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karohemdwas fun, interesting but also brain hurting.
Robin Ince was the compere, Simon Singh did among other things an interesting bit on cryptography including the demonstration of an actual ENIGMA machine(!), Steve Jones talked about evolution, Adam Rutherford about genetics and inbreeding in Norfolk, Brian Cox about cosmology, the LHC and Einstein's theory of relativity, Helen Arney sang geeky songs and played Ukulele and Ben Goldacre talked about bad science in medical trials.
All very interesting, entertaining and very often funny.
One of the best quotes of the night was from Brian Cox talking about relativity and went something like this:
"You can fit a 4 metre long car into a 3.9 metre long garage if you drive fast enough. I just hope the guys from Top Gear won't try that now..."
Robin Ince was the compere, Simon Singh did among other things an interesting bit on cryptography including the demonstration of an actual ENIGMA machine(!), Steve Jones talked about evolution, Adam Rutherford about genetics and inbreeding in Norfolk, Brian Cox about cosmology, the LHC and Einstein's theory of relativity, Helen Arney sang geeky songs and played Ukulele and Ben Goldacre talked about bad science in medical trials.
All very interesting, entertaining and very often funny.
One of the best quotes of the night was from Brian Cox talking about relativity and went something like this:
"You can fit a 4 metre long car into a 3.9 metre long garage if you drive fast enough. I just hope the guys from Top Gear won't try that now..."
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Date: 12/5/11 08:32 am (UTC)Nathan, the Toxic Pixie
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Date: 12/5/11 08:53 am (UTC)So, that'll be the Top Gear lads and a steady stream of nuclear weapons propelling something which, in all likelihood, Clarkson tried to do some welding on.
"What could possibly go wrong?"
You know what, I don't think I actually want to watch that. Or to be more specific, I suspect it'd be the last thing I ever did see.
"How hard can it be?" is sometimes a question that you should answer intellectually BEFORE you start on the practical demonstration... ;-)
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Date: 12/5/11 09:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12/5/11 09:42 am (UTC)An early 90's Volvo in good nick is likely to extend your garage rather than fit into it...
But your point is taken. ;-)
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Date: 12/5/11 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12/5/11 10:01 am (UTC)You didn't ask him for an autograph?
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Date: 12/5/11 09:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12/5/11 10:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 12/5/11 10:42 am (UTC)Hahahaha!
I'm actually surprised there weren't any people waiting for him.
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Date: 12/5/11 12:54 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 12/5/11 08:19 pm (UTC)