Denizens of Clark County, I am headed your way again at stupid o’clock in the morning. If there are things you’d like me to be bringing your way and thus deftly evade shipping fees, lemme know. There’s only so much room in my luggage and first come, first served. Before you ask, Kona, Sumatra, and …
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Cryogenic Cocktails – An Antarctic Tale
In addition to being South Pole Station’s bartender, my actual job (the reason I was sent to the bottom of the Earth) was as the science/cryogenics technician. It was my job to take care of all the liquid helium and liquid nitrogen and make sure all the cryogenic equipment on the telescopes stayed in good …
Shameless Whorebaggery On Behalf Of Others
So, Kickstarter has brought many wonderful things my way, but some are near and dear to my heart. No, I am not here to request money for a project of my own; you already do that with your consumption BBotE & Steins of Science which only encourages me to go screw around with lab apparatus …
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BBotE FAQ
Q. Does BBotE have any calories? A. Black Blood of the Earth has a impressive hit of caffeine but the goal was something delicious that this diabetic with a sweet tooth didn’t need to add sugar or cream to. No sugar & no cream means no calories (well, technically two calories as coffee has some …
To Your Health
When someone wants to justify to themselves (or, more likely, their significant other) why they should be allowed to spend money on BBotE or a Stein of Science, I get a give-me-a-reason email. In my quest for “More Awesome” I accidentally tripped into “Good For My Health”. Allow me to explain: The Steins of Science …
Test Subjects On The Internets
A few things from parts of the internets that have not been wheelclamped (I’m sorry about sharing that video, it won’t leave my mind): First, I have been sent this chat exchange from IRC regarding a new Test Subject’s first experience with BBotE. It is posted here with their permission though handles have been changed …
Culinary Delights
Test Subjects Mortician & Porn IT engaged in a very special adventure a while back called the Bacation. Rather than spend hard earned money traveling to exotic locales, they instead stayed at home, watched terrible movies, and ploughed that money into as much bacon related food as the possibly could. Their Bacation yielded two wonders …
More Bits For A Wet Friday
First off, the Stein #200 Surprise is nearly upon us. Current production count is #199. Won’t be long now. Second, Pinguino from DeviantArt very kindly created this instructional graphic. I have taken the opportunity to consolidate several preparations and cocktails into one place. If you have a favorite mix/cocktail you’d like to me to put …
How to Consume
Click image to enlarge Coffee Basics Just like there is no one right way to eat a Reese’s, there is no single Way of the Black Blood. I think I may have just created the name for a new martial art there. I can share my basic coffee testing techniques and few cocktails that have …
Bits, Bobs, and Links
Herr Direktor Funranium goes for the “Potpourri” category on Jeopardy every time.
Post-Tsunami Japanese Reactor Problems
While I like to keep my discussions here coffee, beer, and historical science related some things just can’t be ignored especially when people keep poking me for answers. So, I have some thoughts that are quite lacking in insobriety. First, I am not a nuclear engineer, contrary to how more than a few people have …
An Important “Shiny Brass” Style Stein Field Modification
More field modifications and Steinwielder Brad has found a lid that actually fits the bare glass steins!
Some Comic Love
Herr Direktor Funranium awoke to this bit of amusement awaiting him.
Another Stein Of Science Field Modification
Steinwielder Pulliam has made a modification to his stein that gives hope to all mankind.
Goiania
Herr Direktor Funranium shares a brief history of the Goiania Radiological Accident and some thoughts about hazard communication.