Sometimes regulation forces consumer goods producers to clever gymnastics with labels. Here are some examples that do not seem to derive from loose translation but may prove some absent minded copy writing. I should caution you that this was collected in the Internet, I cannot avow these were not made up, and I am... »

The Highland Games are events held throughout the year in Scotland and other countries as a way of celebrating Scottish and Celtic culture and heritage, especially that of the Scottish Highlands. Certain aspects of the games are so well known as to have become emblematic of Scotland, such as the bagpipes, the kilt, and... »

The past January 12, two earthquakes shook the world with aftershocks that we will feel for years to come. The one you know about for sure, has been described recently as “the worst humanitarian catastrophe to hit the world” since the UN inception. Truly a life or death situation to survivors, many of them... »

Some time ago I stumbled upon the video below, which I loved so much, I knew I would be putting it in a post without a splinter of a doubt. It not only features my favorite person of all time (Feynman. Yogi Berra, hélas is second), saying that imagination will never let us humans... »

The motto of the WordPress team is CODE IS POETRY. If you decide to have a go at this post, you may discover that PHYSICS IS SO MUCH MORE. Enjoy! In a previous post, The Physics of moving Onwards, we discussed how Forces acting in a given direction on a point with mass, allow us... »

In a eclectic, multifarious resource like we are trying to develop here, you would know exotic, obscure or outright weird things will be mentioned. Such is the case with Annals of Imperial Rome written by Tacitus, that I read a few years back. If you find the title boring and overly uptight already, then... »

Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What  about those long and boring conference calls? Here’s a method we developed over the years to help our colleagues and business partners to stay awake and pay attention while listening to those high priced, buzz promoting, motivational lecturers management is so fond of calling... »

The Yukon Quest 1000-mile international sled dog race is held every February. It runs from Whitehorse, Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska in odd-numbered years, and from Fairbanks to Whitehorse in even-numbered years. »

Generally misunderstood, creators of great magic things that have some sort of internal logic to them, engineers are elusive creatures, whose habits and methods aren’t properly documented in the realms of popular culture. No, they don’t plan to rule the world or destroy civilization as we know it. Those are mad scientists, the entertainment... »

A few things will happen for sure in 2012. The year will begin January 1 and will last up to December 31. Easter is April 8, Ramadan begins July 20 and Diwali will be held around November 13. But if you are reading this, odds are that you want to know what will not... »