Mad Science: n. 1.Those parts of traditional empirical study abandoned by convention 2.Areas of objective study too advanced for the academia. practitioner -tist. Pure engineering can exist only in the laboratory of the mad scientist.
Gentlemen,
behold! I have created a picture of cyclohexane from a solid-model of the
molecules I made. Does anyone else remember an intro chemistry class where the
prof let you play with little plastic beads that model molecules and bonds? I
do, and I also remembered that I have ample skill with solid modeling software,
and currently attend a school with a software-heavy engineering program (that is
to say, they do not have a machine shop at all). Later on I'll post animated
graphics of some other molecules, and maybe the solid model part files
themselves, although they won't do you any good unless you also have access to
Autodesk Inventor. I suppose I could post pictures of each of the parts, but a
single carbon molecule, for example, isn't much fun to look at.
Personal Rapture Index
Fall 2006
A measure of your personal contribution to the quick coming
of Armageddon. Be sure to check daily.
Mad Scientific Peer
Review: Castlevania Bestiary, Circle of the Moon
The moon may come full circle but the monsters just go but
so far and then sortof stop. I think I'll make more bestiaries because this one
was pretty fun to make. Anyway, take a step towards madness as I dissect all the
specimens standing inbetween Nathan Graves and yet another Dracula-smiting.
Mad Scientific Peer
Review: Castlevania Bestiary
I got annoyed at the bad rap these baddies seem to have gotten
on the move between Aria of Sorrow and Dawn of Sorrow. Instead of being sorrowful
myself, I decided to analyze each monster and their conferred power to see if I
could bring the difficulty shift to light. Or should I say dark!
Mad Scientific Peer
Review: Lauren Slater Article
The first, to my knowledge, peer-review in the areas of mad
science. Whereas I wish to construct an army of fifty-foot robot tank sentinels
to crush my enemies, Slater wants to get inside their heads right now with ideas
to stymie love's advances all over the world. Neither science nor culture is
safe!
Apply Today: Illustrator
Needed
An advertisement for a candidate or two for a collaborative
creative effort.
Those Golden Curves
Fall 2004
Excel Spreadsheet and Calculator: This spreadsheet is a demonstration of how you can determine, mathematically, how beautiful a woman is. In the cells to the right of those marked "B," "W," and "H" enter bust, waist, and hip measurements of the woman in question. You may use any unit system you like, as long as all three are in the same units. Since its in excel, its all too easy to reverse-engineer my math, so you may discover what I did years back about the golden ratio. Future versions of this calculator will be java applets that will load into your browser, so there will be no need for the excel, and maybe other versions will take into account head and face measurements, but how many girls, how many people actually know that, eh? Now available in php!
An advertisement
for a candidate for a special mission. Must be female.
Must like fires. Must heal quickly.
"...People who lead simple lives and get up in the morning for jobs, blue-collar
slobs who can come home from work all greasy and get hugged anyway, who make
above the poverty line in wages and below "middle-class," people with no mental
health problems and average test scores, smokers, women who can gain five or ten
pounds and no one will notice or care. You know, the statistical mode."
-Kaz, Jan 21 in response to "What do you mean by 'normal'"
The BMW Sandwich -
Deli-sliced turkey breast, provolone cheese, romaine lettuce, sweet pickle
chips, mayo and hummus on plain bagel. Toast or warm.
The earthy flavor of the chickpeas will keep you from tasting the sourness of
the provolone. I use a hummus spread that has roasted garlic, too, so you might
want to try adding onions or a sprinkle of garlic powder if you are using plain
hummus. Having romaine instead of iceberg lettuce is also important. The iceberg
lettuce will wilt against the heat and add nothing to the flavor, and even
subtract from the texture of the sandwich. Avoid using iceberg lettuce to feed
humans. Serve in scant amounts to pets.
How to Walk
Spring 2005
Short description of getting from place to place, and how you can too!