I know I shouldn’t but here it is. What fun they had producing that excellent parody. Not everyone is equally enthusiastic.
Category:Just For Fun
He’s Done It…
I wrote about Felix here and now he has done it. You can follow the whole story at the Guardian’s website.
Her Majesty…
A little video to celebrate 60 years on the throne. This is from Numberphile – another YouTube group filmed by Brady who does the Periodic Table of Videos. It’s all about the number 60.
It’s Rockets Again…
Fifth Form have been building rockets out of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. They fly quite well though… Other rocket related shenanigans can be viewed at… http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/weve-been-building-rockets/ http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/hydrocarbon-explosions/ http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/science-is-fantastic/
Lime & Soda…
Squeeze the juice from a quarter of a lime into a glass. Top up with Sprite (or any lemon and lime flavoured fizzy drink). Add a scoop of lime sorbet to float on the top. Thanks to Real Mom Kitchen for the recipe and picture! (In the US sherbet means sorbet – apparently!)
Wiff-Waff…
My colleagues and I work very hard in Blackhole. Even when the table tennis serving machine malfunctioned everyone remained thoroughly professional. With very many thanks to RRJL who was quick with his iPhone…
Diabolo…
One of the lovely things about the teaching profession is being amazed by the talents of your pupils. Whilst on duty one Sunday last term I happened upon some boys playing with their Diabolos. I only had my Blackberry to hand so the video quality is not great but my reaction was genuine. It is …
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Hold Your Breath…
One of the boys told me about someone on the BBC who could hold their breath for 9 minutes. I was sceptical, thinking that he had misheard. Yesterday YouTube recommended the following clip to me from BBC One. It is remarkable.
Buffalo etc…
The following sentence makes sense. Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo. It depends upon three distinct meanings of the word buffalo. It is (a) an adjectival proper noun referring to the place Buffalo in the United States; (b) a noun referring to a large bison-like herd animal; (c) a verb meaning to bully. Thus …
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Bits And Pieces…
I hope you have all had an excellent Christmas with plenty of self-indulgence and regular enquiries as to whether there is anything you can do to help. I am sure that that will have been the case. Some of you may have been lucky enough to receive an iPod or other podcast playing device. The excitement …
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