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5 thoughts on “537 – Kooky And Spooky”

  1. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    Obligatory William Gibson reference for the excellent novel “Spook Country”. I’ve read it fourteen times and still find something new each time – the man does not waste a word. No, not crazy at all.

  2. Clint

    Hurray, people in the comments can have names again (if they choose to)!

  3. Evervigilant

    Yay for names! I love the pun as he takes the offered drink.

  4. Dr. Norman (not a real doctor)

    …Just for a moment, like a mirage … ” And when I turned the headlights on,
    Just for a minute I thought I saw the both of us
    On some kinda tropical island someplace
    Walkin’ down a white sandy beach eatin’ something…”

    1. Wyrmlaf

      Nice Stan Ridgeway reference

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537 – Kooky And Spooky
Posted on November 20, 2024 by Dawn
How 'bout them spook stories now, Chuck?   Comments update: We seem to have fixed the issue of being able to add your name when leaving a comment. So you should be able to be anonymous or just leave a name when you comment.

Catalytic decomposition never looked so good…

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Clint
Maybe it’s having doctors and science on my mind for the past few weeks, but this news warmed my heart: a grad student in Virginia just won the state beauty pageant (and semi-finals for Miss America) with a science experiment. And forgive me my title for this post, I really do find Camille Schrier’s demonstration of the surging effects of the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide far more impressive than I would seeing her in an evening gown. I mean gimme safety goggles, black gloves and scientific enthusiasm any old day:
“It’s alive!” (she presumably cries)
Can she tapdance? I have no idea. But I may have to watch the Miss America pageant for the first time in… ever? Just to see what she brings to the stage there. I mean, it’s not like she’s going to unleash her plan for world domination there, right? Oh. Oh, dear. No, I kid. If you don’t know, a nickname for the U.S. State of Virginia is “The Old Dominion,” so Miss Dominion just happened to be her regional title that she went to the state finals with. Still, it’d be quite appropriate to supervillainy, wouldn’t it? And once she completes her doctorate studies she can be DOCTOR DOMINION. For now though, she’s content to wear the Miss Virginia crown and promote STEM (Science Technology Engineering & Math), particularly ladies in STEM, through her victory. Style and science co-existing on the same stage? Dr. Gwen would be proud.