Yes, you can dream up clever twists of science and technology that are funny. But reality generally manages to get there sooner—and even more twistedly—than even the cleverest of comedians. Here’s yet another example: Here’s the actual patent. Here’s video of the ceremony that included the complete opera about the invention and the inventors. (If […]
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To hasten the birth of a child, apply centrifugal force [Blonsky!]
While some persons in Britain eagerly await the birth of a royal child [if you are one of those persons, see the live webcam provided by The Sun newspaper], we remind you that George and Charlotte Blonsky solved the general problem. Their patent, granted in 1965, is for a device to assist in birthing a […]
A phony force experiment, revolving around children
Centrifugal force, which is (technically) a phony force, is at the center of this experiment about spinning children. The video presentation is of the sort known as “spinning a yarn”: (Thanks to investigator Laura Bassett for bringing this to our attention)