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Date: July 15th, 2008

Waiter, There’s a Leonardo Dicaprio in My Drink!

15 July, 2008 (10:40) | Food, Sick sick sick, Silly | No comments

What’s he doing?
Drowning!
The Gin & Titonic
Ice cubes in the shape of ocean liners and icebergs
via the Amateur Economist

The Wavelength of Money

15 July, 2008 (03:33) | History, Misc, Physics | No comments

Physicists of the 20th Century on Banknotes (pdf)
Feynman on the $20! Feynman on the $20!
It’ll never happen. We’re too stodgy about this in the States, and we do some ugly things with our currency.
a reminder, via Kottke

Gettin’ Plushy

15 July, 2008 (03:32) | Other science, Physics, Silly | No comments

What’s with the plush toys? John at Cosmic Variance displays “The Particle Zoo” and then Chad at Uncertain Principles goes all squishy with some animal toys, presumably for futurebaby.
I gotta say, the fundamental particles creep me out a little — x-ed out eyes signifies “dead” in cartooning, and it upsets my sensibilities that you [...]

 

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