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Trebuchet Inspiration!
Over the Easter holiday – while our children were off school, Kirk noticed that Warwick Castle was advertising a number of events over the holidays, including firing of a large trebuchet. For those that don’t know, a trebuchet is a … Continue reading
Stirling engines are cool
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Stirling engines are cool. Anything which extracts energy from such a low temperature difference is really smart. Here’s a link to a UK company that makes Stirling engine kits – something … Continue reading
Green Power?
I’ve been hearing about similar schemes in the US… why has it taken me so long to find out about Ecotricity.co.uk ? They claim they will match any of the UK regional rates, and I will admit I’m already interested… … Continue reading
Placebo Allergy
There are times when, I’m sorry to say, that some spokespeople really shouldn’t, well, spoke. In the recent BBC news article entitled Homeopathy’s benefit questioned, a report in the Lancet claims that after a reasonably sized Swiss-UK trial, that it … Continue reading
Relatively Speaking
Today, so I’m led to believe, is the 100th anniversary of Einstein’s publication of his theory of (special) relativity. It feels like a great moment to reflect on the meaning of this, and some other of Einstein’s work. Einstein was, … Continue reading
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