Out with a friend who is a real actual scientist yesterday, who was explaining his new job doing research on nano-magnets. Such is the level of layman knowledge of science, he was genuinely pleased when Alan made a nanofridge joke. Still, perhaps thi[…]

Not how he got away with the questionable zombie stunt (see below), but he does explain many other tricks on the Channel 4 micro-site. I’d like even MORE explanations – but it’s a good start. I think some of the highlights of the pa[…]

15 Pizza’s end prison siege. Considering there were 20 inmates, getting their demands down to 15 pizzas was probably the kind of job only the most skilled hostage negotiator could sort out. Unfortuantely the report does not say what Meal Deal t[…]

1: The name of John Cusack’s character in Grosse Point Blank.
I believe it was Lee and Herring’s Fist Of Fun (though it might be the Mary Whitehouse Experience Encyclopaedia) that made a long list of potential sitcoms with realistically b[…]

A post inspired by the sometimes unfortunate drinking ratio between good friends. I drink pretty slowly, truth be told. Other friends of mine are much faster. These ratios unfortunately, over the course of a short period of time, rarely break down in[…]