So apparently you enrich Uranium by centrifuging the atomic material until it separates into two distinct isotopes. The fission of one of those isotopes is particularly effective in creating heat/energy. And at a certain enrichment level, bombs. Poetically, the nuclear deal with Iran, itself, is a little like a centrifuge. Or maybe that Gravitron ride […]
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King Luther John Junior
That’s what my brother called Dr. King from about ages 4 to 7. I always thought it had a nice ring. Prior years’ MLK blongs here and here. Last year’s blong about the all Afircan-American and championship-winning polo team, Work to Ride: Happy MLK and inauguration days.
Color My Map
My wife couldn’t get over John King’s hands. (King, along with Wolf Blitzer, is one of CNN’s main electoral analysts on election night.) They were frozen in a sort of claw position no matter the gesture. I told her, “Uh. Everyone knows the molded action-figure-finger is the optimal hand positioning for manipulating the Magic Board.” […]
What it tis it taint and what taint it tis
There is a quantum principle that says you can’t know the velocity and the location of a subatomic particle at the same time. You can know one attribute or another but not both simultaneously. And they (as in smart theoretical physics dudes) swear it’s not a technological issue. The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is an immutable […]
A Win Win: The Final 2012 Presidential Debate
Don’t miss it, America. If you’re too frustrated or cracking too many jokes or screaming at your TV too loudly, you’re going to miss the most important takeaway of these debates: Both of these men can run our country. They have different policies and different philosophies and different annoying mannerisms. The “Excuse me, I’m still […]
“YOU CAN’T WIN!”
This site doesn’t do endorsements. Well, except of hair product and mythical creatures. I roundly support both. L’Oréal and unicorns, specifically. So the following is only a prediction and not an aspiration: Obama will lose. I believed a Romney victory was an effective impossibility until the last debate. In fact, I predicted an Obama victory. […]
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