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Fan Theories
There's a long long tradition, dating back at least five years, of reimagining a movie to have a different premise, generally in which one or all characters are dead, imaginary, or linked in an unexpected way, possibly involving time-travel. "This amazing pixar fan theory" -- Pi…
Hieroglyphic Shells
"Lioconcha hieroglyphica" these venus shells with the squiggle writing make the head go Wot? Images from this imgur gallery ...which also puts the shells adjacent to this image from the "Manly Palmer Hall collection of alchemical manuscripts" ...to emphasize the patterns simil…
KARARK
Now I've always been the kind of person That doesn't like to trespass but sometimes You just find yourself over the line — Bob Dylan - Brownsville girl Karen knew she'd be disappearing tomorrow. She pushed the heavy suitcase out into the hallway, and pulled the door to her ap…
Red Right Hand
As mentioned in my ridiculously over-long analysis of Come Back, All Is Forgiven -- Analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog, in the end they both die. —Woody Allen ...hence I must first apologise for the murder I am about to perform upon this most perfect frog, or rather, so…
This Explains Everything
There are many theories which have been discovered or invented throughout human history, which to various people could be considered to "explain everything". Some of these theories have gone on to become increasingly well supported by further evidence. Others have been proven in…
What is the half-life of a mystery?
A 1966 story in IEEE Spectrum titled, “Technical Obsolescence” introduced the intriguing concept of “the half life of an engineering degree”. i.e., if someone attains an engineering degree in a given year, how many years will pass before 50% of the knowledge taught to that engine…