Drugs have introduced the metric system to a whole new generation of Americans.
I think that the science has incorporated itself into my mind so much that when I look at the following picture I can only think of one thing: 
Myelin sheath. If you don’t know what that means – you’re not missing much.
Today I had the good fortune to have to take a “library information” session. We went to the library, and we learned how to look up all sort of books and journals and stuff. I cannot overemphasize the complete waste of time that this was. This was a FOURTH year science course, BISC 410 – Animal Behaviour. You would think that they would assume we knew how to use a damn library by now. This is the sort of thing that I learned after about a month of being at SFU – and without any library tutorial.
Why is it that whenever you put a spoon in the sink – it will automatically position itself under the tap such that when you turn on the tap water will spray everywhere. I want to know.