Pure Pedantry : Eddie Izzard on E=mc^2 and Pavlov's Cat

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Eddie Izzard on E=mc^2 and Pavlov's Cat

Category: Haha, a funny
Posted on: March 13, 2007 4:06 PM, by Jake Young

I love the comedian Eddie Izzard. This is primarily because he is one of the few I have ever seen that even tries to make relatively intellectual jokes about history and science. Anyway, enjoy this video about physics and Pavlov's other animals.

Comments

Yes, but do you have a flag?

Posted by: Dennis | March 13, 2007 5:33 PM

No flag: no country! Those are the rules... that I just made up.

(sorry, I couldn't help myself.)

Posted by: Cye | March 13, 2007 5:54 PM

Cake or death?!

Posted by: Brian | March 13, 2007 6:53 PM

Funny...

Galileo really *did* try to measure the speed of light by having two people stand some distance apart and "clock" how long the light took to get to them...

So silly nowadays, but it was plausible then...

Posted by: Marcus | March 14, 2007 1:26 AM

I have reconfirmed Pavlov's cat results, he must be on to something... but what?

Also.

Did I leave the oven on?... Oh, right, of course not, I'm a f-ing squirrel!

Posted by: Brad S | March 14, 2007 1:31 AM

You know what would make this post better? Some jam.

Posted by: steve s | March 14, 2007 3:15 PM

A speedboat would have been better than the Ark.

Posted by: Alric | March 20, 2007 2:01 PM

The school orchestra will now murder "Oh Come All Ye Faithful". This piece has been arranged with... no real care...

Posted by: Zobird | March 23, 2007 10:36 AM