Does a cat always land on its feet? That’s the title of a concocted article published some years ago in the Annals of Improbable Research. The article was part of last week’s discussion on the Science Friday radio program. A new BBC program called Life In The Air features this video of a cat righting itself […]
Month: April 2016
No more disheveled kilts? (new patent)
Attention kilt wearers! Does your kilt sometimes look, well . . . wrinkled, matted or otherwise disheveled? Is it hanging properly? If not, help is at hand from inventor Joseph E. Austin of Las Vegas, US. “Like other garments, kilts have been stored and hanged using conventional hangers. Unfortunately, kilts are not like other garments […]
Pecker Bang Analysis — Woodpeckers and Hammers [Podcast 58]
Woodpeckers and hammers — and the relationship of woodpeckers and hammers — dominate this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Daniel Rosenberg — tells about: Woodpecker-like hammers — Vincent, Julian F. V., Mehmet Necip Sahinkaya, and W. O’Shea (2007). ‘A Woodpecker Hammer.’ Proceedings of the Institution […]
Water flea waltz
Wim van Egmond‘s water flea waltz [HT Doug Miller]: