How many Olympic class black swimmers can you think of? Eric Moussambani? There is an evolutionary theory for this: White people have evolved to live in cold climates, so have a layer of subcutaneous fat to keep them warm. This also aids buoyancy. Black people on the other hand carry less fat and tend to […]
Virtual Control
Eric Whitacre has produced an amazing virtual choir. You can hear their recording of “Lux Aurumque” on the YouTube video below. Eric has never met or practiced with his choir, it contains more than 185 singers from 12 countries. He simply asked them all to download his sheet music and a video of him conducting, […]
Blazing Saddles
I found an interesting news clip from the BBC that shows a fire fighters motorcycle. The motorcycle is fitted with a hose and a couple of foam tanks. The premise is that instead of sending a £200,000 fire engine full of fire fighters to a wheelie bin blaze, the fire brigade can now dispatch one […]
Keep Your Eye on the Baton
3 world records for you: 1. 400m: Michael Johnson, 1999, 43.18 seconds (10.80 seconds/100m) 2. 100m: Usain Bolt, 2009, 9.58 seconds (9.58 seconds/ 100m) 3. 4 x 100m relay: Jamaica, 2008, 37.10 seconds (9.28 seconds/100m) If you want to be fast, focus on the runner, buy the best shoes; and most of all focus on […]
Can I Spit Yet?
I bought an electric toothbrush. It is great, it brushes your teeth perfectly, but best of all, after 2 minutes it stops, so you know you have done just enough. When my daughter uses it she doesn’t keep asking me if she can spit yet. This sounds like a small thing, but if everything was […]
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