At last, Frank wins…

OK, before I get bombarded with emails informing me of my acoustical error, let me acknowledge that yes, I do realise that sound does travel through water. I think from a cartooning perspective, that anything goes and at least Frank has used his boss’s lack of knowledge to his advantage for once.

In fairness to the depicted scene, sound will have difficulty in reaching Frank as it is travelling through air before it reaches the water, so there is an element of reflection and absorption that occurs when the sound waves hit the liquid.

But did you realise that sound travels fastest through a solid (about 6000 m/sec) when compared with liquid (1480 m/s) and air (332 m/s)?  This is so because the molecules are packed tighter together in a solid, than a liquid or gas and allows for a more effective transmission of sound.

So what do you think? Should Frank work in the rain or find a new job?

Phew! It’s not that bad after all 🙂

It’s been a while since I talked about time capsules. The last time, was here on this Andy Warhol cartoon.

So, I’ve shown you my time capsule, what would you put in yours?

Well, you might think what an absurd invention, but there are other takes on the humble umbrella.

Check out patent USD324117 below with its unique patent claim of ‘the ornamental design for a dog umbrella, as shown and described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a dog umbrella showing my new design, it being understood that the broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design’

So what do you think? Is your pampered pooch in need of one of these?

When I typed ‘pick your brain’ in Google I was rather surprised to see the number of articles giving advise on how to avoid having your brain picked. Personally, I don’t find it that painful and am typically happy to share my thoughts with people. But perhaps if the pickings were more frequent, I might begin to have negative feelings about the cranial exploration.

Do you mind having your brain picked?

It always amuses me, to spy on unsuspecting people at the gym who are more focussed on viewing their muscles in the mirror, than they are on actually getting a good workout. The other fun one, is to watch people taking a cheeky peek at themselves in the shop windows as they walk on by.

Ever caught someone or been caught out your self?