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In 1865 Dr Hamilton Goodwin developed a machine to compete with that of his arch rival and fellow mechanical engineer, Charles Babbage. Dr Goodwin's machine, built around an old church organ, was designed to calcute advanced mathmatical sums by hitting the keys of the organ in sequence. The answer to the sum was then printed from a slot in the organ's rear.
Beneath the wooden shell of the organ were various analytical engines and procesing units, all given a boost in power by a steam-compression tank located behind the organ. Rumour has it that during the many years Goodwin spent perfecting the machine he added a number of devices inside the organ including a cooling fan, several more steam chambers and even a cage containing several mice.
Sadly, despite making the Steam Organ his life work, Goodwin failed to gain any fame or acceptance due to the machine's tendency to mis-calculate sums. It was also common for the print-out to read gibberish rather than the actual answer, such as the infamous incident when Goodwin showed the organ to Queen Victoria and it printed out a sheet which read '786TRAPPED! 01000101010!!?!>>NOT AMUSED WE ARE NOT 0111!'
Goodwin died alone in 1880 and the organ was donated to the local scrap merchant.
[Created for Reasonably Clever's LEGO Steampunk Challenge contest.]
"As far as extra dimensions are concerned, very tiny extra dimensions wouldn't be perceived in everyday life, just as atoms aren't: we see many atoms together but we don't see atoms individually."
~~theoretical physicist~~
Edward Witten
A system was devised that turned language into a series of lines and angles. The above is a direct translation of the lyrics to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", in a look at how human speech and language could be presented lyrically and aesthetically. I consequently devised this mathmatical approach by which the length of the word determines the length of the line, and the individual letters determine the angles used.
1. Grizz Man 26, 2. Scarlett Being Nosy, 3. Kitty Paws Under Glass, 4. Under the Rug, 5. The Power is in Our Hands, 6. Bobble Head Grizz, 7. Split Infinity, 8. Deer Ears,
9. My Sister-in-Law's Fannie, 10. Inside The Swirling Glass, 11. Harvest Time, 12. Good Aim!, 13. Intense, 14. Droplets On A Fallen Leaf, 15. Kissing Itty Bitty Baby Feet, 16. Seasonal Transition,
17. Shadow of a Rainy Autumn, 18. Childhood Dreams, 19. Morning Sun Bathing, 20. Blue, 21. The Windows Need Cat Hair, 22. Grizzlie Says, "Happy Halloween, Folks!", 23. Rare WV Sunset, 24. Mathmatics Genius Lands Lucrative Retail Career,
25. Foggy Fall Days Are For Cats, 26. Fannie Gets Her Licks In, 27. Ripples, 28. Angelo Gets His Licks In, 29. I Will Bite You!, 30. Da Fangs, 31. Grizz Man 4, 32. Chipmunk In A Sticky Situation,
33. The Elusive Sepia Bug, 34. Don't Even Think About It!, 35. Sunset Afterglow in Autumn Woods, 36. Pick Your Own, 37. Nose of the Monochromatic Canine, 38. Veins, 39. Spokes, 40. He'll Get You In The End,
41. Peaceful Moment, 42. Deer Meets Puppy, 43. The Giant Mouse, 44. The War Begins, 45. Morning Light, 46. Silhouette And Reflections On The River, 47. Wood and Shadows, 48. Nothing Happened,
49. Paws For A Moment...., 50. Spectre of the Gun, 51. Ear Scratching, 52. Morning Walk, 53. Toddlers Get 'Spontaneous Opera Syndrome' Too!, 54. Barely A Nickel's Worth, 55. Can't You See I'm Busy?!, 56. Strings,
57. 3-D Grizz with Fuzz, 58. Buffalo Herd on the Move, 59. Barn Road, 60. Living Flame, 61. Afterlife, 62. The Breakfast Of Champions, 63. Almost Gone, 64. The Vortex,
65. Bad Day To Be A Pawn, 66. The Left Tool For The Job, 67. Two Faces, 68. Happiness, 69. Looking Out My Back Door 2, 70. Amish Wheels, 71. Flying Out To Sea, 72. Sepia Metal Cat
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More than 700 fourth and fifth graders from four school districts in San Joaquin County converged on the Stockton campus of University of the Pacific for the sixth annual Math Steeplechase. They were split into teams of five to six students each and each team had to solve six complex mathmatical problems with only 10 minutes per problem. The best scoring teams and schools received trophies. It wasn't all just math. Students also were taken on a scavenger hunt on campus and also played games with Pacific athletes. This photo is of one of Pacific's student athletes, using a hula hoop.
Not really well elaborated, just a feeling...
(Don't panic! These are not my notes =). My boyfriend is studying physics & his notes always are a closed book to me...)
"Verticalville" remains my favorite jigsaw puzzle of all time, a reimagining of the city as an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink vertical world, jam-packed with impossibly overlapping buildings and wacky characters. According to this page, it was "the first puzzle designed by Bob Martin in 1975. He was a 1972 graduate of Arizona State university, Bob originally studied to be an architect but found he was mathmatically challenged. Since the 70's he designed more than 20 puzzles for springbok, including Verticalville II. " Verticalville II is cast as a flat elevation view and isn't as good, as you can see by comparing its image with this one of the original.
What is the value of x in the following equation?
(Sudafed) 2 + (Good Movie) 3 x Orange Juice / x - A roll of toilet paper = Insta-nose plug.
I'm a sicky right now. Bleh. Nothing I can't tackle though...I was feeling quite silly from the Sudafed and decided that toilet paper nose plugs were the best way to beat a runny nose. Don't tell me none of you have ever tried it before. It works!!!