Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have, into enough, & more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

On the street people are talking about the local real estate market improving.  Scott Smith said “When the full recovery begins, it will probably begin here.”  Citing Boulders’ continued strength in attracting new businesses, strength in the energy industries, will continue to stabilize Boulders’ economy.   Even the most talked and debated business in town has boosted the commercial space real estate sector-yes Medical Marijuana.  Housing affordability is at an all time high and as always interest rates will fluctuate throughout 2010.  The last real hurdle to economic recovery is the reinstatement of consumer confidence from the lows that they sit at today.  As the economy improves people will relax and consumer confidence will rebound.  Happy Thanksgiving!  May 2010 be blessed with great momentum.  Cheers!

Nottingham audiences at performances of Northern Ballet Theatre’s (NBT) A Christmas Carol proved that there were no Scrooges among them with their generous donations to momentum, NBT’s fundraising campaign for a purpose built home on Quarry Hill in central Leeds.

Dancers in costume held collection buckets at the exit doors after performances throughout the week and a staggering £3,936.00 was donated. NBT is truly grateful for this support from its Nottingham audiences. The Company has been touring to Nottingham for the past 20 years and always receives a warm welcome at the Theatre Royal.

The Company’s new building in Leeds will be a powerhouse for dance – the largest space for dance outside of London. Bringing together two of the UK’s leading dance companies, NBT and Phoenix Dance Theatre, it will be the only dance centre to house a national classical and a national contemporary dance company alongside each another. It will also be home to the NBT Academy and to Leeds Metropolitan’s new Dance Degree classes.

Everyone at NBT would like to say thank you to everyone who gave so generously. The total amount received or pledged towards momentum now stands at £1,462,441.72 of our £1.5million target.

NBT returns to the Theatre Royal in Nottingham from 13 to 17 May with its stunning production of Peter Pan a production that fascinates children and adults alike with its tale of Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, pirates, fairy dust, crocodiles and of course Captain Hook.

If your business has been essentially the same size for several years, inertia has probably become a much stronger deterrent to the growth of your company than any economic downturn.

Where’s the incentive for bright, ambitious younger people to want to work for your company? 

What’s the impetus for investing in new technology, systems, and approaches?

Why would a prospective customer realistically expect that you would be able to handle a big account/project? (trust you?) (believe you could?)

What will prevent you from becoming bored someday after doing essentially the same job (tasks) year after year after year?

If these questions resonate for you, ask yourself what size your company would need to be to

• be more exciting, less routine?
• require that new skills be acquired and new ideas learned?
• generate markedly increased net profit (income) for you and others?
• attract interesting well paying customers/projects?
• provide career opportunities for hard working dependable employees?
• increase your options for succession when the time comes?
• help momentum replace inertia? 

The transformation from inertia to momentum often involves expansion of the leadership team for an infusion of energy. Start there. Imagine the leadership team that you would need to truly break inertia. Do the math. What would their compensation packages add up to? What percentage of the company’s budget should be invested in executive/management compensation? OK. What size will your company need to be to have replaced inertia with momentum?

I’ll bet it isn’t incremental change like the +2-5% goals in many annual business plans.

Artists confirmed for Northern Ballet Theatre’s 40th Anniversary Gala

Northern Ballet Theatre is pleased to announce the line-up for its 40th Anniversary Gala on 12 December at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. Artists from across the UK and Europe will perform in Leeds for one night only in recognition of NBT’s achievements and in celebration of its 40th anniversary. The following artists will join NBT and the NBT Orchestra for this unique event:

Eva Kolarova and Ramy Tadrous-Zaky from Ballet du Rhin will perform In the Mood For Love to music by Ludwig Van Beethoven.

Nao Sakuma and Joseph Caley from Birmingham Royal Ballet will perform Spring, a pas de deux from The Seasons, with choreography by David Bintley and music by Giuseppe Verdi.

English National Ballet’s Vadim Muntagirov and Shiori Kase will perform an extract from Le Corsaire.

Noelani Pantastico and Asier Uriagereka from Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo will perform the Act 1 Balcony pas de deux from Romeo & Juliet choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot to music by Sergei Prokofiev.

Phoenix Dance Theatre presents Fast Lane, Sharon Watson’s first choreographic work since becoming Artistic Director. Josh Wille, Azzurra Ardovini, Philip Sanger, Amanda Lewis and Judith Clijsters will perform to music by Peter S Jones.

