From the daily archives:

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The Golden Ratio in Lemon Slices

12.09.2008

It will never be a secret that I’m in rabid love with the Golden Ratio Line, the Fibonacci Sequence, and other magically delicious morsels of mathematical awesomeness. It’s a topic of conversation that I’ve had many times with anybody interested enough to humor me, or, at the very least, gracious enough to pretend they’re interested.
One [...]

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Western Spaghetti

12.09.2008

Written and directed by PES, this masterpiece is a 2009 Sundance Official Selection and was named by Time as one of the Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008. From Time:
Filmed in stop motion, Western Spaghetti is a clever cooking simulation, an arts-and-crafts extravaganza that manages to make bubble wrap look like boiling water and lets [...]

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What’s the difference between the ‘C’ and the ‘CE’ buttons on a calculator?

12.09.2008

Found this:
While researching this question, we happened upon a word that made us feel old: vintage. It’s hard to believe that our trusty math buddy is now considered vintage machinery.
According to Vintage Technology, both buttons are a way to clear or cancel an entry. The C button will clear all input to the calculator. The [...]

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Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008

12.09.2008

Via Time, the Top 10 Viral Videos of 2008.
Don’t miss #3, Christian the Lion. (Audio — ahem — not necessary.)

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With Warner

12.09.2008

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