Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, A hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango. The rhino said, “I know, we’ll call it Um Bongo” Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo. The python picked the […]
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A Nice Illusion…
April 7, 2013 
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. I have watched this a couple of times and I am still not entirely convinced I can see how he does it. It is a very good illusion. What do you think?
Read morePeople As Molecules…
March 27, 2013 45 Comments
How many names of famous people can you spell using the symbols for elements? I set myself a low bar for ‘famous’ and managed… OBi (oxygen and bismuth) & (Mr) AuSTeN (gold, sulphur, tellurium and nitrogen) before I thought I would be better handing it over to you. I have not Googled this yet but I […]
Read moreAh, Drums Again…
March 4, 2013 8 Comments
I love drummers, as can be seen by clicking on the HCTR tab. I was looking for Mah Na Mah Na by the Muppets (as you do) and found a video of Animal ‘battling’ Buddy Rich. Mr Rich was one of the greatest jazz drummers of all time and his soloing was the stuff of […]
Read moreFaerie…
December 26, 2012 0 Comments
A little bit more about ‘selective breeding’ with reference to flower production in the video below. Please sit through it to the end as it contains a twist! Some pretty sound Mendelian genetics and a simple explanation of how breeders produce the strains of plants and animals we commonly see. Then the host fires in […]
Read moreNaughty Or Nice…
December 25, 2012 4 Comments
Happy Christmas! It has been suggested that Father Christmas uses cards to decide whether children receive good presents or bad ones. Each card has either Naughty or Nice on one side and a good present (e.g. Xbox) or a bad present (e.g. Egg Box) written on the back. Four of these cards are set out […]
Read moreEton Style…
October 21, 2012 5 Comments
I know I shouldn’t but here it is. What fun they had producing that excellent parody. Not everyone is equally enthusiastic.
Read moreHe’s Done It…
October 14, 2012 6 Comments
I wrote about Felix here and now he has done it. You can follow the whole story at the Guardian’s website.
Read moreHer Majesty…
May 25, 2012 3 Comments
A little video to celebrate 60 years on the throne. This is from Numberphile – another YouTube group filmed by Brady who does the Periodic Table of Videos. It’s all about the number 60.
Read moreIt’s Rockets Again…
May 22, 2012 11 Comments
Fifth Form have been building rockets out of snips and snails and puppy dog tails. They fly quite well though… Other rocket related shenanigans can be viewed at… http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/weve-been-building-rockets/ http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/2n-fire-rockets/ http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/hydrocarbon-explosions/ http://sfscience.wordpress.com/2010/04/05/science-is-fantastic/
Read moreThe Greatest Show On Earth…
May 7, 2012 3 Comments
Another Symphony of Science video but about evolution this time. The two other SOS videos I have posted are here and here.
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