Rambert Dance Company presents an excerpt from A Linha Curva which made its UK première as part of the Sadler’s Wells spring season in May 2009. Estela Merlos, Robin Gladwin, Miguel Altunaga, Jonathan Goddard, Thomasin Gulgec and Eryck Brahmania will dance Itzik Galili’s choreography.

The Royal Ballet’s Principal Dancers Leanne Benjamin and Edward Watson will perform Manon Act 1, Scene 2 (Bedroom pas de deux) with choreography by Kenneth Macmillan to music by Jules Massenet.

Stuttgart Ballet’s First Soloists Sue Jin Kang and Filip Barankiewicz will perform the Taming of the Shrew (Kampf pas de deux, Act 1) to music by Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Domenico Scarlatti.

Arman Grigoryan, Principal Dancer with the Zurich Ballet will also perform at the Gala.

NBT presents two new works: On Such a Night choreographed especially for the Gala by Gillian Lynne to music by Stephen Sondheim; and Powerhouse Rhumba by NBT’s Artistic Director, David Nixon to music by Graham Koehne. NBT will also perform Ossein by Wayne McGregor, Associate Artist of the Royal Opera House and Artistic Director of Random Dance Company to music by JS Bach.

Tickets for the Gala are priced £25 – £60 to include a complimentary glass of champagne and a programme. Two fundraising dinners will take place after the Gala with tickets priced £150-£200 to include a champagne reception, the performance and a three course meal. First Direct, Harvey Nichols and City Inn (Leeds) are supporting the Gala event.

The 40th Anniversary Gala will raise funds for momentum, NBT’s capital campaign for a new purpose built headquarters in central Leeds with Phoenix Dance Theatre. The building is due for completion in August 2010.

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November 26th will be upon us in a few days. If you’re like my family, you are busy getting ready to enjoy the traditions like the aroma of turkey and pumpkin pie filling the house, visiting with family and friends and feasting on wonderful foods.

Year after year, I’ve watched my family sit down to Thanksgiving dinner and enjoy “filling up” on our abundant spread. They know exactly what dishes appeal to them and they dig in with enthusiasm. On the surface, that’s a picture of a happy Thanksgiving and I am grateful.

But I believe there’s something even more important in this holiday for all of us. Thanksgiving is an excellent time to pause, ask what we truly are hungry for in our individual lives and then to take action.

My Thanksgiving Invitation to You

On Thursday, I’d like to invite you to ask yourself this question: what are you really hungry for at this time in your life? Consider your own craving to fill any emptiness, or even a deeper yearning to have something different take shape.  Focus on a key component on your own leadership strategy.  It could be playing to your strengths, adding new skills to transition to the next level, comprehensive network planning,  taking better care of yourself to be more resilient under stress or even thinking about the legacy you want to leave.

Here’s a Great Role Model

I am personally inspired by Steve Jobs and the way he has identified his hunger and fueled his life. He is an example of someone who has developed a unique leadership strategy and achieved what he envisioned.

It’s no wonder that Fortune magazine has recently named him CEO of the Decade. Yes, I said of the decade.

That’s an impressive honor but let’s look beyond the recognition.  What was Steve Jobs so hungry for that allowed him to achieve such great heights?

Yes, he is hard working. He’s brilliant. And he’s demanding –  of himself and others. He’s got a maniacal focus on details. And he’s also arrogant, merciless and often unpleasant. That’s hardly a recipe for success — on paper, at least.

No, it’s not his skills or his flaws. And it’s not for his love of money — he’s reported to have very few trappings of wealth. He’s famously successful because of his unwavering vision and his drive to achieve it.

Steve Jobs wants to do nothing less than change the world by empowering individuals with new possibilities.  He has used his personal quest to leave a meaningful legacy without being deterred by whatever obstacles show up along the way.

Oh, there have been plenty of obstacles. In 1985, he was ousted by Apple, the company he founded. His personal health has dealt him major setbacks, including pancreatic cancer in 2004, and a liver transplant in 2009. Remember too, like the rest of us, he’s been operating in a time of significant economic downturn.

Undaunted, and maybe even inspired by the philosophy that “there’s no time to waste,” he continually succeeds.

What’s the lesson Jobs has for the rest of us?

It’s the value of having an undying belief in a positive vision.  It’s the relentless pursuit of positive action — based on exactly who you are. It’s building momentum. That’s what adds up to positive results.

