- A Little Bit of Banksy Does You GoodYou can find a selection of work by Banksy over the years in this little celebration of his “War on London.” Post Views: 6,527
- After 40 Days My Merrell Boots Let In WaterIntroduction I bought a pair of Merrell MOAB boots for £115 (see featured image) from Millets in Derby 40 days ago and this morning I came back from walking my dog, Leo, and found my left sock was wet because those Merrell boots let in water. They were sold to me as waterproof. Every day I walk a… Read more: After 40 Days My Merrell Boots Let In Water
- Bionic Prosthetic Hand For The 21st CenturyIntroduction I listened to the BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine show on 23rd June and heard a great article about a young woman who had been given a bionic prosthetic hand. A 21st century creation. Her name is Nicky Ashwell and here she is in the following video tweet being interviewed by Jeremy Vine who… Read more: Bionic Prosthetic Hand For The 21st Century
- CycloCable Gets Bikes Up That HillCycloCable We all know it’s a bit of a pain cycling up steep hills especially on our journey to work, but CycloCable gets bikes up that hill in Trondheim, Norway. This latest version installed in 2013 replaced the prototype Trampe Bicycle Lift installed in 1993 by Jarl Wanwik. This is how the Norwegians do it.… Read more: CycloCable Gets Bikes Up That Hill
- Dinner At Finbarrs Restaurant In DurhamPreface This post discusses dinner at Finbarrs Restaurant. In reality Finbarr’s has an apostrophe before the “s“, but in order to make this post stand out in search engines I have had to make all references to Finbarr’s Restaurant look like this: Finbarrs Restaurant without the apostrophe. Durham In Durham there are lots of narrow… Read more: Dinner At Finbarrs Restaurant In Durham
- Dry Ice In WaterObserving The Reaction Of Dry Ice In Water I always wanted to try this (put dry ice in water) and last year I got the opportunity. When I bought some meat from Donald Russell it was delivered packed in dry ice. Dry Ice is frozen CO2 i.e. solid carbon dioxide. This dry ice was used to… Read more: Dry Ice In Water
- Durham Cathedral Bungee JumpingIntroduction It was the second day of our vist to the Durham area. It was a damp morning with missle in the air but we enjoyed our walk along the Wear river bank opposite the castle and cathedral. We crossed the Wear and went to the cathedral where the vaulted ceiling amazed us. Apparently it is the… Read more: Durham Cathedral Bungee Jumping
- Euro Banknote Issuing Country CodesIntroduction The Euro crisis has caused some people to be concerned as to who is the Euro Banknote Issuing Country for the banknotes that they hold. The concept being that if a country in the Euro-zone goes belly up its notes will lose considerable value while the notes of the other Euro-zone countries will maintain their value. This situation… Read more: Euro Banknote Issuing Country Codes
- Excel Body Weight Templates To Record Your Weight“Happy New Year! In 2012 I resolve to lose weight (again).” Well I resolved to lose weight every year since at least 2005 and some years I succeeded. One tool I require for this is a spreadsheet to accurately record of my weight. I use Excel for this and I’ve produced some Excel Body Weight Templates… Read more: Excel Body Weight Templates To Record Your Weight
- Flash Mob Opened New Forecourt at Derby Train StationThe Flash Mob Danced on The New Forecourt On 16th April 2013 Derby celebrated by way of dance to an appropriate tune “The Loco-Motion”. The dance was performed by a Flash Mob at the opening of the new Derby Train Station Forecourt. This happened after months of disruption and a lot of money spent. See the short portion… Read more: Flash Mob Opened New Forecourt at Derby Train Station