World Cup Update

Wow, I have watched so much of the World Cup thus far! U.S.: disappointing, but England is still alive! Lots of yellow and red cards. Germany and Argentina are the most impressive teams. Soccer fans know that the Brazilian players mostly go by single names, like Ronaldo, Juninho, and Ronaldhino. Find out what your Brazilian soccer name might be! Mine is "Keito". I like it!

Small Made Big

Hard for me to type much; painful left arm. But, here is a model of a hydrogen atom that shows just how much empty space makes up atoms, and therefore, matter! See if you can find the electron.

Whining Like You've Never Heard

It was originally invented to repel teenagers, but now the ever-clever teens are turning it into something useful, well to them, anyway. The product is a high-pitched tone that supposedly very few people older than 30 or so can hear, but younger people can. Store owners in England have apparently tried using it to keep crowds of kids from hanging out. Now kids are downloading it as a ring tone and using it as a text message alert that teachers can't hear!

Of course, I can't resist the science within the matter. First of all, there seem to have been two different tones mentioned in different stories. So try listening to them (they are on the page as #1 and #2; wait for them to load) via The Sneeze (a very funny website!) and see if you can hear them.

Someone went a little further and posted a set of MP3's of different frequencies so you can crudely estimate your hearing threshold. Try them. Mine was at the 16,000 Hz level.

I, For One, Welcome Our New Designer Overlord

Well, it looks like I was all turned upside-down about intelligent design. My scientific self required proof, well here is some for you: the Designer speaks! Worth a look and a laugh. Nice shades.

Hard Core

Wow, our Science Olympiad team finishes 2nd out of 23 teams, and earns a spot at the national tournament in May. A spot at nationals for the first time ever.

How about that?

Another Eye-Roller

I wonder why I never seem to get lucky enough to find anything really cool that will earn me my well-deserved fifteen minutes of fame. I mean, couldn't it have been me that found the Virgin Mary in my grilled cheese sandwich? Instead, some lady gets it. Or how about seeing Jesus in a tree? I have trees nearby! But no, it appears for a Hindu man (now THAT seems unfair)! Why, even in my own area I can't be the one to find Mary in the salt-water runoff under the Kennedy Expressway!

Those are old examples, so maybe the next one is for me! Sigh, a holy figure has once again chosen to appear in food in order to reveal Truth to mere mortals. Yes, Christ has now surfaced in some guy's manicotti. Once again, I miss out. I must be deficient somehow. I never could see any of the hidden images in those hated Magic Eye puzzles (dinosaur my butt). Then again, maybe it isn't me, maybe it is them! Pareidolia, anyone?

Idiot's Justice

Well, it turns out that Mr. Deutsch (see post before this one) has resigned his position. It seems that saying you graduated from Texas A&M on your resume, when you really didn't is bad PR. Whoopsy!