What are you so hungry for that you have that undying belief in what could be? What vision is at your core that compels you to continue to pursue action in spite of your perceived flaws or current situation? What is that lasting legacy you want to leave?

Think about how Steve Jobs’ hunger helped him stay focused to achieve.  Be inspired and let this be the food for thought you need to nourish you in new ways.

I encourage you to accept my invitation to identify what will truly satisfy your internal hunger to make a difference in your life. I want to hear from you and learn more about your Thanksgiving experience. Share your story by sending me an email.

Have a happy Thanksgiving filled with good food, good friends and good thoughts!

202218     การปฏิบัติการถ่ายโอนโมเมนตัมและความร้อน     Momentum and Heat Transfer Operations

สถิตยศาสตร์ของไหลและการประยุกต์ พลศาสตร์ของไหล ปรากฏการณ์ของการไหลและสมการพื้นฐานของการไหล การไหลของของไหลชนิดอัดตัวไม่ได้ในท่อและการไหลเป็นชั้นบาง อุปกรณ์ขนส่งของไหล อุปกรณ์ที่ใช้วัดอัตราการไหล การผสมและการกวน หลักการพื้นฐานการถ่ายโอนความร้อนโดยการนํ า การพา และการแผ่รังสี เครื่องแลกเปลี่ยนความร้อนแบบท่อสองชั้น เครื่องแลกเปลี่ยนความร้อน การกรอง การทํ าระเหย การตกตะกอน การหมุนเหวี่ยงและการก่อสภาพของไหล

(Fluid statics and its applications; fluid dynamics; fluid flow phenomena and basic equations of fluid flow; flow of incompressible fluids in pipelines and thin layers; fluid transporting devices; fluid measuring devices; mixing and agitation; fundamental of heat transfer: conduction, convection, and radiation; double pipe heat exchangers; heat exchange equipment; filtration; evaporation; sedimentation; centrifuge; fluidization.)

(202218 มหาวิทยาลัยเกษตรศาสตร์)

Below are the 7 Signs of a Leader.

• How many of these do you believe you have? More importantly perhaps, do you look up to someone today that doesn’t have many of these traits?
• Are they really the person to look up to?
• The choices you make today and the people you surround yourself with will determine much of your path in life; choose wisely.

7 Signs:

1. Vision: “It’s a terrible thing to see, and have no vision.” – Helen Keller.  Leaders are visionaries; they know where they’re going, and their committed to bringing others along. They have a clear vision of what they want to accomplish and their vision is so compelling that it inspires others to participate in the fulfillment of the vision.
2. Discipline: “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – Jim Rohn.  Leaders are disciplined individuals! They are the first partaker of what they preach and they exemplify unprecedented discipline, focus, and commitment in the achievement of their vision.
3. Emotional Strength: “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.” – Proverbs. Leaders are not easily shaken. Leaders anticipate challenges and are not derailed by obstacles. Leaders remain strong when things get tough; they don’t faint when adversity strikes.  Leaders have an amazing level of emotional strength.
4. Experience: “Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.” – Jim Horning.  Leaders have experience. In other words, they’ve been around the block a few times and they know where they’re going. Their experience has taught them how to get things done and they can differentiate between activity and accomplishment, between efficiency and effectiveness.  Leaders focus their efforts on the tasks that produce the greatest rewards.
5. Respect: “Respect is love in plain clothes.” – Frankie Byrne.  Leaders are respected and trusted individuals. Leaders have earned the respect of their followers by becoming an “example.” They chart the course, follow their destiny, and inspire others in the process.  Leaders are respected because they earn respect. The second they demand respect is the second they are no longer a leader.
6. People Skills: “Arguing with a fool proves there are two.” – Doris M. Smith.  Leaders have great people skills; they are friendly to the unfriendly, they know how to respond in every situation. Leaders do not engage in personal battles, they save their strength for the task at hand.  Leaders treat people with respect and dignity; they connect with others on a personal and emotional level.
7. Momentum and Timing: “If you’re coasting, you’re either losing momentum or else you’re headed downhill.” – Joan Welsh.  Finally, leaders know how to create momentum, and they know when to act. Nothing great is ever accomplished without momentum and timing.  Leaders Develop Leaders

Remember:  Leaders make us better people and give us an ideal to strive for.  The measure of leadership is always influence; leaders have an amazing ability to influence our lives. Leaders lead wherever they go; they lead at work, at home, or wherever they happen to be.The test of a great leader is who they develop. A great leader will develop great followers; those followers will become great leaders. It takes a leader to make a leader. A leader’s legacy is measured by succession.

