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Backreaction: Singularities in your Kitchen "I was fascinated most by what I've learned since then about singularities in fluid dynamics - singularities that actually occur in the kitchen, every time a drop of water falls off the tap." (tags: science physics blogs liquids backreaction) Attack…
Cowbirds in Love Mad science vs. mad engineering (tags: science comics silly) Analysis of the price of a piece of a lego set | Dot Physics There's nothing you can't do with a least-squares fit. (tags: blogs math statistics kid-stuff toys dot-physics)
What, If Anything, Is Big Bird? | The Loom | Discover Magazine Determining the species and ancestry of every kid's favorite giant flightless crane. (tags: kid-stuff television silly biology video talks) Reflections on American Academy's Report: Do Scientists Understand the Public? : Framing…
The 6 Cutest Animals That Can Still Destroy You | Cracked.com Oh shit! Run! (tags: animals biology psychology video science silly) Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More - New York Times Crazy people seek an injunction to keep the LHC from destroying the universe. (tags:…

Oh no, they're out of the spherical cow. Where will I get a prop for my punchlines?

By Colin Smith (not verified) on 14 Jul 2008 #permalink