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THE BEST LAID PLANS

September 5, 2012 – 6:44 pm

astrolabe noun chiefly historical an instrument formerly used to make astronomical measurements, typically of the altitudes of celestial bodies, and in navigation for calculating latitude, before the development of the sextant. In its basic form (known from classical times), it consists of a disk with the edge marked in degrees and a pivoted pointer. ORIGIN […]

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PERPETUAL MOTION

May 16, 2012 – 5:57 pm

I have returned from Wales with a reinvigorated belief that perpetual motion is definitely achievable. I’m going to spend literally several minutes on designing a cunning device that can generate power from the female vocal chord. From my own observations and the judicious use of an abacus I have calculated that a moderately sized gaggle […]

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