I don't know if this is true but it makes a for a clever story nonetheless ...
Soldiers in Iraq are using Silly String to detect bombs. The string is sprayed into the air, and if it falls to the ground, all is well. If it hangs in the air, it's caught on a trip wire, that is otherwise mostly invisible to the naked eye.
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Order your own silly string bomb detection kit today. [no, I don't get anything for saying these things, but I am happy to receive any extra unused silly string bomb-detection kits that you might have laying around so I too, can help out with the war effort at home and overseas]
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Sorry for the missed weeks of friday pathological programming language columns. To be honest, I'm running out of languages. I'm sure there must be more, but my usual sources (dealers?) are running out - so send links!
If you regularly follow comments on this blog, you'll know that I've been
having a back-and-forth with a guy who doesn't know much about information
theory, and who's been using his ignorance to try to assemble arguments against the
Bret Underwood, a friend of mine from my time in Madison, WI, saw my post on String Theory, and took issue with my statement that it wasn't testable. I'm still standing behind what I said, but let's address what Bret has to say.
Sharon Begley has an interesting column today in the WSJ on the growing chorus of voices aiming to discredit string theory.
I've suddenly become very worried about teh possibility of booby traps at the Christmas parties I'll be attending this year. However, my mind is now at test, as I have a remedy.
Thank you GrrlScientist for this public service!
Bob