I was thinking about “trolley car problem”s the other day and thought, “I have a friend who has kids, maybe I should give them a trolley car experiment playset for Xmas”*
I was thinking about “trolley car problem”s the other day and thought, “I have a friend who has kids, maybe I should give them a trolley car experiment playset for Xmas”*
I made a mistake, the other day. (“what, one?” I hear you mentally snark)
Update: The DVDs are spoken for; they are going to corrupt some youth!
A while ago, I auctioned off a “winner’s choice” gooby. So, here it is:
I have gotten side-tracked.
I had not heard of this thing, before, but apparently it’s a new fad: cake that looks like non-cake.
I’m impressed that the lightsabers survive.
This is a pretty funny story.
I don’t know if this is accurate or photoshopped. But, it’s funny enough to share with that warning.
Back in November 2018 I posted a link to a video of the deflection on a katana blade as it cuts through some rolled-up matting. [stderr]
Turbulence, that’s what we’ve got. Things pressing against other things in irregular ways, and energy goes squirting around in complex, dynamic, ways as materials are displaced and look for another way of getting into equilibrium.
