Saturday, January 30, 2010

The Science of Figs

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I'd seen the cookies long before I'd ever seen a fig or heard of a Newton.

But everyone knew the dance, including the "tricky part".

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2 comments:

  1. (x, why?)Thursday, February 04, 2010 10:38:00 PM

    Update: I added a video link to the "tricky part".

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  2. (x, why?)Friday, February 05, 2010 10:12:00 AM

    I told this one to one of the science teachers. He just nodded and walked away.

    He got about 5-10 feet before it hit him and he uttered an "Oh, God!"

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