Magazine-related moment of zen
February 22nd, 2008
Scientologists love to spam my real-world postbox, thanks to a previous resident of my flat being a fan and subscribing to their newsletters (wanker). Hence the above which appeared today in my mail.
It disturbs me, mainly because it displays a worrying lack of knowledge of simple mechanics. The strapline beneath claims “the momentum is accelerating” - physically impossible given that it is mass that accelerates, not momentum (which as any fule know, is mass x velocity). Also since we are already at “FULL SPEED AHEAD!” and hence maximum velocity, the acceleration should be zero in any case.
Golden Age of Knowledge Indeed.
Luckily, today I also received a complimentary copy of WTF magazine, which is surely where karma meant for this nonsense to actually belong, but there must have been a bit of a mix-up:
February 22nd, 2008 at 15:18:32
Nice one. I like the way you deconstructed that.
February 22nd, 2008 at 20:55:21
Anyone want to swap for my copy of DAMHIKIJKOK Weekly?