How’d That Happen? https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/July26_Post.mp4 Plenty of cool inventions happened by accident. Most inventions were discovered on that path to something greater. For example, the space race of the 60’s and 70’s spawned a whole industry of related products. Personal electronics might not have existed had their not been a need for that […]
Secret Dream Recipe
Novel Searching I went to the library the other day, looking for a simple novel to read. I picked up one off the shelf, it seemed to be interesting based on the description on the back cover. So I sat down to read it, and this seemed to keep my interest after the […]
Center Of The Universe
Big Bang One cool thing about the Universe is why every person on every planet on the Universe can legitimately claim they are the center of the Universe. Since from every point space, you would measure all other points in the universe expanding equally in all directions. A cool metaphor to describe this […]
She Went Inside Her Brain
Look Inside My Brain I saw this TED talk a while ago about a lady who was a neurologist and then had a stroke. And she explained in full detail what it was like, how her brain slowly more or less went offline. And how even dialing the phone became something utterly confusing […]
Force Field Mansion
Invitation Only I have this weird friend who has a ton of crazy parties. The problem is they are invitation only, and so far, I haven’t received an invitation. Highly Skilled https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/May02Loop.mp4 There’s a juggler in a local park that has some very powerful non juggling magical skills. While he’s juggling, the […]
Waking Lucid Dreams
Meditation Masters There are a few people who have complete control over their body. For example, some can slow down their heartbeat and breathing to very low levels. This is possible for everybody, but it takes a lot patient practice. Reclusive Super Genius https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Apr29Loop.mp4 There is this scientist that the authorities have […]
Bartender Stories
Empty Bar Opportunity I went to a fairly new bar the other day. There was nobody there, so I had a nice chat with the bartender. I started asking her some random questions about various superlatives. Poor To Rich https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar29Loop.mp4 She has this friend that is very rich, very successful. Before […]
Imaginary Paradoxes
Gabriel’s Horn There is a paradox in calculus called the Horn of Gabriel. It’s a mathematical function, a three dimensional representation of the two dimensional equation y=1/x, but rotated around the x axis. The reason it is considered a paradox is this is a three dimensional shape with infinite surface area but finite […]
Jigsaw Story Puzzle
Relaxing Weekend I went to my local library a couple weeks ago, something I do to relax and kill time on the weekend. I picked up an interesting looking book, and sat in my favorite chair next to the window with a nice view of the park. But I started reading through book, […]
Step By Step Magic
Card Tricks A long time ago I had to teach a magic class to two groups of kids. One group of five year olds, and another group of six year olds. We ended up deciding to teach them a set of self working magic tricks, along with some magic stories along with the […]