Betsy Devine: Funny ha-ha and/or funny peculiarMaking trouble today for a better tomorrow...Poppygon, Hollygon, and Vanilla Beer Group already gone!- July 12, 2008 Nothing says geek love quite as tenderly as the virtual gift of a unique, symmetrical object in hyperspace. (Although maybe the d12 Handbag of Holding comes pretty close.) Hyperspace has an infinite number of symmetries, but Oxford mathematician Marcus du Sautoy has already assigned such choice names as &8220;Hollygon,&8221; &8220;Poppygon,&8221; and &8220;The Vanilla Beer Group.&8221; ...http://betsydevine.com/blog/2008/07/12/poppygon-hollygon-and-vanilla-beer-group-already-go... Subwoofer physics, gross andor angelic shapes- July 12, 2008 Our kitchen has been the scene of many a vinegar-powered volcano, but here via Boing Boing is something even more wet, wild, and bewildering. Cornstarch mixed with water has very spooky properties. It is a suspension that seems to transition back and forth between liquid and solid, depending on kinds of forces applied to ...http://betsydevine.com/blog/2008/07/12/1649/ Dohh! Sweden gets new iPhone 8 hours before US- July 11, 2008 Consummation devoutly to be wished Originally uploaded by wellohorld This is soooo not fair!! Bad enough that summertime Sweden gets way more daylight hours than we do, or that its population is loaded with Legolas-lookalikes &8212; and now I discover that new iPhones just went on sale there three hours ago, at Swedish midnight, (Boston 6 p.m.) Sadly, we ...http://betsydevine.com/blog/2008/07/11/dohh-sweden-gets-new-iphone-8-hours-before-us/ Rubiks cubic cure for octopus stress- July 7, 2008 &8220;Marine experts have given 25 octopuses a Rubik&8217;s Cube each in a study aimed at easing their stress levels in captivity,&8221; says UK&8217;s revered science journal the Daily Mail. I never found my stress reduced by a Rubik&8217;s cube, but then again I am no octopus. Octopi are Einsteins and Houdinis of Invertebrata. But ...http://betsydevine.com/blog/2008/07/07/rubiks-cubic-cure-for-octopus-stress/ Help! My mom turned into a Night Elf Druid!- July 6, 2008 Raiding SSC Originally uploaded by mf_cailloux &8220;Dads visiting pornographic websites&8221; were the most common complaint, but more than 100 Swedish children last year asked for help in dealing with Mom or Dad&8217;s internet habits. One 13-year old girl wrote: &8220;I know it sounds ridiculous but my mother has started playing the computer game WoW, World of Warcraft &8230; ...http://betsydevine.com/blog/2008/07/06/help-my-mom-turned-into-a-night-elf-druid/ |