"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Friday, October 2, 2009
Rule 5 Saturday
The extremely talented Ina Ray Hutton and her all-girl band, playing “Organ Grinder’s Swing.” And btw, how she manages to keep that dress from falling off is one of the mysteries of physics.
Huh...no superglue in that era...
ReplyDeleteTW: gumiater - a bureaucrat of some sort, related to Ahnuld, maybe?
what a nice piece to brighten my week.
ReplyDeleteand you are not allowed to know our secrets - its all part of that mysterious thingy
It isn't a matter of physics, it's a matter of mechanics and geometry.
ReplyDeleteHow do I know that? Ummmmmmm.....gotta run!!!
It doesn't have anything to do with electromagnetism or anti-gravity machines, does it?
ReplyDelete"My dear, what on earth is holding that dress up?"
ReplyDelete"Only your age, Mr. DeMille..."
TW: gazotype, the arabic font for Palestinian screeds
All I can really say, Paco, is that cantilevering is a key part of the process.
ReplyDeleteMagnetism is involved, but it's biologically based, as opposed to electrical.
JeffS -- "The suspension is cantileveric! But the most astounding thing of all is --"
ReplyDeleteWhat movie?
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ReplyDeleteSPECIAL RULE 5 REACH AROUNDS