Philosophy
Virginia O'Hanlon
One day late but still an interesting story.
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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus [Wikipedia]
- Why Do You Know That?
Been a while since we've had one of these. It's the converse of "Auto Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics" where you provide everyone with those tidbits of useless knowledge you have stored away for no good reason. My contribution: The capital of West...
- "sock" It To Me Christmas
The customary "Christmas stocking"--never knew this: What a delightful tale and significance of an orange placed in the toe of a sock. In this political season polls and focus groups seem to be all the rage. It is a trend that isn't lost on us here...
- Santa Claus And Moon Phases
Abstract: Happy end-of-the-year evening and night events provide good opportunities to explain the phases of the moon. The need for such moon phase education is once again demonstrated, through an investigation of illustrations on Santa Claus and Christmas...
- Just Enjoy The Season...forget The Science
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- Funhouse Mirrors...still Around
"Laughing Glass" Modern Mechanix August 1956 [Click to enlarge.] [Click to enlarge.]...
Philosophy
Who is she?
Virginia O'Hanlon One day late but still an interesting story.
[Click to enlarge]- Why Do You Know That?
Been a while since we've had one of these. It's the converse of "Auto Mechanics to Quantum Mechanics" where you provide everyone with those tidbits of useless knowledge you have stored away for no good reason. My contribution: The capital of West...
- "sock" It To Me Christmas
The customary "Christmas stocking"--never knew this: What a delightful tale and significance of an orange placed in the toe of a sock. In this political season polls and focus groups seem to be all the rage. It is a trend that isn't lost on us here...
- Santa Claus And Moon Phases
Abstract: Happy end-of-the-year evening and night events provide good opportunities to explain the phases of the moon. The need for such moon phase education is once again demonstrated, through an investigation of illustrations on Santa Claus and Christmas...
- Just Enjoy The Season...forget The Science
[Click to enlarge.] ...
- Funhouse Mirrors...still Around
"Laughing Glass" Modern Mechanix August 1956 [Click to enlarge.] [Click to enlarge.]...