Another hour wasted of my life that I will never get back! 😡
I am well-informed about neutrinos, thank you. Even disbelieving fanciful notions of "sterile" neutrinos related to Dark Matter. Latest detectors have not found a whiff of them.
Sterile neutrinos: Physicists fail to find mysterious theoretical particle | New Scientist
I quote from Bob Shaw's "Wreath of Stars" book which may be available at Gutenberg, being very old:
Bob Shaw: Wreath of Stars said:
I have sometimes wondered if I and Gilbert Snook are related. 😱
"Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played, and it pleased the Lord
But you dont really care for music, do you ... "
Here on the South Coast of England, including my beloved Home County of Hampshire, where "Hurricanes Hardly Ever Happen", we sit between Conservative Dorset and Rainbow Sussex. We are however UNITED by our local Radio Station WAVE 105:
I do wonder at the palpable nonsense spouted by this Station. Only today they were offering latest Theories about Nice and Nasty Smells.
According to their latest "Vox Populi" the nastiest smells are "Cheesy Socks" and "Lynx-Africa" underarm deodorant. TBH, little to argue with there!
Where they stretched my sensibilities was in the Nicest smells. It was generally agreed that the smell of Baking Bread was a dead-cert No.2. On No.1 the sexes disagreed. Men felt frying Bacon was a shoo-in. Women opined that the Smell of Clean Feet was a turn-on. 😕
I was confused. Only waking up to realise, on review, I needed a Hearing Aid. It was the smell of Clean Sheets that particularly excited the Female of the Species. 😀
I do wonder at the palpable nonsense spouted by this Station. Only today they were offering latest Theories about Nice and Nasty Smells.
According to their latest "Vox Populi" the nastiest smells are "Cheesy Socks" and "Lynx-Africa" underarm deodorant. TBH, little to argue with there!
Where they stretched my sensibilities was in the Nicest smells. It was generally agreed that the smell of Baking Bread was a dead-cert No.2. On No.1 the sexes disagreed. Men felt frying Bacon was a shoo-in. Women opined that the Smell of Clean Feet was a turn-on. 😕
I was confused. Only waking up to realise, on review, I needed a Hearing Aid. It was the smell of Clean Sheets that particularly excited the Female of the Species. 😀
Even the dogs in France won't eat those. Especially Roquefort and mature Chevre!
It was mentioned on Wave 105 that Wet Dogs were another abominable smell.
"Les Chiens qui Pleurent" if I have not lost my touch at French. 😀
It was mentioned on Wave 105 that Wet Dogs were another abominable smell.
"Les Chiens qui Pleurent" if I have not lost my touch at French. 😀
Stinky Lynx Africa aerosol deodorant was on offer at Tesco tonight!
A mere £3 for this unwelcome stocking-filler. Hope no-one buys me any of it.
Boy's best friend is his MUM, IMO. People frequently compliment me on my pleasant odour. 😀
Edit: I just add a further unwelcome thought. My Chemist friend at Imperial College informed me that modified Dog Poo is used as a cheap binding agent in Perfume manufacture.
Which makes the "fragrance" linger on the skin. No question that Lynx Africa employ this alarming practise.
A mere £3 for this unwelcome stocking-filler. Hope no-one buys me any of it.
Boy's best friend is his MUM, IMO. People frequently compliment me on my pleasant odour. 😀
Edit: I just add a further unwelcome thought. My Chemist friend at Imperial College informed me that modified Dog Poo is used as a cheap binding agent in Perfume manufacture.
Which makes the "fragrance" linger on the skin. No question that Lynx Africa employ this alarming practise.
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Customer, "I'd like to buy a deodorant please."
Pharmacist, "Ball or aerosol?"
Customer, "No, just for under my arms." 😀
Pharmacist, "Ball or aerosol?"
Customer, "No, just for under my arms." 😀
It's time for a catchup - I mean ketchup! 😉
Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions | collectSPACE
Heinz debuts 'Marz' Edition ketchup made with tomatoes grown in Mars conditions | collectSPACE
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We have been struggling for any interesting Science lately... but that one made me check it wasn't April the First. 🙂
I did find a News Item recently that Heinz have invented a special non-stick bottle lining. Stops you having to bang the bottle to get anything out. Seemed similarly unlikely.
So I added cooking oil to my Ketchup, as a shot in the dark, but it made it all worse. 😕
Nearly Christmas, and no interesting new Physics in sight. 🙁
I did find a News Item recently that Heinz have invented a special non-stick bottle lining. Stops you having to bang the bottle to get anything out. Seemed similarly unlikely.
So I added cooking oil to my Ketchup, as a shot in the dark, but it made it all worse. 😕
Nearly Christmas, and no interesting new Physics in sight. 🙁
You haven't had to bang the bottle since the 90's. It pours out now. The lining has little to do with the consistency. It's thinner because they stopped using thickening agents.
We can look forward to the launch of the James Webb telescope just six weeks from now.
James Webb telescope: Hubble successor launching in six weeks | CTV News
And how many weeks after launch does it take to unfold, get into position and cool down before it starts taking those fantastic pic I've been hearing so much about? I read something about a month of terror ...
Who designed this thing, and whatever is it meant to do? 😕
I remember, as a young fresh-eyed engineer, being asked to design a condiments dispenser suitable for the rigours of weightlessness in Space. As is so often the case with Space Exploration, my design had great application on Earth too. 😎
I remember, as a young fresh-eyed engineer, being asked to design a condiments dispenser suitable for the rigours of weightlessness in Space. As is so often the case with Space Exploration, my design had great application on Earth too. 😎
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Microchips? I was there First, too. 😀
Professors came to me for answers. Said they had bought some piece of Overpriced Nonsense called an Intel 4004 4 Bit (or was it 8 bits?) processor. 😕
Seemed a waste of time to me. Couldn't think of much to do with 4 Bits. Eventually had the usual BRAINWAVE! Got the Soldering Iron out. 😎
Designed the Traffic Light. GREEN, AMBER, RED. RED and AMBER. GO! But could, frankly, have done the same thing for less with a few relays to reduce worrying Traffic Accidents.
The rest is legend. But maybe, missed a bigger money-making chance there, as my dear friend Microsoft Bill Gates delights in reminding me. 😡
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