Are you a great leader?

Think about it.

-jordan

Ja ist denn heut schon Weihnachten? Die Post war so freundlich mir ein kleines großes Lächeln ins Gesicht zu zaubern als ich soeben das Paket annahm, welches diese wahren Schätze beinhaltete:

Frisch eingetroffen: Momentum 2007 & La Poupre 2006 – Chateau de Roquefort

Beide Weine sind einzigartig, nicht nur weil der Winzer Raimond de Villeneuve (Chateau de Roquefort) ein ganz besonderer Charakterkopf ist, sondern weil diese Weine mehr als rar sind.

Ist dieses Etikett nicht ultra stylish?? Ich will ein T-Shrit davon!!

Der Momentum 2007 ist einmalig – nur im Jahre 2007 produziert – aus Trauben der Rebsorten Grenache, Syrah und Cinsault -> “sehr Roquefort“, aber lest selbst, was Raimond dazu meint :

Der La Pourpre des Jahrgangs 2006 ist gerade einmal der dritte La Pourpre in 13 (!!) Jahren, den Raimond produziert hat. Die bisherigen Jahrgänge des La Pourpre waren 1997 und 2000 – glücklich sei derjenige, der noch ein, zwei Flaschen davon im Keller hat *neid*. Der La Poupre steht neben dem aus den ältesten Reben von Chateau de Roquefort gewonnenem Rubrum Obscurum an der Spitze der Qualitätspyramide und ist auch gleichzeitig Aushängeschild für eine eigenständige Cuvvezusammensetzung: Der 2006er LA Pourpre besteht aus Trauben der Rebsorten Syrah, Carignan und Mourvèdre. Aber lest selbst:

Die Geschichte, wie es zu den einzelnen Namen kam und die Verkostungsnotizen werden folgen….

Wer möchte, kann Chateau de Roquefort live erleben und zwar für alle Hauptstädter wird Chateau de Roquefort bei der Weinparty des Jahres, dem “Weinclub” von Viniculture vertreten sein. Und natürlich auch bei der mittlerweile beinahe legendäre Hausmesse der K&U Weinhalle in Nürnberg. Einfach bei www.weinhalle.de vorbeischauen (die seite ist noch usability mäßig “etwas” schlecht – soll sich aber demnächt ändern…) K&U die Weinhalle bei Facebook

Wie gefallen euch die Etiketten?

(19.11.09) Am Morgen des 18.11. gelang es mit der 3-Uhr-Flut, die 72 Fuß lange Yacht “Momentum” durch einen Schlepper von Cates International von ihrer Strandungsstelle 100 Yards vor dem Sheraton Hotel zu ziehen. Es war zuvor mit Auftriebshilfen stabilisiert worden. Das Boot wurde in den Keehi Small Boat Harbor gezogen und dort untersucht. Taucher fanden an Backbord ein 30 Fuß langes Leck im Holzrumpf. Die “Momentum” dürfte nach 48 Stunden auf dem Riff ein Totalverlust sein und an Land entsorgt werden. Sie hatte 300 Yards vor der Küste geankert, als unbemerkt die Ankerleine brach und das Boot am 16.11. gegen 2.15 Uhr in der Brandungszone festkam. Die dreiköpfige Crew hatte sich schwimmend an Land gerettet. Bereits im Mai war der Skipper mit der 44 Fuß langen “Fast Forward” vor Kahala gestrandet. Quelle: Tim Schwabedissen

Frankly, I don’t have a clue.  What I do know is:

-Consumers are not spending and economic production is trying to balance demand vs. supply

-If you are a retailer and you are not discounting…you will die.  I went to Kohl’s the other nite and it was packed.  Everything  was on sale.

-The health care deal will hurt small business the most…and will not solve the problem of the uninsured.

-The bottom lines on our major corporations look better due to cost cutting and productivity gains…not on real top-line growth.  Increasing income from cost reductions are not going to help this year.

-Wall Street is still playing games with YOUR money.  Making all the profits from brokerage/trading operations…Simply:  Math Geeks back on the ‘roids’

- Our workforce is not prepared for this type of job market and making poverty comfortable should not be the Government’s main job.

