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Cyborg Uprising Part 2: Computer Power!
Between the mid-1980s and early ’90s, I had a Commodore 64. It was a fun computer and lasted me a long time. It had twice the amount of RAM needed for NASA to send men to the moon and back. Then I stepped up to a 486 at 33 MHz. It blew the C64 away. […]
Cyborg Uprising Part 1: Rise Of The Machines
April 24, 2013
Cyborgs have gotten such a bad rap in the media. Movies, television, books, comics, and the like all seem to focus more on villains such as Darth Vader, Cybermen, and The Terminator. They somehow take attention from such good cyborgs like Steve Austin, Iron Man, and Robocop. This kind of discrimination shouldn’t be tolerated in […]
Santa Part 4: Felony Gifting And Entering
December 24, 2012
Here we conclude our scientific speculation as to whether or not Santa Claus could actually exist in the real world, as laid out in Part 1. In Part 2, I tackled the existence of a village at the North Pole as well as Santa’s old age. In Part 3, I talked about the ability for […]
Santa Part 3: Around The World
December 23, 2012
In Part 1, I laid out a massive challenge. That challenge is to explain how Santa Claus could exist in the real world. Setting out on this challenge involves a whole lot of speculation backed by actual, or at least theoretical, science. In Part 2, I managed to explain both the North Pole Village and […]
Santa Part 2: The Village And The Old Man
December 17, 2012
As I stated in Part 1, my goal is to explain, or try to anyway, how Santa Claus could exist in the real world. This is no easy challenge. It will require a lot of speculation on top of actual science. But if Santa was easily explainable, he wouldn’t be a fantasy character. So now […]
Santa Part 1: Elfin Magic or Advanced Technology?
December 13, 2012
‘Tis the season. The decorations are up, the presents are being bought and wrapped, and all the greedy children are dreaming up what they want the fat man in the red suit to give them. No, I’m not talking about Kevin Smith in a Cardinals jersey. I mean Saint Nicholas. Children tend to believe in […]
Monsters Part 5: Godzilla
October 21, 2012
In our quest to make real-life monsters, we so far have made a vampire, a zombie, and Frankenstein’s monster. The natural next choice to be listed along with these is, of course, Gojira! (That’s Godzilla for all of us Americans.) Okay, so maybe a certain Sesame Street song should now be playing about one of […]
Monsters Part 4: Frankenstein’s Monster
September 19, 2012
In ancient Greek mythology, Prometheus created human beings by forming them out of clay. Although the first known writings about Prometheus were from about the 5th century B.C.E., the idea that the Titan created humans came in the 4th century B.C.E. It is most likely derived from the Book of Genesis, which is dated quite […]
Monsters Part 3: The Zombie
September 10, 2012
Many people fear zombies. Not only are there manuals, kits, and other supplies offered to prepare for a zombie apocalypse, some government emergency management agencies are preparing for the same. With the appearance of skin-eating microbes and people eating each other’s faces, some believe even more that we’re doomed to facing a zombie uprising. So […]
Monsters Part 2: The Vampire
September 2, 2012
If I were to ask what one of the most common characters in horror films was, what would you say? Yes, the screaming girl, but that’s not what I’m looking for. Or the obligatory “dumb cop”. No, not the teenage couple that’s hav– … Vampires! I’m talking about vampires for crying out loud! They’re used […]
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