From Twitter 01-02-2011

• 12:52:47: Good morning, all. Quiet Sunday morning in London, grey skies, gloomy New Year...
  
• 14:08:53: @RyanBlackGay Please stay--we all love your tweets!
  
• 14:12:15: Today's medical story: http://is.gd/jX2qy The last line especially is worth reading.
  
• 14:12:44: RT @MartinFaulks: Death is hereditary. << So is life!
  
• 21:09:03: Just finished green chicken curry, cooked by HWMBO. I've hardly cooked since Christmas! What a nice prezzie! Muacks!
  

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World's Easiest Quiz

Passing requires only 3 correct answers out of 10!

1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last?
2) Which country makes Panama hats?
3) From which animal do we get cat gut?
4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
5) What is a camel's hair brush made of?
6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
7) What was King George VI's first name?
8) What colour is a purple finch?
9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from?
10) What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airplane?

( Check your answers below the cut… )

The Myth of Exponential Growth

Those religious people who say that birth control is immoral and that predictions of the Earth's future can contain indefinite growth should watch this series of YouTube videos of a lecture that Emeritus Prof. of Physics Albert Bartlett of the University of Colorado gave around 10 years ago, called Arithmetic, Population, and Energy. It might just be the most important video you ever see.

In the years since the video, nothing has happened to invalidate his major theorem, which is that there is no such thing as sustainable growth. Overpopulation makes sustainable growth an oxymoron. And, some of his conclusions may surprise you, such as that overpopulation is a problem not in developing countries, but in the United States.

Watch the videos.

The Robot Lie Detector

John was a salesman's delight when it came to any kind of unusual gimmicks. His wife Marsha had long ago given up trying to get him to change. One day John came home with another one of his unusual purchases. It was a robot that John claimed was actually a lie detector. When it detected a lie, it rang a bell and a speaker shouted "LIE! LIE!"

It was about 5:30 that afternoon when Tommy, their 11 year old son, returned home from school. Tommy was over 2 hours late..

"Where have you been? Why are you over 2 hours late getting home?" asked John.

"Several of us went to the library to work on an extra credit project," said Tommy.

The robot's bell started ringing and the speaker shouted: "LIE! LIE!"

"Son," said John, "this robot is a lie detector, now tell us where you really were after school."

"We went to Bobby's house and watched a movie." said Tommy.

"What did you watch?" asked Marsha.

"The Ten Commandments." answered Tommy.

Once again the robot's bell started ringing and the speaker shouted: "LIE! LIE!"

With his lip quivering, Tommy got up, sat down and said, "I am sorry I lied. We really watched a tape called Sex Queen."

"I am ashamed of you, son," said John.. "When I was your age I never lied to my parents."

To his great surprise the robot's bell started ringing and the speaker shouted: "LIE! LIE!"

Marsha doubled over in laughter, almost in tears and said, "Boy, did you ever ask for that one! You can't be too mad with Tommy. After all, he is your son!"

The robot rang its bell again and the speaker shouted "LIE! LIE!"