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Low Tech Discoveries

conradgempf — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:18:45 +0000

Discovery. Simplicity. Both are fascinating. And when a single phenomenon comprises both, it makes me smile, no matter how mundane.

Hideki Watanabe has found a simple way to harness the apparently chaotic motion of warm-hot liquids to produce a pot in which the soup will stir itself. It’s just a matter of shaping the bottom and building channeling grooves into the sides.

The first thing you think is: how brilliant of him. The second thing you think is: how is it that no one has ever thought of this before? It isn’t as though building shapes into pots and pans is new technology. The ancient Greeks could have done this.

The next thing I think of is the way that some stuff that has been around forever is much less intuitive than this. Eating whipped cream set this off for me… What in the world made someone stir their milk around so madly for long enough to make whipped cream and then butter? Why would anyone who didn’t know something would happen do such a thing?

So here’s where I’m going with all this: How many simple things like whipped cream and self-stirring pots are there that we HAVEN’T yet stumbled on to?! When we meet our first alien civilisation, I think the biggest surprises won’t be about their advanced technology, but about the low technology. I think E.T. is likely to have had self-stirring pots since its ancestors emerged from the pods, but maybe we’ll also make its big green eyes pop out: “Whoa! You get THIS by beating cream!? Who knew!?”

This is Sparta

ekallat — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:11:21 +0000

Miss Muscle

ekallat — Sun, 27 May 2012 10:05:48 +0000

fire alarm

ekallat — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:51:23 +0000

Hulk Hogan

ekallat — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:41:47 +0000

HAMLET'SDUPLEX

ekallat — Sun, 27 May 2012 09:22:46 +0000

The Duke

Scoutmaster Jerry — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:20:07 +0000

Most, if not all of us have hero’s, idols, or sports figures that we are fans of. Now, I am not one to oogle over celebrities or go out of my way to get an autograph. In fact I am quite the opposite and continuously preach that we need to be careful of who we “worship” in regards to being fans.
Having said that…
Today is one of my favorite actors birthday’s. Marion Robert Morrison, also know as John Wayne was born this day in 1907. Now it can be debated that John Wayne may not be the best role model, but as an actor he always played the hero. He was an enduring American icon, he epitomized rugged masculinity and is famous for his demeanor, including his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height. He played Football at USC (not my favorite school… but at least it was Football).
John Wayne as a character and man symbolized American values and ideals. By the middle of his career, Wayne had developed a larger-than-life image, and as his career progressed, he selected roles that would not compromise his off-screen image. In his last film, the Shootist, he refused to allow his character to shoot a man in the back as was originally scripted, saying “I’ve made over 250 pictures and have never shot a guy in the back. Change it.”
John Wayne was and will always be a character that we can look to as a man! He treated women with respect, he understood the value of service, he lived through his characters a sense of duty. In his “real” life he believed in these things also. He raised his family that way and even toward the end of his life, he publically supported conservative causes and promoted a life of ideals and Values.
Now I know that you have all heard or seen this before, but I am going to post it here on my blog just in case you want to use it or be reminded of the great man who was John Wayne.. yep.. one of my hero’s.
So here is how it went. John Wayne was invited to speak at a fund-raising dinner for a Scout ranch. The ranch was to honor Mr. Wayne by naming the ranch the ‘John Wayne Outpost camp’.
At the dinner, John Wayne spoke reciting the Scout Law. He said during his speech that the” twelve points of the Scout Law are “nice words”. “Trouble is” he continued, “we learn them so young we sometimes don’t get all the understanding that goes with them. I take care of that in my family. As each boy reaches Scout age, I make sure he learns the Scout Law. Then I break it down for him, with a few things I have picked up in more than half a century since I learned it.”
Then be broke down the law like this:
“TRUSTWORTHY The badge of honesty. Having it lets you look at any man in the eye. Lacking it, he won’t look back. Keep this one at the top of your list.
LOYAL The very word is life itself; for without loyalty we have no love of person or country
HELPFUL Part sharing, part caring. By helping each other, we help ourselves; not to mention mankind. Be always full of help — the dying man’s last words.
FRIENDLY Brotherhood is part of that word. You can take it in a lot of directions – and do – but make sure and start with brotherhood.
COURTEOUS Allow each person his human dignity; which means a lot more than saying, “Yes, ma’am” and “Thank you, sir.” It reflects an attitude that later in life you wish you had honored more… earlier in life. Save yourself that problem. Do it now.
KIND This one word would stop wars and erase hatreds. But it’s like your bicycle, it’s just no good unless you get out and use it.
OBEDIENT Starts at home. Practice it in your family. Enlarge it in your friends. Share it with humanity.
CHEERFUL Anyone can put on a happy face when the going is good. The secret is to wear it as a mask for your problems. It might surprise you how many others do the same thing.
THRIFTY Means a lot more than putting pennies away; and it is the opposite of cheap. Common sense covers it just about as well as anything.
BRAVE You don’t have to fight to be brave. Millions of good, fine, decent folks show more bravery than heavyweight champs just by getting out of bed every morning, going out to do a good day’s work, and living the best life they know how against the law of odds. Keep the word handy every day of your life.
CLEAN Soap and water helps a lot on the outside. But it is the inside that counts, and don’t ever forget it.
REVERENT Believe in anything that you want to believe in, but keep God at the top of it. With Him, life can be a beautiful experience. Without Him, you are just biding time.”

John Wayne then thanked those at the dinner for putting his name on the outpost camp and said, “I would rather see it here than on all the theater marquees the world over.”

John Wayne is an American icon. I have been a fan for as long as I can remember.
I will close with my favorite quote from John Wayne:
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.”
Have a Great Scouting Day!

Where is Criss Angel?

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:06:07 +0000

underztand ??

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 16:58:17 +0000

Be Considerate

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 15:32:47 +0000

Funny Videos 3

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:55:17 +0000

Olee!!!

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:47:57 +0000

Funny Videos

ekallat — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:28:15 +0000

THE WORLD IS YOURS...

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:34:13 +0000

At Work

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:31:49 +0000

Bon Appetite

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:20:12 +0000

.. smile..

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:08:39 +0000

Baywatch?

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:03:11 +0000

Ham Air Freshener

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:59:53 +0000

MTV Cribs

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:49:18 +0000

Microsoft Engineer

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:43:39 +0000

Cool Job

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:33:56 +0000

Houston, We Have a Problem!!!

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:21:59 +0000

You're In The Army Now

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:18:43 +0000

Ameno

ekallat — Fri, 25 May 2012 19:00:36 +0000