by Captain Skellett | Oct 29, 2009 | How Things Work, Just for Fun, Science in the Movies, The Realm of Bizzare
It was already one in the morning; the rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open . . . A body composed of executed murderers,...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 26, 2009 | Drugs, How Things Work, Poisons, The Realm of Bizzare
Halloween is on the horizon. Today’s post is on the science of Zombies. Because Zombies, apparently, exist. In Haiti. Haiti is located in the Caribbean, near Jamaica and Cuba. Ah… the Caribbean… Anyway, this story is not about cocktails served in...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 15, 2009 | Sex and Reproduction, The Realm of Bizzare
This has always stuck in my mind from a book I read – I think it was The Mists of Avalon (awesome book btw). In it, a pregnant woman swears she can smell moonbeams when she’s pregnant, and they make her feel sick. So today I’m wondering, does...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 12, 2009 | The Realm of Bizzare
Today’s post is a big plate o’ retweet, because when I checked me Twitter today I found many tasty morsels I knew I had to skewer. Dine well, me hearties. Iceberg Art, all-natural and un-freaking-believable. This image hasn’t been photoshopped, it...
by Captain Skellett | Oct 11, 2009 | Jibber Jabber, The Realm of Bizzare
This is not the greatest post in the world. This is just a tribute. To The Beast. Yes, The Beast. I watched it as a young lass when it aired on TV, and now it is lost in the depths of VHS technology and lives only in my sadly dimming memory. Did ye ever see it?...
by Captain Skellett | Aug 4, 2009 | The Realm of Bizzare
This is the freakiest fungus I have ever seen, freakier even than the giant man-eating one in “Field Trip,” my favourite episode of the X-Files (Season 4). The story is a bit like an X-File too, so for the purposes of this blog picture me red-headed,...
