Write That Down in Your Copy Book
We have serious matters to attend to this week, but on Sunday afternoon, a little humor will do.
The University of Nottingham has made three-minute videos explaining why an individual might become fascinated with any or all of the chemical elements. There's bound to be pedagogical value, but it reminds me of my own high school science experience. My only memory of high school chemistry, for example, is that occasionally on Saturday nights, friends and I would bump into our chemistry teacher at the Jai Alai fronton and she would give us betting tips. Here's the Nottingham carbon video.
Much more worthy of your time are the nine-minute BBC satires of such pedagogical videos, Look Around You, further confirmation that saying absurd things in a British accent is a quick recipe for comedy. Below is the Water lesson, but there are also Maths, Germs, Ghosts, Sulphur, Music, Iron, and the Brain.
The University of Nottingham has made three-minute videos explaining why an individual might become fascinated with any or all of the chemical elements. There's bound to be pedagogical value, but it reminds me of my own high school science experience. My only memory of high school chemistry, for example, is that occasionally on Saturday nights, friends and I would bump into our chemistry teacher at the Jai Alai fronton and she would give us betting tips. Here's the Nottingham carbon video.
Much more worthy of your time are the nine-minute BBC satires of such pedagogical videos, Look Around You, further confirmation that saying absurd things in a British accent is a quick recipe for comedy. Below is the Water lesson, but there are also Maths, Germs, Ghosts, Sulphur, Music, Iron, and the Brain.
Ah the British sense of humor. I used to say "only the BBC could do that" but one has to wonder if Comedy Central could take a swing and do just as well.
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