The Light Is Not Being Carried, It Is Trapped
The intuitive picture of a fibre optic cable is a pipe with light shining down it, kept on course by a…
The Experience Is Extraordinarily Consistent
Somebody wakes, knows exactly where they are, can see the room, and cannot move. Not weakness, not stiffness, but a complete absence of response, as…
17 Things About the Spider in the Bath, Beginning With the Fact That It Did Not Come Up the Plughole
It cannot climb out, which is the only reason it is still there. Here are seventeen.
1. It Did Not Come Up the Plughole
This is the belief everybody has…
It measures the car first, reuses the water, and the brushes are not brushes. Here are twelve.
1. The Machine Measures the Car First
Before anything moves, a set of…
That one yellow flower is two hundred flowers, and most dandelions are clones. Here are ten.
1. One Flower Is Two Hundred Flowers
The yellow head is not a flower…
Count the Bones
Hold a hand out and look at the creases. Each finger has three visible segments and therefore three bones beyond the knuckle. The thumb has two.
That…