Monthly Archives: September 2007

Tubular H₂O and homeopathy

By mpj | Published: 29 September, 2007
So, Austrian physicists have found an interesting property of water. Anyone care to guess how long until homeopaths try to use this research to justify the ‘memory of water’ effect? For a good overview of all the latest woo in the subject of the memory of water, this article at Homunculus is an excellent place to [...]
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Texas Gunpowder

By mpj | Published: 19 September, 2007
In the UK, pepper spray is classified as a firearm: In the United Kingdom, “Any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing” is classed as a section 5 firearm (Firearms Act 1968). The same act covers other prohibited weapons such as automatic firearms and rocket [...]
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Marcus Brigstocke’s take on religion

By mpj | Published: 17 September, 2007
I know I’m hopelessly — like a couple of months — late to post these things, so I won’t even try to come up with a clever excuse. Just treat them as my private bookmarks. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/UY-ZrwFwLQg" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
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I’ve got proof, ’cause I believe

By mpj | Published: 16 September, 2007
Roy Zimmerman is a genius. Via Retrospectacle: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/uIwiPsgRrOs" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] My added value? The lyrics are here.
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Greetings from Rye

By mpj | Published: 2 September, 2007
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