‘C’ is for cience

Chimera: This is a term paleontologists use to describe a set of fossils from different animals that have been pieced together erroneously. For example: The Archaeoraptor found in China was thought to be missing link between birds and dinosaurs. Researchers claimed that it was, for the most part, a dinosaur, except for its habit of […]

More Real Science Discoveries

Engineers, at the University of Leeds, have developed a new material that mimics human cartilage. The board of regents has pulled funding calling the material “unnecessarily hurtful towards human cartilage”. ☺ University of Hiroshima scientists announced recently that they are moving closer to the next generation of fuel-cell technology. They plan to achieve this by […]

Alternate Theories on Why the Pyramid of Khafre was Built

It was a ramp for jumping chariots over the Sphinx. It was a party hat for the planet Earth’s four millionth birthday. It was used as a self-defense device for poking asteroids that got too close. Herman Caine postulates that it was a grain storage structure that stupid Egyptians kept accidentally dumping riches and corpses […]

Death Rituals Around Time and the World

Viking: If you were revered enough, your body was put on a ship and, after the ship had moved far enough away from shore, a flaming arrow would set the boat on fire and incinerate the deceased… unless the archer missed; then, you’d just have a dead guy on a boat. Ancient Egypt: Mummies! In […]

Reflections on Why TV Historians are So Hot

I’m working from home on a very snowy day, my nose pressed up against the window. This is indeed a time for reflection… unless you are a vampire, of course. In that case, you should not only cast no reflection but you should be decently in bed before the rays of the sun turn you […]