DAY FOUR-TWO – Hypnic Jerk.
Ever had that strange falling sensation when dreaming and then found yourself being woken up by your own body flinching? I know that I get this all the time but I’ve never known what it is or why it...
View ArticleDAY FOUR-THREE – Oldest Human Recorded.
The average longevity in higher economically developed countries is now around 80 years. It seems like a really long time but I know that really, this time will go very quickly and that life is just...
View ArticleDAY THREE-FOUR – Colostrum.
Still in Manchester. Sharing a room with girls, we’ve been on the topic of childbirth – ha I know right! So you know babies drink milk for the first 6 months or so, well there are different stages of...
View ArticleDAY THREE-FIVE – Wing Warping.
Again, still in Manchester. So we went to a museum with lots of stuff about Manchester and aeroplanes. While I was looking around, there was a small exhibit on wing warping on planes. Ever heard of...
View ArticleDAY THREE-SIX – Why Bowling lanes don’t Crack.
Manchester still… Today, after a really long days work, we went out bowling and to play some pool! While watching my friends play their turns bowling I noticed that, although the bowling balls are...
View ArticleDAY THREE-SEVEN – Nosebleeds.
I’m guessing you’ve had a nose bleed before? If you haven’t, lucky you. I haven’t had one in the last ten years or so and this is often the case; children get them much more frequently than adults,...
View ArticleDAY THREE-EIGHT – Superheroes Exist.
Spiderman and Batman both came out at the cinema recently. Sadly, I haven’t yet seen Batman; I really, really can’t wait! So what do they have in common? – Obviously, they are both superheroes! Now...
View ArticleDAY THREE-NINE – The Internet.
I hope you’ve been watching the London Olympic opening ceremony; if you haven’t been, why not?! To be honest it was really weird at first but when you realise that it’s a story (made by Danny Boyle)...
View ArticleDAY FOUR-OH – Snooker vs Pool.
Back home from Manchester; Yay! The last week has been unbelievably tiring. We did go out one evening though to go bowling as a little break from working and then ended up playing lots of games of...
View ArticleDAY FOUR-ONE – Pocahontas.
Can you paint with all the colours of the wind? What a soppy way to start a post… If you haven’t picked up on this already, I’m reciting song lyrics from Disney’s Pocahontas ‘colours of the wind’....
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