I remember Gak from back when Nickelodeon sold it when I was a kid. Fun stuff! And I'm pretty sure I made this "recipe" in elementary school, but it never occurred to me that it might be the same concept behind the commercial stuff. Neat!
I've read (I think in Jerry Coyne's "Why Evolution is True") that the platypus doesn't have a proper stomach. It's pretty much a straight shot to the intestines.
While it's surprising to see how close to the center people seem to be split, you have to consider the kinds of people who would come across this website and those who feel compelled to voice their opinion.
The results are bound to be skewed toward a certain demographic.
In my high school physics classroom, there was a small weight attached to a spring attached to the ceiling at the front of the room. It served as a quick, convenient demonstration of simple harmonic motion.
One day, and I don't recall the motivation, my physics teacher, Mr. Bellof, thought the spring could support him in a Tarzan-like vine swing maneuver. So he got onto a chair, held onto the spring and jumped. The spring quickly ripped out of the ceiling, and my teacher crashed to the floor. The classroom was chaos as this all happened. For the rest of the year (and the next, I think) there was a hole in the ceiling where the string was attached.
A quick bit extra about my physics teacher(s)... Both times I took physics (regular and AP), the other teacher was in a class just across the call. These two teachers were the ultimate duo. When the opportunity for an inside joke came up (at least 3 times a day it seems), my teacher would walk near the door and yell (largely incomprehensibly) "Mr. Welter!" Seconds later, the other teacher would come zipping in the door...kind of like Kramer on Seinfeld. They'd engage in their quick joke and the other teacher would dart back to his classroom.
And just one more: One day Mr. Bellof stepped out of the room for a minute, and while he did, a student passing by in the hallway came in and drew a penis shape on the chalkboard. Then he slid the over chalkboard over it and left. When Bellof came back, he continued the lecture, but when he came to need more space on the board, he lifted it and saw the drawing. He stared for a few seconds and said, "Oh, a penis," and continued to write on top of it.
In my book, these were some of the best teachers I ever had. I could go on and on with funny stories.
In fact I just thought of one more...our class went outside for a mini field trip because we were learning about reflection and refraction and were going to see it demonstrated with the sun. After the demo, Mr. Bellof made us drop our books and things, circle up and hold hands. We merrily ran in the circle (like ring around the rosie) and he had us all chant: "We! Are! Physics! Geeks!" It was ridiculous.
The results are bound to be skewed toward a certain demographic.
One day, and I don't recall the motivation, my physics teacher, Mr. Bellof, thought the spring could support him in a Tarzan-like vine swing maneuver. So he got onto a chair, held onto the spring and jumped. The spring quickly ripped out of the ceiling, and my teacher crashed to the floor. The classroom was chaos as this all happened. For the rest of the year (and the next, I think) there was a hole in the ceiling where the string was attached.
A quick bit extra about my physics teacher(s)...
Both times I took physics (regular and AP), the other teacher was in a class just across the call. These two teachers were the ultimate duo. When the opportunity for an inside joke came up (at least 3 times a day it seems), my teacher would walk near the door and yell (largely incomprehensibly) "Mr. Welter!" Seconds later, the other teacher would come zipping in the door...kind of like Kramer on Seinfeld. They'd engage in their quick joke and the other teacher would dart back to his classroom.
And just one more: One day Mr. Bellof stepped out of the room for a minute, and while he did, a student passing by in the hallway came in and drew a penis shape on the chalkboard. Then he slid the over chalkboard over it and left. When Bellof came back, he continued the lecture, but when he came to need more space on the board, he lifted it and saw the drawing. He stared for a few seconds and said, "Oh, a penis," and continued to write on top of it.
In my book, these were some of the best teachers I ever had. I could go on and on with funny stories.
In fact I just thought of one more...our class went outside for a mini field trip because we were learning about reflection and refraction and were going to see it demonstrated with the sun. After the demo, Mr. Bellof made us drop our books and things, circle up and hold hands. We merrily ran in the circle (like ring around the rosie) and he had us all chant: "We! Are! Physics! Geeks!" It was ridiculous.