by Captain Skellett | Jan 30, 2011 | Just for Fun, Recent Research, The Realm of Bizzare
Have you ever noticed a mysterious loss of teaspoons at your workplace? Maybe it’s not teaspoons, but some other cutlery item. At my old work it was forks, which dwindled even when I bought new replacement ones. At the Australian National University neither...
by Captain Skellett | Jan 24, 2011 | Just for Fun
ABC correspondent Karen Barlow snapped this picture while on board the Aurora Australis in what must be the best ever journalism assignment in the history of ever. This block of wood is positioned prominently atop an iceberg like an actor in center stage spotlight....
by Captain Skellett | Jan 19, 2011 | Just for Fun, Science at Home
Thought I’d share some pictures of this awesome gingerbread laboratory my dad made me for Christmas. It’s a science and research lab. Unfortunately some of the roof caved in during transit. The lab comes complete with helipad. You can see some of the...
by Captain Skellett | Dec 21, 2010 | Just for Fun
It’s that time of the year and I’m feeling decidedly unchristmassy. Perhaps it’s the terror of presents left unpurchased, perhaps it’s the missing tree and decorations, perhaps… well screw it. Christmas just skipped me this year. Times...
by Captain Skellett | Nov 17, 2010 | Just for Fun, Recent Research
Nobody loves sudoku like my granddad, unless it’s these Tokyo scientists. They genetically engineered e-coli to let them solve sudoku puzzles. The puzzle was a 4×4, not quite the 9×9 that we’re used to. An example is shown in the picture. Each...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 27, 2010 | Just for Fun, Science in the Movies
This is a link to a blog I heartily recommend. It’s written by the tech consultant of The Big Bang Theory sitcom, which ranks higher in Google than the ACTUAL theory of the big bang. It’s understandable. If you don’t watch The Big Bang Theory, how do...
