The Gateshead Millennium Bridge, during the recent Glow Festival, 9 December, 2006.
Playing with my new macro lens, which is fun :)
Calvin: Dad, how come old photographs are always black and white? Didn't they have color
film back then?
Dad: Sure they did. In fact, those old photographs ARE in color. It's just the WORLD was
black and white then.
C: Really?
D: Yep. The world didn't turn color until sometime in the 1930s, and it was pretty grainy
color for a while, too.
C: That's really weird.
D: Well, truth is stranger than fiction.
C: But then why are old PAINTINGS in color?! If the world was black and white, wouldn't
artists have painted it that way?
D: Not necessarily. A lot of great artists were insane.
C: But... but how could they have painted in color anyway? Wouldn't their paints have
been shades of gray back then?
D: Of course, but they turned colors like everything else in the '30s.
C: So why didn't old black and white photos turn color too?
D: Because they were color pictures of black and white, remember?
You can't beat a big of calvin and hobbes. See here for more 'calvin's dad advice'.
I really am a bit of a sad geek, but I also love reading about the history of mathematics. After reading a recommendation on this book I'm just getting into it. I'd have to say its probably going to be slightly more mathematical than some other history books I've read, but its started well.
The other thing about reading books about 'old' maths is that I at least stand a good chance of understanding most of it, as I did a lot of maths at school (both Math and Further Maths 'A'Level) and university.
All good fun, I'll report back when I've read a bit more.
Who is your favorite Muppet? Why?
QotD submitted by knitwitology.vox.com.
Easy: Animal
Seems to be a fairly popular answer :)
Some oldy and goodies from my Flickr archives...
What's the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006?
So far its the Kooks - mainly due to the "She moves in her own way" song, which is just so dreamy...
