Monday, January 18, 2010
Unimaginable Devastation, Brain Food For Babies & Big Canons
At the time of of the 9-11 attack, Rae and I were living in Sea Bright, New Jersey. From our condo, we had a clear view of the World Trade Center. As the crow flies, it was probably about 10 miles away from us, but because it was just water between us, we could see it very well. I was on the road in Florida at the time of the attack. I had just wrapped up a week at Uncle Funny's Comedy Club in Fort Lauderdale, and was scheduled to do one more show at Johnson-Wales University that night before heading home. Needless to say, the Johnson-Wales show was cancelled, and fellow comedian Joe Miller and myself drove our rental car back home to Jersey, because obviously, all flights had been grounded. Like everyone, we listened to the reports on radio and watch the horror on TV. It sounded real bad, but it wasn't until a couple of months later that Rae and I hopped on the ferry to Manhattan. It was then we realized that the images on TV just could not convey the enormous devastation. It's a picture I'll never be able to fully get out of my head.
......a canon from the Acme Canon Company, no doubt.
The point of all this is I doubt any of us can really comprehend the devastation and chaos taking place in Haiti right now. We might think we know how bad it is, but without actually seeing it, I doubt we really realize how awful this really is. On behalf of Thunder, I thank our listeners who came out to support our efforts this afternoon at Rob's Car Wash, to raise money for the American Red Cross and the Haitian Relief Fund. Thanks to you, Thunder (along with our sister station) was able to raise over $2,000.00 in 3 hours. Thank you all.
On a more cheerful note, in medical news this morning, scientists at the University of North Carolina are saying if you're pregnant, eat a lot of bacon and eggs. Scientists there are reporting that they have found pork products and eggs to contain a micro nutrient chemical called choline. Choline, it turns out, helps babies in the womb develop their brains. So, if you want a smart baby, eat a lot of bacon and eggs. Not only that, but I would think that all the bacon grease makes the delivery a lot smoother as well.
From medical news, we go to science news. A physicist by the name of John Hunter wants to shoot stuff into space using a 3,600-foot gun......a canon, if you will. He's dead serious about this - he's done the math. He says making deliveries to an orbital outpost like the International Space Station on a rocket costs about $5,000.00 per pound. Hunter says using his space canon would cut the cost down to around $250.00 per pound. He's been working on this project since 1992, and says his canon can send a half-ton payload into space at 13,000 miles per hour.
I know this guy's a physicist and all, and who am I to question him? He's a lot smarter than I am, but doesn't this sound like something out of a Road Runner cartoon? Shooting stuff into outer space using a canon??
......a canon from the Acme Canon Company, no doubt.posted by Denny # 4:52 PM 
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