Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Apr 22 2005
Could Popcorn Be The New Politically Correct Snack?
We used to call them "old maids" when it wasn't so politically incorrect to do that. Now researchers think they know what causes them. If they really can make better popcorn we might never see an old maid again. Will this finally make popcorn a dead issue for feminists?
posted at: 08:41 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
We used to call them "old maids" when it wasn't so politically incorrect to do that. Now researchers think they know what causes them. If they really can make better popcorn we might never see an old maid again. Will this finally make popcorn a dead issue for feminists?
posted at: 08:41 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
A Slice Of Biblical Pi And A Mystery
Math frustrates me terribly, but people like Elizabeth Stapel use it to figure out all kinds of things. Purplemath took a look at the measurement we call "pi" and how close it is to the specifications for at least one item from the Old Testament.
Along with the references to biblical measurements I noticed the mention of the dye royal purple and its origins. I haven't had time to go and research it yet, but if this dye was obtained from mollusks of some sort, wouldn't it mean that the dye was technically from an unclean source? It's strange to think that this would have been used among Jewish people at that time, when there was detailed instruction to avoid the unclean when it came to sacred places. It's certainly something to look up later when I have time to study in depth.
posted at: 00:36 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
Math frustrates me terribly, but people like Elizabeth Stapel use it to figure out all kinds of things. Purplemath took a look at the measurement we call "pi" and how close it is to the specifications for at least one item from the Old Testament.
Along with the references to biblical measurements I noticed the mention of the dye royal purple and its origins. I haven't had time to go and research it yet, but if this dye was obtained from mollusks of some sort, wouldn't it mean that the dye was technically from an unclean source? It's strange to think that this would have been used among Jewish people at that time, when there was detailed instruction to avoid the unclean when it came to sacred places. It's certainly something to look up later when I have time to study in depth.
posted at: 00:36 | category: /Religious and Spiritual | link to this entry
