Hovering, mooning, exploding, and drinking: it’s been the week of the gerunds! (It was also a shortened week because I got sick, hence no Wednesday post or “Take it from Snee.”) Here’s the recap:
- It turns out that the insect secret to hovering is being top heavy. With Mattel’s announcement to sell licensed Back to the Future hoverboards, Newt Gingrich’s giant head will be unstoppable. (Except over water.) (Feb. 13, 2012)
- How much do you think it would cost to moon the Queen of England? In Australia, about $800. (Feb. 14, 2012)
- Electronic cigarettes are safer then analog cigarettes, but more dangerous than exploding cigars. (Feb. 16, 2012)
- Fruit flies take a page from Roman Catholicism and drink heavily whenever they’re pregnant with parasitic wasp larvae. In their defense: they don’t make tiny enough sets of stairs. (Feb. 17, 2012)