Tuesday 23 December 2008

minus 273.15

Today I learnt all about absolute zero. The point of absolute zero is when all particles/atoms freeze to the point of total stillness, or freeze to the point of not having enough energy to move. That point is -273.15. 

delicious. 


Tuesday 9 December 2008

it's a sad day

Poor bagpuss...

BBC News website

Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate has died aged 83, his family has confirmed.
Postgate, who lived in Kent, created some of the best-loved children's TV series including Ivor the Engine, the Clangers and Noggin the Nog.
His work, screened on the BBC and ITV from the 1950s to the present day, was often in collaboration with the artist and puppeteer Peter Firmin.
In a poll earlier this year, Bagpuss, a saggy pink cloth cat, was voted the best TV animal of all-time.
Postgate's partner, Naomi Linnell, confirmed he died at a nursing home near his home in Broadstairs in Kent on Monday.
Oliver said it himself, he was always a little boy
Sandra Kerr, colleague of Oliver Postgate
Friend and colleague, Sandra Kerr, has been paying tribute to "a creative and eccentric talent".
Ms Kerr, the voice of the mice in Bagpuss, said they had so much fun working together, their giggles can be heard on the Bagpuss soundtrack.