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Happy Corner
2008-06-04 14:31:00 Came across an exciting new pastime today, don’t know why I hadn’t seen it before. Happy Corner , also known as Aluba (”hitting the tree” in Taiwan), or Pole-racking in Great Britain, is a practice in which a person’s groin is ‘cornered’ rudely against a pole-shaped solid object. Happy Corner is also a growing phenomenon in residence halls, ...
Large Flame Modified Lighter
2008-05-25 02:10:00 The other day, I got Matt to get a lighter so I could make paper rockets. Continuing on a pyromaniac theme, I set about modifying the same lighter to produce a large flame. It turns out that its very simple. Just remove the cap, lift the flame height adjuster, and then you can move ... More About: Lighter , Large , Flame
Last Day at Hills Road
2008-05-24 12:37:00 A few photos taken after I realised that it was the last day. More About: Road , Hills
Liquid Nitrogen with Mr Frisk
2008-05-24 02:14:00 It was our last ever physics lesson at Hills Road today… So what else is there to do but play with liquid nitrogen. http://woolie.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 08/05/liquid-nitrogen-with-mr-frisk.flv Some pictures for you to enjoy! More About: Gallery , Liquid , Nitrogen
21.5 Things that Piss Us Off (UK Edition)
2008-05-24 00:31:00 There are many things that piss us off here in the UK. We’ve spent a good amount of time trying to list the top 20 things that we find annoying. The Jeremy Kyle Show This show completely revolves around Jeremy Kyle and generally highlights the scum of Britain. We now have what is described as a “Jeremy ... More About: General , Things , Edition , Piss
Free Ice Cream at Hills Road
2008-05-15 01:36:00 This has to be one of the best ideas ever, send a mass email around the school advertising free ice cream from the van over only a one hour period. I don’t think the ice cream man was quite expecting the crowd of people shouting and running towards the van when he pulled into the car ... More About: Ice Cream , Free , Road , Hills , Cream
Ducklings Going Through Hills Road
2008-05-15 01:26:00 On Monday, one mother duck and her many ducklings waddled through Hills Road . As most of the college were following them, I thought I’d join in and take a video. As you may see, halfway through the video, one rogue duckling tries to attack Matt, so Ross picks it up and puts it back with ...
End to End 2008 - Trial Run Photos
2008-05-14 23:46:00 A selection of photos from the End to End 2008 Cycling Team’s Trial Run. More About: Photos , Charity
End to End 2008 - Trial Run
2008-05-14 22:52:00 We figured that it would be a good idea to try some stuff out before we actually go and camp for 8 days (14 if you include each days either side). That’s why this weekend we drove to Thetford Forest and camped over night, then cycled near 70 miles to get back. The idea was ... More About: Charity , Cycling , Trial , 2008
Fig. 1 - A USB Desktop Vacuum Device
2008-05-08 01:01:00 Today I present you with a USB Desktop Vacuum Device , with a built-in light for searching out those tricky crumbs.
