Links of the Week – Special Edition (2008/04)

Jahr der Mathematik (Logo) To the Year of Mathematics (all in German):

Other links of the week:

  • How evolution really works – an informative 10-minute video (via BA).
  • A somewhat inappropriate Jesus-shaped lightswitch.
  • A somewhat inappropriate reaction of a church to Heath Ledger’s death.
  • Duden language counseling: The current questions – the right answers (German).
  • The LOLinator – turn your blog into a cat blog!example for my blog (via Wissen belastet). :)
  • Kissing → Fucking in 2h 17min. :)

Magic?

In the comments to my post about the last Uri Geller show, Aaron wrote a report from a mentalist show (thanks again!) that would be a pity to see being relatively unnoticed, so I reply in this separate post.

My translation of what Aaron wrote:

So…. how should I start….
basically I’d start by saying that I somehow pity all those who have been so blocked that they don’t allow anything anymore.

I could tell an extensive story now, but don’t feel like using so much time for that.

who believes, ok
who doesn’t, also ok

Basically, I agree. And I’d like to add: Some want to believe, others want to understand rationally. (And others still might just want to be entertained.)

For my burthday, my girlfriend gave me an evening entertainment (mental show, hypnosis). The performance took place in a small hall intended for 100 people. Luckily for me, we were an audience of exactly 6. Luckily for me because we automatically were integrated quite often.

We really experienced considerable things… but the absolutely most exciting moment for me was this.
The experiment went like that. The hypnotized woman sitting blindfolded (personally checked the blindfold) on a chair about 5 m ahead on stage recognized personal objects which we put out (at that moment). I put my business card from the chest pocket directly under my leg, since HE had started two chairs next to me! He said to her only few sentences: – what am I holding in the hand
– no, wrong …. (name)
– what do you see here …. (name)
– (name)

maybe two, three more short sentences.

the sentence: – no, wrong was said only very rarely.

I can’t imagine that there’s a hypnotic programming behind that! there are too many variables with personal objects.

I don’t believe in a “hypnotic programming”, either…

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Tarot card tossing

Since I’ve been passed this baton just for fun, well, I’ll write a post anyway :) – it’s about a simple “personality test” (not really meant seriously, of course) which tells you which tarot card you are. Well, somewhat seems to be one of the most useful uses of tarot cards, anyway…


You are The Hierophant

Divine Wisdom. Manifestation. Explanation. Teaching.

All things relating to education, patience, help from superiors. The Hierophant is often considered to be a Guardian Angel.

The Hierophant’s purpose is to bring the spiritual down to Earth. Where the High Priestess between her two pillars deals with realms beyond this Earth, the Hierophant (or High Priest) deals with worldly problems. He is well suited to do this because he strives to create harmony and peace in the midst of a crisis. The Hierophant’s only problem is that he can be stubborn and hidebound. At his best, he is wise and soothing, at his worst, he is an unbending traditionalist.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.


…and that to an atheist. Which I selected in the test, too. Well, I’ll re-interpret that „showing the holy“ (cf. Wikipedia) as demystify, explain rationally.
:bigsmile:

I’ll just toss this baton in the air, catch it if you will…

Five identical twins

digitalkamera.de currently writes (in German – this is my translation):

Birth of Sony T300, S750, W110, W120, W130, W150 and W170
In the middle of the night, they have been born, the Sony septuplets – and they’re doing fine. Among them are five identical twins: […]”

They mean the W models which differ only little:
W110: 4x zoom, 7,2 megapixels,
W120: 4x zoom, 7,2 MP,
W130: 4x zoom, 8,1 MP,
W150: 5x zoom starting at 30 mm, 8,1 MP,
W170: 5x zoom starting at 28 mm, 10,1 MP.

But, erm, then they are no longer twins :) – or do you nowadays count like that: 2=twins, 3=three twins, 4=four twins, …? :mrgreen:

Blot art

Pollock Kunst

Via Julia, I found the Pollock generator with which you can play and blot artistically – playfully create blot art – blotting create play art… well, something like that. :)

Just move the cursor above the (Flash) page – click to change the color, press the space bar to clean the canvas. And if you want to know what Jackson Pollock himself has painted, see the image search.

I then created two pieces of art my self (click to enlarge) – anyone wants to buy them? :mrgreen:

Pollock Gen 1
“The carnival gene #1”

Pollock Gen 2
“The carnival gene #2”