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Well, That’s Nice To Know

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jay Furr

From the “Freedom of Information” desk, a missive from the Prime Minister’s office down in New Zealand (click to enlarge):   Advertisements

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If you watch only one movie trailer today, make it be this one

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Jay Furr

For twenty years I’ve been a supporter of the Duke University Lemur Center’s mission to save these exciting, charming, zany prosimian primates from extinction. And I can honestly say that in all that time, no video related to that mission … Continue reading →

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Watch “How To Wrap A Cat For Christmas” on YouTube

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Jay Furr
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Cooking With Potential Energy

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Jay Furr

Oldie but goodie: cooking a turkey with “potential energy” (i.e., throwing it repeatedly out of a tall building): http://www.ohio.edu/mechanical/thermo/Intro/Chapt.1_6/energy/CookingPE.pdf This comes to us from the “science” journal, “The Journal of Irreproducible Results”, which I first encountered circa 1989 when I … Continue reading →

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Watch “How smart is a Lemur?” on YouTube

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Jay Furr
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Watch “Sea Otter pup” on YouTube

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Jay Furr
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