Just easing myself back into blogging mode after the end-of-term bedlam, I could not decide between a response to the LHC colliding particles at 7TeV, which I watched live on the Internet yesterday, or a spoof video clip about scientists teaching animals to embrace the impermanency of existence. Since the former required work and the […]
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Archive | March, 2010
Nuclear Fusion 2…
March 18, 2010 
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This article was written by Ludvig Nuclear fusion is arguably one of the most important reactions that takes place. All elements, including those that make up our bodies, are the results of nuclear fusion. Briefly, nuclear fusion is the merging together of atomic nuclei. Bonding together even the lightest nuclei e.g. hydrogen and helium, requires […]
Read moreChimera…
March 17, 2010 6 Comments
This article was written by William & Akira A chimera is an animal which has more than one group of different cells which came from different zygotes, but if the different cells did come from the same zygote, it is called a mosaicism. Chimera can often breed, but the fertility and type of offspring depends […]
Read moreShallow Grave…
March 11, 2010 5 Comments
This article was written by Eden & Joshua (post scholarship success). ‘It’s official. The only thing we can be sure of in life is tax.’ Immortality has been on the minds of humans since the beginning of history, with one of the first books, written in about the 22nd Century BC: ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh’, […]
Read moreThis Too Shall Pass…
March 3, 2010 3 Comments
This is my kind of pop video – it must have taken months to build and multiple takes to get the whole sequence to run. The band are called OK Go and the song is “This Too Shall Pass”. You can see it in Hi-Def on YouTube of course.
Read moreU3 Jelly Baby Sacrifice…
March 2, 2010 1 Comment
To ensure that all our chemical reactions take place successfully it is very important to keep the Science Gods happy. Therefore once a term a sacrifice is made in their honour. U3 sacrificed a red jelly baby called Sidney on Tuesday!
Read moreU3 Marge Maker…
March 1, 2010 0 Comments
Due to the vast number of third year boys who are currently vomiting we decided to resurrect the Marge Maker and set our hands on fire. We could have written an essay, we could have reviewed the work we have done this year, we could have learnt something really important. Instead we set each other’s hands […]
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