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The hazard sign at the end of the universe

By Bill and Ben the little green alien men

I wonder if Ben stopped to dine in the restaurant just next door to this useful sign, and patiently awaited further expansion of the universe?  Ever read the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Universe? I loved it. The second book in the trilogy of 5 books is ‘The Restaurant at the End of the Universe’.

And for a bit of trivia. Fans of the Hitch Hikers story celebrate the author Douglas Adams on 25 May each year, by carrying the ‘Do not panic’ towel.  To find out more about the significance of the towel, check out Wiki.

June 6, 2012
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Octo-tasking

By Animals

This is how physciatrist Edward Hallowell described multitasking

“[a] mythical activity in which people believe they can perform two or more tasks simultaneously as effectively as one.

June 5, 2012
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June 2012 Competition

By Competitions

The 3 click competition 

Especially for those who don’t want to think too hard in order to win a fantastic prize!

Yes, I have ulterior motives. Call it an engineers approach to marketing. Click here (that counts as #1 click) to find out more and enter.

Is your clicking finger up to the challenge?

June 1, 2012
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Letting yourself go

By Animals

And now for some camel facts:

  • The hump is not a lump full of water, rather it’s fatty tissue. Having said that, due to the unique genes of the camel, they can convert the fat with air to produce about 1,111 gm water for every 1,000 gm of fat.  Wish I could do the same with my excess fat! I’d be rich.
  • Camels live for about 50-60 years
  • Arabian camels have one hump and Bactrian camels have two humps.
June 1, 2012
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Just horsing around

By Animals

Incitatus was Emperor Caligula’s (AD37-41) favourite stallion. He loved his horse so much that  he bestowed the horse with a marble stable, had 18 servants look after its daily needs, reportedly fed it oats with gold flakes and had a collar encrusted with precious stones. Incitatus’ fame does not end there. Caligula made him the first citizen of Rome and soon after made him senator.

May 30, 2012
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Fish Evolution: Take 2

By Animals

When I think of evolution, I think of small changes over millions of years, but not so for the hardy tomcods of the once heavily polluted Hudson river. Deadly PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) were discharged to the river by General Electric Co between 1947 and 1976. This naturally had a deadly impact on the inhabitants, with the tomcod being hit quite hard, as they are filter feeders (PCB contaminants settle on the bottom river bed ). Their life span was reduced from an average 7 years to 2 years and many suffered from tumours.

However, they are fighting back and have evolved to be resistant to the toxin (unlike their counterparts in other ecosystems).  Studies continue into their mutated, toxin resistant genes. Refer to this LiveScience.com link for the related article

May 29, 2012
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