TATILT #18
The actress Kaley Cuoco was in both 8 Simple Rules and The Big Bang Theory. Wow. Just wow. |
What's so "wow" about that?
I guess I'll start numbering mine. Here's ATZLT #3: There's a show called The Thick of It which has a character named Malcolm Tucker. And there's another one named Reeder! (On the off chance someone reading this doesn't get the point, Enterprise has a Tucker and a Malcolm Reed.) |
It's wow because I hadn't noticed it, and the two characters seem quite different from each other.
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That as of today August 20th, I am the same age as current Doctor Who Matt Smith!
Getting older ain't all bad :) |
Oh, uh... happy birthday!
...I'm too late, aren't I? |
Just a tad, but meh............ta!
Today I learned..........um........well nothing really, but it does the brain good to rest now and then :D |
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I don't think I've learned anything amazing recently, but I do think it's pretty neat that we've directly imaged the first exoplanet recently (as opposed to more indirect methods of detection). I also learned that the ancient Greeks really were not people you'd want to hang out with, Athenians especially. I probably could have guessed that before though, to be fair. |
Apparently you can buy deuterated, HPLC grade acetonitrile by the litre.
The price is "please inquire". To put this in perspective, HPLC-grade solvents are generally more expensive than regular solvents because extra effort has gone into removing the impurities. You can generally buy this in 4L bottles. Acetonitrile saw a spike in price because the industrial process that produced it as a byproduct went belly-up during the economic meltdown. The Great Acetonitrile Shortage is over, but I think the price is still hovering above where it used to be. Deuterated solvents have had all their Hs replaced by deuterium (the stuff that makes the Enterprise go), a rarer isotope of hydrogen and the stuff that makes heavy water heavy. These are typically sold on a much smaller and can go for $30-$50 for 10 grams (about 10-10 mL). Putting all that together and then selling it by the litre must be monstrously expensive, as is the HPLC-NMR instrument that requires it. If you want to use it for an experiment, it has to be really important. |
TATILT #19
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/foru...-mind-is-blown 1337% (LEET, natch) of pi is 42. 13.37*3.14159=42, give or take. Yeah, yeah, it's all a coincidence and you could find similar examples all over, but I was still tickled by it. PS: "Natch" is lifted directly from editorial comments in old Marvel Comics. "We last saw Villain X escape from Hero Y in Issue Z, natch." |
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TATILT #21
Jonathan Frakes used to play the part of Captain America in public appearances. Check it out! http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...26tbs%3Disch:1 http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...h:1%26prmd%3Do |
TATILT #22
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatin...#Gelatin_shots There's an urban legend that Tom Lehrer invented the jello shot! |
TATILT #23
Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (of Schoolhouse Rock and Ragtime fame) wrote the songs for Anastasia! |
TATILT # 24
Zooey Deschenal was in one of my favorite films ever 'The New Guy'. I'd watched it dozens of times and never realised until now. |
TATILT #25
The city of Cape Suzette from TaleSpin was a joke based on a real dish called the Crepe Suzette. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%AApe_Suzette |
Oh man, Crepe Suzette. Those are good. Really, really good. Anyone who hasn't tried one should.
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TATILT #26
I'm reading a compilation of Isaac Asimov science essays, and after mentioning the scientist Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky he uses a footnote to mention Tom Lehrer's song. Furthermore, he was a fan of Lehrer. Listen to the song on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQHaGhC7C2E |
TATILT #27
The same guy voiced the Teeny Little Super Guy on Sesame Street AND Mr. Glitch in Square One. His name was Jim Thurman, and he passed away in 2007. |
TATILT #28
Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher were married at one point (only for a year or two). That's kinda weird and kinda, well, amazing. |
TATILT #29
The Captain Kirk Internet Meme "I'm sorry, I can't hear you over the sound of how awesome I am" came from a quote from a fiver! |
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