How can the market double since March in this environment?  I would like to hear your thoughts

day 1985
a friend of a friend:
“Even a kick in the butt
is forward movement.”

Last night I was ransacking my school stuff because I was searching for my copies of our college’s journal, Momentong. Momentong is the comic issue our College Journalists publish every December where they make fun of professors, students, and everything College of Science. I can’t remember why exactly I was looking for it last night. I guess I figured I needed a good laugh, or remember how we used to laugh at them, but now that I think about it I don’t think I was sad last night. Maybe I just felt like ransacking. Felt like taking a trip down memory lane. I knew it wouldn’t be nice, considering how my college life went, but I still dared. And in my ransacking I came across old handouts, scratch papers that I kept for some reasons, my notes, the serious issues of our college journal, and no Momentong. Frustrating, much?

• My notebooks have always been untidy. I have not the best handwriting and I used to cramp everything up in a page for some courses I was interested enough to pay attention and take notes of.

• I doodle. Especially when I get bored. I found a page of my Socal Issues handouts the back page of which was filled with drawings and letterings. It made me remember my Social Issues class. I was sitting right across Dracula, we were facing each other. We took the class at a laboratory so the tables are huge and we sat around it. We were not very interested with the class, or how the professor was teaching it, so we would either be talking secretly or be playing paper games.

• I found my copy of our thesis draft. Thesis was hell. Not because it was too hard but because I had to deal with Dracula after everything went complicated and uneasy. Even up to the last minute that we were preparing for our defense we still weren’t looking at each other and making comments indirectly.

• I found my Graphology handouts! Yey! Now I can know your personality just by looking at your handwriting. Don’t let me near your notebooks. Kidding. I don’t think Graphology is very accurate, honestly.

• Was I really that bad in Spanish and was I really that good in Chemistry? Well, I never paid attention to my Spanish classes so..

• What are these Periodic Table of Elements doing here? I laughed when I saw a number of copies that are not mine. One was Dracula’s. I saw how bad his handwriting was and it made me smile, for reasons I do not know. One was my bestfriend’s. I remember I borrowed it because I lost mine. And one was someone else’s but it doesn’t have a name on it. So guys, if you want it returned just tell me. I know how attached you are with Chemistry.

• Brochures. Lots of them. Some random student gave me these when I was still a freshman. Join the blah blah organization. Really, I never liked joining organizations. There’s a reason why people call me JC the Loner.

It was nice looking back how nice life was before it was made complicated by his and my doings. I had a lot of people with me. Too bad the relationships I had with them was not strong enough to last and stand the crap we were given. We probably made wrong decisions too.

It didn’t exactly make me sad last night while I was thinking about it. I guess I was overwhelmed with the memories that were being refreshed in my mind. But earlier when I woke up I began to feel the sadness. I felt empty.

Was everything worth it? Was I really supposed to live my life in division?

I live and forget. After I get nostalgic and live, I hope sixteen hours or so is enough to make me forget and live again the next day.

And where is that fucking Momentong?

“Momentum is far more important than inspiration. Inspiration comes from momentum, from revisiting the manuscript every day.” Pam Munoz Ryan.

I heard Pam speak at a conference several years ago. She is a prolific writer who has published close to twenty children’s books and a few adult titles, too. I wrote down her words as I heard them so I’m not sure if I got them exactly right, but they struck me as powerful.

When I was a teacher there were countless times in the classroom when I was inspired by my students’ resilience. The more effort they put into their projects the more I wanted to support them.

When I train to run a marathon, a couple of successful 20 mile training runs inspire me to do what I need to do to be in top shape on race day. Stretch, eat the right foods, keep pushing myself. The inspiration, at least in part, is a result of the momentum I’ve built up.

And what about writing? Sure, you need a spark of an idea to start writing, but where does your inspiration come from and how do you sustain it? What keeps you going and drives you forward whether you’re into your first draft or your fifth or your fifteenth?

Les cadres de RingLeader dénotent par leurs coleurs et leurs sobriétés,  Dans un style minimalistes et colorés on ne peut que flasher directement sur ce design de la serie RingLeader No.1 à No.5 peints par l’artiste Matt W. Moore et proposés par Momentum.

