Love the way that Piers Morgan proves he has no rhythm whatsover in the first clip by clapping way out of time. I hate it when people clap in time to the music at shows. It's the lamest form of audience participation ever.
No, he's more greek than German. Originally a Greek-Danish prince and a member of the Danish-German House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which includes the royal houses of Denmark and Norway and the deposed royal house of Greece. Not that it makes much difference nowadays. Most of the royal houses of western Europe have somewhat "entwined" familial ties anyway (read red-necks with money).
I am British and I love it here, especially when the weather is as beautiful as it is right now.
Well said Nathaniel. Always beware of what they're trying to sell you. A great rebuttal to the fantasies and (sometimes) outright lies of this dangerous, Oprah-endorsed pile of arse can be found here:
http://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php
You'll want to listen to episode #96. Check out the others while you're there though.
One should bear in mind that the guys that are bringing this suit have tried to get other colliders shut down in the past for the same reason and failed.
Phil Plait over at www.badastronomy.com wrote a great article on the subject. I would link it but it seems to be down at the mo.
Personally, I'm really excited about this experiment. We could discover all sorts of stuff about the way the universe is put together, including finding the Higgs-Boson particle. The theorised particle (or field, or force) which gives every particle in the universe mass! Very cool.
Though I am convinced that there is no risk to us as the emitters at CERN simply aren't big enough (as I understand it) to produce a black hole big enough to do any damage.
The poor girl who caught on fire was Anthea Turner and unfortunately she's fine and continues to blight British airwaves. "Anthea Turner: Perfect Housewife" has unfortunately finished it's run but god, it was awful.
Probably called Foosball in the States/Canada because of the German spelling FooBball (with their funny capital B thingy giving it that pronunciation, what do you call that thing BTW?). Mind you, I'm fairly sure the Germans call it "Kickern".
The "theft" claim probably refers to the practice of chipping bits off the stones and taking the bits. It was fairly common when the stones were just open to the public. They put the fence up in the 80's (I think) to stop people doing just that.
For those who want to get right up to them however, there is a way you can. Since the Pagans made a fuss to the government the stones are open for two nights a year. Simply turn up in the evening on June 20th or December 20th for the Summer or Winter solstice. Then you can watch the dawn of the longest or shortest day over the stones.
I would recommend the Summer one (Salisbury plain + middle of December = not a lot of fun). It's a remarkable event, completely free and very well attended (4000+ people). I guarantee you will never forget it.
One Cartman-esque warning though. You may never completely get the stench of hippy off of you.
No, he's more greek than German. Originally a Greek-Danish prince and a member of the Danish-German House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, which includes the royal houses of Denmark and Norway and the deposed royal house of Greece. Not that it makes much difference nowadays. Most of the royal houses of western Europe have somewhat "entwined" familial ties anyway (read red-necks with money).
I am British and I love it here, especially when the weather is as beautiful as it is right now.
http://skeptoid.com/episode_guide.php
You'll want to listen to episode #96. Check out the others while you're there though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac
http://www.phobe.com/furby/
Phil Plait over at www.badastronomy.com wrote a great article on the subject. I would link it but it seems to be down at the mo.
Personally, I'm really excited about this experiment. We could discover all sorts of stuff about the way the universe is put together, including finding the Higgs-Boson particle. The theorised particle (or field, or force) which gives every particle in the universe mass! Very cool.
Though I am convinced that there is no risk to us as the emitters at CERN simply aren't big enough (as I understand it) to produce a black hole big enough to do any damage.
Ugh, I need a shower...
For those who want to get right up to them however, there is a way you can. Since the Pagans made a fuss to the government the stones are open for two nights a year. Simply turn up in the evening on June 20th or December 20th for the Summer or Winter solstice. Then you can watch the dawn of the longest or shortest day over the stones.
I would recommend the Summer one (Salisbury plain + middle of December = not a lot of fun). It's a remarkable event, completely free and very well attended (4000+ people). I guarantee you will never forget it.
One Cartman-esque warning though. You may never completely get the stench of hippy off of you.