Originally posted by Zucchini
I thought I start an"I'm going a little mad thread".....
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Originally posted by Flay View PostI don't know if this was madness or genius.
A small area of my lawn sits over unremovable concrete covered by just a few inches of soil which dries out. So I had the inspired idea to mix in lots of the water-retaining granules used in hanging baskets (I hadn't used them before and was unaware of their extraordinary hydrophilic powers), and I replaced the square of turf.
After watering, to my amazement, each granule magicked into a 1cm cube of jelly and the turf levitated itself, bouncing back when I attempted to tread it down, like a trampoline!
So thinks: do I remove the soil/jelly mix, or should I make the whole lawn like this: a novel sprung lawn?
Here's the paper about the process
Here's the sound that started this off
This guy threw some hydrogel beads on a hot frying pan to see how they would react. They immediately started freaking out and jumping around in the pan.Origi...
Then how to record the sound as if your head was inside the pan
And here's the composition made from recordings of the balls (this is a stereo version, i've heard 5:1 and 8 channel ones and I think there is a binaural one somewhere)
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An account of this morning's conversation in Forest Hill Sainsbury's between myself and the young guy on the counter.
Me: Ill have two of those 10 Motives on that middle shelf, please. How much?
Him: £12,60.
Me: (tapping in my Pin) - Did anyone ever tell you you have a strong resemblance to someone famous on TV?
Him:.......................er, no?
Me: That guy who used to be in Monty Python?
Him: Sorry?
Me: You know, Monty Python's Flying Circus?
(I was unsuccessfully trying to remember Eric Idle's name; well, you know how it is...)
Him: Never heard of it, sorry.
Me: There's me thinking everybody had. Never mind, I can't remember his name in any case!
He really could have passed for Eric Idle's twin brother!
Sad - in more ways than one!
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....Yes we are part of that charmed priviledged pampered generation....and the yute of today have no idea what we are talking about....Albatros on a Stick....Jumpers for Goalposts....Queuing for Tickets....Doing my own brakes....Home and Colonial....COOP Divi'....Bakers Van....Pig Bin....bong ching
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Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post....Yes we are part of that charmed priviledged pampered generation....and the yute of today have no idea what we are talking about....albatross on a Stick....Jumpers for Goalposts....Queuing for Tickets....Doing my own brakes....Home and Colonial....COOP Divi'....Bakers Van....Pig Bin....
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostAn account of this morning's conversation in Forest Hill Sainsbury's between myself and the young guy on the counter.
Me: Ill have two of those 10 Motives on that middle shelf, please. How much?
Him: £12,60.
Me: (tapping in my Pin) - Did anyone ever tell you you have a strong resemblance to someone famous on TV?
Him:.......................er, no?
Me: That guy who used to be in Monty Python?
Him: Sorry?
Me: You know, Monty Python's Flying Circus?
(I was unsuccessfully trying to remember Eric Idle's name; well, you know how it is...)
Him: Never heard of it, sorry.
Me: There's me thinking everybody had. Never mind, I can't remember his name in any case!
He really could have passed for Eric Idle's twin brother!
Sad - in more ways than one!
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Originally posted by eighthobstruction View Post....the corporation rent man, the insurance man, brush man....[the reddle man teehee}
Mum: "Is that the Kleeneze man?
Me: "Admit it: you like his Norfolk accent!"
Mum: "Shh, don't you go telling Daddy, now!"
Apparently now online!
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