A Very Dead Duck

Monday, June 11th, 2007

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird’s chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, “I’m so sorry, your pet has passed away.”
The [...]

Horses

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Most people, I believe, would agree that a horse has an even number of legs. Correct?
Of course, it is also true that a horse has forelegs in front and two legs in back. Four plus two equals six legs, which is certainly an odd number of legs for a horse to have. Not numerically, but [...]

Shark vs. Octopus

Wednesday, March 1st, 2006

Which do you think would win?
Sharks are always thought of as the most ferocious and are depicted as such in pretty much every story. However, watch this video clip that a friend of mine sent me the link to. It kind of changes your view of sharks as the ‘top predator’ as it says in [...]

Glow In The Dark Pigs

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

Ok.
So, some crazy scientists thought it would be cool to make pigs glow green in the dark.
Frankly, yes - this is pretty cool. Here’s a video clip from the BBC to prove it.
Apparently, this does actually have a scientific and in fact, medical use rather than it just making the pigs look funky on the [...]

Processaur

Monday, January 9th, 2006

I’m not allowed to keep pets at university. However, I seemed to have been forced into adopting one. It’s not a fish (which would be practical), cat, dog or any normal animal. I’m not even sure it’s alive, but I’m certain it can perform at least several million calculations a second.
A Processaur - A USB [...]