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…
Breathe Out as Hard as You Can
Do it now. Force everything out, then force a bit more, then hold it. There is still air in there, and there is…
Nothing in There Is Looking at the Bread
This is the fact that reorganises everything else. A domestic toaster contains no sensor pointed at the toast, no measurement of its…
There Is No Lens, and There Cannot Be
Every camera works by bending light. A lens collects rays arriving from a point on an object and bends them back together…