Research
I have spent the last few days creating and tinkering with the Brick website.
In doing so, I have come across a number of interesting facts. For example, did you know that eating a Brick would provide you with your RDA of sodium? Sadly, it also provides you with about 3kg more than your RDA of fired clay, which is probably less nutritionally sound. And, as the Brick Safety section of the Manual tells us, “Do not swallow your Brick. If ingested, consult a doctor immediately. Do not induce vomiting.” So, it’s probably not the best of ideas anyway.
I’ve also found out that Victorinox have released a new Swiss Army Knife, the SwissChamp XXLT. Retailing for £210 (a snip!) from a popular outlet, this comically-proportioned beast has no less than seventy-two functions, and is one step closer to being the first pen-knife which is wider than it is long…
I presume that the Victorinox marketing department is now entirely composed of astrophysicists, since only they are capable of coining such a succession of model names as the SwissChamp, SwissChamp XLT and SwissChamp XXLT. The reason I single out astrophysicists rather than any other group (eg bad marketing people) is that they have a stunning record in naming things in just this fashion.
The latest telescope in development is known as the OWL telescope. What does this stand for? OverWhelmingly Large. And what, pray tell, is the name of the telescope that this supercedes? The VLT: “Very Large Telescope”. It’s only a matter of time before the ObservatoryChamp XXLT is released.