Philosophy
P.T. Barnum once quipped that "there's a sucker born every minute," but when you think about it, you might have to conclude that maybe he gave people too much credit...
As part of an advertising campaign promoting some new Stephen King movie, some folks decided to stage a telekinetic hoax which ended up paying its investment in hilarious gold:
Apparently no one in the coffee shop seems to have been aware of Kurt Vonnegut's simple test for telekinesis: "If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand." :)
- Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast Of Champions
If you believe in reincarnation, you could reasonably believe that Kurt Vonnegut was the reincarnated soul of Mark Twain. With their brief and minimalist styles, as well as their no-holes-barred aphorisms, these two authors managed to drive American literature...
- Penn & Teller - If You Ate Or Drank Crap, Could You Tell?
Though I am perfectly willing to admit my palate is not quite as refined as that of a mediocre connoisseur, I also tend to be skeptical of foodies, as well as coffee, wine and cigar snobs. Most of these people live under the delusion that their powers...
- Kurt Vonnegut - Harrison Bergeron
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." That is the premise of this film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's brilliant short story: Harrison Bergeron (which you can read in less than five minutes here). The...
- Lab Glassware Makes Coffee...yeaaaaaaaaaa!
This is cool, but unfortunately, it is a prototype and the designer is looking for some backing to market this unusual coffee pot. "Coffee Maker That Looks Like It Comes From A Chemistry Lab" The Café Bala-o is a coffee maker that'd look right...
- Way To Go Tesco
"Tesco keeps chemistry set as a boys' toy despite protests" by Charlie Cooper May 5th, 2013 The Independent Tesco has defended its decision to label a children’s chemistry set a boys’ toy, despite criticism from gender equality campaigners....
Philosophy
Telekinetic Coffee Shop Nightmare
As part of an advertising campaign promoting some new Stephen King movie, some folks decided to stage a telekinetic hoax which ended up paying its investment in hilarious gold:
Apparently no one in the coffee shop seems to have been aware of Kurt Vonnegut's simple test for telekinesis: "If you believe in telekinesis, raise my hand." :)
- Kurt Vonnegut - Breakfast Of Champions
If you believe in reincarnation, you could reasonably believe that Kurt Vonnegut was the reincarnated soul of Mark Twain. With their brief and minimalist styles, as well as their no-holes-barred aphorisms, these two authors managed to drive American literature...
- Penn & Teller - If You Ate Or Drank Crap, Could You Tell?
Though I am perfectly willing to admit my palate is not quite as refined as that of a mediocre connoisseur, I also tend to be skeptical of foodies, as well as coffee, wine and cigar snobs. Most of these people live under the delusion that their powers...
- Kurt Vonnegut - Harrison Bergeron
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." That is the premise of this film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's brilliant short story: Harrison Bergeron (which you can read in less than five minutes here). The...
- Lab Glassware Makes Coffee...yeaaaaaaaaaa!
This is cool, but unfortunately, it is a prototype and the designer is looking for some backing to market this unusual coffee pot. "Coffee Maker That Looks Like It Comes From A Chemistry Lab" The Café Bala-o is a coffee maker that'd look right...
- Way To Go Tesco
"Tesco keeps chemistry set as a boys' toy despite protests" by Charlie Cooper May 5th, 2013 The Independent Tesco has defended its decision to label a children’s chemistry set a boys’ toy, despite criticism from gender equality campaigners....