Showing posts with label The Onion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Onion. Show all posts
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Hubble Kaleidoscope
From the Onion, we learn about the Hubble Kaleidoscope. That's totally freaky. A kaleidoscope in space! What will they think of next.
I worked in a toy store in Washington, DC, once, that sold kaleidoscopes. Not the $3 kind with a cardboard tube - ours were made of wood or metal, were very elaborate, and could cost hundreds of dollars. The best were works of art. I learned a lot about kaleidoscopes working there. The owners had another store just for kaleidoscopes, "Stardust by the Red Balloon," in Tyson's Corner, but as far as I can tell, it's gone ("The Red Balloon" was the name of the toy store). One thing I learned is that there are people who collect kaleidoscopes. It can be an expensive hobby - the coolest one I heard of was huge, had its own beautiful wooden stand, and cost $19,000.
So it's great that NASA has put a kaleidoscope in space! I wonder if anyone has downloaded all of the images from the Hubble Kaleidoscope and watched a slideshow of them while listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon." That would probably be really cool. Or maybe you could do that while listening to a Grateful Dead tape. I bet that would be pretty wind-blowing as well.
I worked in a toy store in Washington, DC, once, that sold kaleidoscopes. Not the $3 kind with a cardboard tube - ours were made of wood or metal, were very elaborate, and could cost hundreds of dollars. The best were works of art. I learned a lot about kaleidoscopes working there. The owners had another store just for kaleidoscopes, "Stardust by the Red Balloon," in Tyson's Corner, but as far as I can tell, it's gone ("The Red Balloon" was the name of the toy store). One thing I learned is that there are people who collect kaleidoscopes. It can be an expensive hobby - the coolest one I heard of was huge, had its own beautiful wooden stand, and cost $19,000.
So it's great that NASA has put a kaleidoscope in space! I wonder if anyone has downloaded all of the images from the Hubble Kaleidoscope and watched a slideshow of them while listening to Pink Floyd's "Dark Side Of The Moon." That would probably be really cool. Or maybe you could do that while listening to a Grateful Dead tape. I bet that would be pretty wind-blowing as well.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
How to not vote: a guide for the apathetic
Just in case you're completely burned out on politics and aliented from the democratic process, The Onion News Network has some tips for you:
Today Now!: How To Pretend You Give A Shit About The Election
hat tip: Andrew Sulivan
Today Now!: How To Pretend You Give A Shit About The Election
hat tip: Andrew Sulivan
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