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Lets all go Poping
Author: mc
Monday
I learnt today that I could draw caricatures.
Tuesday
I learnt that there is a Whitsunday Island off the coast of Australia
Wednesday
There is no name for a baby snail, but a baby turkey is a poult.
Thursday
Insects young can be called young (if the young look like mini adults), nymphs (if the insect has a gradual metamorphosis) , naiads (aquatic version of nymph) or larvae (for those animals that enjoy a pupal stage). Hemimetabolous is a gradual metamorphosis that nymphs have fun undergoing.
Friday
The final of the pro 40 competition this year will be a day night match.
Saturday
A new bar has opened in Toy Town, the Cosy Club. I had no idea one was opening there, it seemed to appear suddenly.
Sunday
Cow corner in cricket is named as it is unlikely the ball will be hit there, so cows can safely graze.
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Another Final for Somerset
Yesterday Somerset scored over three hundred,
Which pretty well put that game to bed,
And it was relaxing cricket, As Essex lost an early wicket, Although Essex gave it a good go it must be said.
And it was relaxing cricket, As Essex lost an early wicket, Although Essex gave it a good go it must be said.
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Mathematical Ignorance
Whilst not wishing to dismiss lower forms of knowledge (only joking) I have decided that along with my main war against elephant leg (doner) kebabs that mathematical ignorance needs to be seen as a dangerous state to be in. Some people seem almost proud that they are making themselves open to be manipulated by charlatans and con-men (or both in the case of politicians)…
Art and literature is trendy and cool, And its hip to be a mathematical fool, But if you’re the one, Fooled by the next con, You will then feel a bit of a tool. ~Incidently a lot of mathematically competent people are ignorant about how maths has shaped our culture. This makes maths ignorant people doubly ignorant. To address this I have started posting scenes from mathematical history.
The otter is famous for its romance,
And if one proposes you should give it a chance,
They have cute little noses,
And they’ll buy lots of roses,
If you want them to, they will grab you and dance.
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Teaching At Last
After a summer of lazing and beaching,
It is time at last to get back to teaching,
I’ll try and make sense,
To my new young students,
And instruct them in concepts far reaching.
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September’s first lessons
Wednesday
There seems to be no agreement about the appearance of Mohammad Bin Musa Al-Khawarizma except that he probably had a beard and a turban.
Thursday
Ceps and porcini mushrooms are the same thing.
Friday
Garfield (US President) knew a neat proof of pythagoras’ theorem.
Saturday
Found a neat proof for the “knot” pentagon construction.
Sunday
Created an inelegant proof of the Pappus property.
Monday
Tony Harrison is not only the name of a tentacled shaman in The Mighty Boosh but is also the name of a playwright and poet.
Tuesday
Chelsea’s 6-0 win at Wigan was only the second top flight english football game with no corners (the first being Newcastle 0-0 Portsmouth in 1931-32).
Wednesday
I learnt how to add youtube videos to our VLE system
Thursday
I learnt how to amend the settings of our VLE in order to use yesterdays lesson.
Friday
I learnt to identify 3 types of edible fungus and made a soup from some of them
Saturday
I learnt a recipe for mushroom pate.
Sunday
The Duckworth Lewis system will sometimes mean a side batting second in a one day cricket game may have a larger target to chase than the first team scored. For example today Surrey needed 292 to beath Somerset’s 290 as the innings had been reduced to 36 overs when Somerset were batting. This meant Somerset had been treating the first part of the innings as if it were a 40 over match not a 36 over match. This needed correcting and resulted in an extra run for the revised target.
Monday
Moles and Gerbils have pups.
Tuesday
Cats are injected in the back of the neck.