I’ve practiced martial arts of various styles for 20 years, and in all that time I’ve heard a number of very strange & woo-filled explanations for why people can accomplish the physical feats they can.  One such example is breaking wooden boards with the bare hands & feet – often people provide an explanation by referencing so-called “chi, ki, or qigong energy”. The whole concept of chi is more of a philosophical concept than anything else, and it is little more than a “dragon-in-the-garage” (an untestable notion that cannot be verified through scientific means).

Well, I’m here to tell you that such physical feats as board breaking can be performed & explained simply by referencing the known laws of physics – no woo required.  Take a look at the video of me performing such a break with five pine boards at once…

How do I accomplish this feat?  Here’s how: I hit the boards really hard – the question is how do I generate such a large force of impact?  Read on…

1. Materials: First off, there’s a good reason why I’m hitting pine boards – they are a soft wood.  Whenever I’ve seen martial artists doing breaks such as these, they hit either pine boards or a brittle material like clay bricks or concrete slabs.  In addition, when striking wooden boards, successful strikes always go with the grain of the wood because the wood is structurally weaker in that orientation.  So, in a real sense, karate practitioners are kind of cheating by using these materials – if you really wanted to see something impressive & “supernatural”, perhaps someone could display slicing through a steel I-beam with the edge of their hand.  I think there’s a pretty good reason why we never see a “chi-master” doing that! 

2. Spacers: Notice the spacers that I’ve got placed in between the boards.  This is another common trick that is used whenever board breaking is performed.  By separating the boards like this, I really only have to break one at a time as opposed to one large, massive chunk.  In more technical terms, the momentum of my strike is slightly reduced by breaking only the top board, which allows the remainder of my hand’s momentum to continue to the next board, and the next after that and so on.  This works for the same reason why train cars are slightly decoupled from one another – once the engine gets moving, its momentum helps to move the next car when the coupling catches, and their combined momentum help to get the third car moving when its coupling catches, and so on.

3. Impulse-Momentum Theorem: the rest of it has to do with the physics of impulse & momentum. In equation form, this theorem (which is another way of expressing Newton’s 2nd Law) can be written as follows:

F Δt = m Δv

or

F = m Δv / Δt

where F is the force of impact, Δt is the time of impact, m is the mass behind the strike, and Δv is the change in velocity of striking hand (or foot).  In order to break the boards, one must maximize the force of impact, which can be done in a variety of ways…

*Maximize the mass: instead of merely hitting the boards with my fist, I turn & twist my entire body into the strike.  By doing so the mass (m) is greatly increased, and so too is the force.

*Minimize the impact time: the boards are placed onto solid supports (in this case the stools) which do not give under the impact.  Because the supports are not excessively elastic or bouncy, the time of impact is reduced to a minimum, which has the effect of greatly increasing the force of impact.

*Maximize the velocity: by dropping my body mass so dramatically, I convert a large amount of gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy. And since kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the velocity of an object, by doing so I provide a great deal of velocity (and therefore momentum) which can carry all the way through all five boards as previously mentioned.

So there you have it, folks – a thorough explanation of how such board breaking feats are done, without a mention of chi/ki/qigong or any other supernatural woo-woo.  This is a very good example of applying Occam’s Razor, and I thoroughly enjoy sharing this lesson with my students.

Sadly, there are those who would rather deny scientific reality & the laws of nature in favor of the delusion that they have some kind of mystical power over “chi energy” and can therefore do physically impossible things.  And even more sadly, these delusions can lead some people into serious injury.  Here are two examples of what I’m talking about…

*The first is of one of these so-called “chi-masters” who believes that he can throw people merely by “projecting his energy” at them, but – interestingly – he only seems to be able to perform these “throws” on his true-believing students.  What happens when he encounters someone who isn’t a true-believer in his abilities?  Take a look at this video to find out:

There is an entire group, almost cultish in nature, called Yellow Bamboo that purports to teach people how to “focus & project their chi” with equal levels of failure.  Just search Youtube and you’ll find plenty of videos of the Yellow Bamboo woo-meisters getting pwned.

*But if that isn’t bad enough, here’s a whole other level of fail… this next clown is so far down the “chi-master” rabbit-hole that he actually believes that by “focusing his chi energy” he can make himself impervious to blades. And to prove it, he hacks into his own arm with a razor-sharp machete!  How do you think it went? (Warning: not for the squeamish)

Folks, in my opinion, it just doesn’t get much more stupid than that.  The moral of the story is simple: when it’s you and your beliefs vs. the laws of physics, physics always wins.