22 September 2006

How physics killed Spiderman's girlfriend

Me linking to a post on Boing Boing is like J K Rowling asking the Kingston local news for some publicity. I gave up reading Boing Boing a while back as there is too much of it, too frequently, but I came across this posting via an aggregate service (Finderoy). It made me smile, not least because the formula is given at the link. You can also go to a video clip on YouTube via the Boing Boing entry, if you are a youtuber (I'm not, I'm just a potato).

Link: Boing Boing: How physics killed Spiderman's girlfriend.

22 Sep 2006 09:55:11 | Humour

6 Comments

Debra Hamel

Reading your blog as I do in RSS, I didn't realize you had a new look until Frank mentioned it. I like it! Particularly the scissors.

Posted by: Debra Hamel | 23 September 2006 at 03:26

Susan

Scissors? Scissors? What scissors?

It does look good, Maxine! I think this just happened today, didn't it?

Posted by: Susan | 23 September 2006 at 05:21

Minx

Boing-boing and a new look. Love it, suits you!

Posted by: Minx | 23 September 2006 at 09:38

Maxine

Yes, Jenny and I had a little designing session last night. First I was a "new baby" blog, then a "knitting" blog and now a "scissor" blog!

Posted by: Maxine | 23 September 2006 at 12:12

Debra Hamel

The little scissors cutting dotted lines between the posts.

Posted by: Debra Hamel | 23 September 2006 at 13:58

Marie

Love the new look. It's a great colour scheme and like Minx says, it suits you!

Posted by: Marie | 23 September 2006 at 17:23

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