Sunday, October 31, 2010

Singing Bowls

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010

10 things we didn't know last week

Snippets from the week's news, sliced, diced and processed for your convenience.


1. Baseball bats make good violins.

More details (Radio 4's Americana, on iPlayer)

2. Getting drunk quickly is genetic. More details

3. King penguins flirt with other penguins of the same gender but tend not to settle down with them.

4. Leopards' spots are camouflage.

5. The Vatican likes The Simpsons.

6. Germans have been blurring their homes on Google Street View.

7. Sparrows eavesdrop on fighting birds.

8. Labradors shake their bodies to dry off at a frequency of 4.3 Hz.

9. Traces of silver can be found on the moon.

10. A third of iPad owners haven't bothered to download any apps.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Zheng he























Zheng he is belieived to be the character upon which Sinbad the Sailor was based. He was a Chinese general and eunich who sailed in the 1400's as a emissary of the Emporer of China. Recent archeological evidence will soon make Zheng he a household name especially in China.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

MechaniCards

Wait past the introduction for some marvellously creative art!