Finally, when the elevator slows, watch as your magic wand drifts up above the button, and then return when the elevator stops. I’ve found some elevator accelerate harder than others, and some are so rickety that the experiment is pretty inconclusive about what’s going where.
Oh, and think up a good excuse for pointing at elevator buttons.
Apple and Movies - An intriguing connection … the Mac Mini could be Apple’s iPod of movie distribution.
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