'Humor / Just for fun' Category
Casual Friday — It’s only a model…
Day late / dollar short — my apologies, I got swamped with home & work stuff. So to make it up to you, you get a geeky two-fer today — Star Trek (TOS) and Monty Python, combined…
Casual Friday — model rocketree
If you’re like a lot of folks, you might just be facing the problem of figuring out how to recycle your now-worthless Christmas tree. If you had certain inclinations, you could always try what these guys did — gather up 32 large model rocket engines, and launch the tree with them:
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Casual Friday — The Muppets cover Bohemian Rhapsody
Not a drop of science in this one, but it’s a blast to watch — a Muppets (anybody remember the Muppet Show?) video cover of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody…
Casual Friday — Monkey showers
It turns out that Capuchin Monkeys use citrus to get rid of skin parasites and help keep themselves clean. Better keep a sharp eye on your lunch…
Casual Friday — “The Matrix” as a silent movie
A fun skit from the Russian actor’s group “Big Difference” (Bolshaya Raznitsa), postulating what “The Matrix” would have looked like if it had been made back in the silent movie era…
Casual Friday — world’s smallest working model train layout
The world’s smallest working model train layout, all of 0.125″ x 0.2″ across — a model of a model…
Casual Friday — the ultimate pocket watch
Anybody that’s at all familiar with the steampunk ethos will be comfortable with the idea of melding old and cutting edge technologies. But here’s one take on the idea I didn’t see coming — an LED pocket watch…
Casual Friday — John Hodgman’s brief digression
A fun, 18 minute ramble about aliens, physics, time, space, and the memory of falling in love…
Casual Friday — The Matrix, on Windows XP
Take the red pill, get the blue screen…
Casual Friday — how not to implode a building
We’ve all seen videos of buildings being demolished by controlled implosion…
