Great idea

Great idea

Melbourne museum had a bit of a coup recently when it acquired a near-complete fossil of a 67-million-year-old adult Triceratops horridus. At 87% complete, the specimen is the most complete and most finely preserved Triceratops ever found, including skin impressions...
Have a Pie Today

Have a Pie Today

I have had a fondness for the mathematical constant ? (pi) ever since I did maths at school and for some reason have found it useful all my life. So I was delighted to discover that it is celebrated. Wikipedia tells us that Pi Day is an annual celebration of the...
Another commercial

Another commercial

When a friend sent me this commercial he asked, “An oldie?” and I thought he was probably right. In fact, it was made about 15 years ago when what was acceptable is certainly not now. Considering when it was made, and putting contemporary standards aside, watch it...
What is it?

What is it?

This clipping is from The Age Digital Edition, Sunday, 27 Feb 2022, Page 100. So there you are! I’ve given you the answer, it’s an advert from the newspaper. But, if you are like me, even after you’ve carefully scrutinised it you probably aren’t any the wiser. As I...