Age Restriction for Toys Raised to 14
2008-05-07 02:00:00 Yes, you heard it here first. After visiting Hunstanton for a day during the Easter Holidays, as you do, I won a model motorbike from one of the 2p slot machines. After looking at the bottom of the stand I noticed that it said that this toy is not suitable for children under 14 years ... More About: Toys , Web Development , General
Long Exposure Night Photos
2008-05-02 13:25:00 Whilst driving around one evening, I can’t remember quite how it came about but we started using phone back-lights to make patterns on long exposure photos. We were going to use them for some kind of fund-raising to do with End to End 2008, but it’s unlikely that that will happen now, so I thought ... More About: Photos , Night , Long , Exposure
Stamping my Hand with my own Stamp
2008-05-02 00:38:00 I got bored whilst doing homework for Crosby this evening, so I got to work stamping my own hand with my own name stamp. The reason for this is simple, if I accidentally lose myself I’ll know my name! Ben also challenged me to take a picture and write this post in less than 8 ... More About: Stamp , Hand
Pumped Out the Pond
2008-04-26 01:15:00 Over the course of about 20 minutes and a o.4kW industrial drainage pump, we got the pond almost completely drained. Of course, all the fishes had been removed, even the last huge black koi carp that we had to drain 3/4 of the pond before we could see it. Unfortunately, I wasn’t expecting the pump to ... More About: General , Pond
The Friday Morning Breakfast
2008-04-26 00:51:00 Friday is great day for two reasons Its the end of the week and hopefully I can have a kip. THE FRIDAY BREAKFAST The breakfast has become a staple of our week, every friday in period two (10.05 - 11.15) for the past 6 months we have gotten breakfast from one of the local eateries and boy is ... More About: Breakfast , General , Morning , Friday
The Ultimate Sandwich - Club Café
2008-04-26 00:04:00 Some will be familiar with club cafe, some wont. Club Café is a newish place that serves up all lunch type grub next to Hills Road. We’ve (especially Matt) been going to it since the start when they had a £1 baguette deal. Even though this offer ended after about 2 weeks, we continued religiously ... More About: Ultimate , Sandwich
Happy Ben?s Day
2008-04-23 13:26:00 After ALOT of research in the matter it turns out the there is a ancient tradition (dates back from the 1600’s) that today - 23rd of April is NATIONAL BEN’S DAY this seems to had been lost over time, I for one think this is bad, very bad. With help from Woolie, who is cycling from ... More About: Humour , Happy
Muffin Tax!
2008-04-23 00:39:00 If you frequent the muffins at Hills Road, you will understand the injustice that has recently been imposed upon the choclately goodness of the humble muffin. No! My Muffin s! As of last week, muffin inflation took place, increasing the price of muffins by a whopping 20%! This professionally created graph shows the extent of the muffin tax and ... More About: Humour
Yorkshire Dales Three Peak Challenge
2008-04-21 22:57:00 Over a Friday morning breakfast somehow the conversation of “The Three Peak s” in Yorkshire came up. Not being one to miss out on something like that I said, hey I’ll come along. Little did I know I’d die up the second mountain! This post is a test of the new gallery, and to show off ... More About: Gallery , Challenge
End to End 2008
2008-04-21 18:18:00 …aka lose your penis in a week I felt it was about time to give a heads-up for our sister-charity-site-thing - Linky Linky Oh god, it’s gone! You see, back in the winter, Woolie and Matt cunningly decided that it would be a smashing idea to cycle the length of the country on their bicycles in the name ... More About: Cycling , General , 2008
Coffee Intake proportional to Coursework Load
2008-03-06 18:03:00 I am going to find out whether the amount of coffee needed to keep me sane (or from falling asleep) is directly related to the amount of coursework that I’m doing. Over the next two weeks, I’ve got 2 large pieces of coursework to write, and very little time to do it. A perfect environment ... More About: Coffee , Load
Coffee Intake proportional to Coursework Load
2008-03-06 18:03:00 I am going to find out whether the amount of coffee needed to keep me sane (or from falling asleep) is directly related to the amount of coursework that I’m doing. Over the next two weeks, I’ve got 2 large pieces of coursework to write, and very little time to do it. A perfect environment ... More About: Coffee , Load
Windows Live Writer
2008-02-29 22:01:00 Well, this is a novel experience. I have to say, this is by far the easiest way I’ve found of writing blog posts. If this test doesn’t quite come out right, then blame the Windows Live Writer thingy. When Messenger updated itself today, I opted to include this Windows Live Writer. Its not a bad ... More About: Word , Press
Shingay cum Wendy - PNMUC Ep3
2008-02-19 02:03:00 This third edition of the Place Names that Made Us Chuckle was completely unplanned. Matt and I were on our End to End 2008 training ride, and suddenly I spotted a Shingay cum Wendy sign! Of course, riddle with excitement I applied the brakes and suggested we turned round and travelled to Shingay to take ...
Shingay cum Wendy - PNMUC Ep3
2008-02-19 02:03:00 This third edition of the Place Names that Made Us Chuckle was completely unplanned. Matt and I were on our End to End 2008 training ride, and suddenly I spotted a Shingay cum Wendy sign! Of course, riddle with excitement I applied the brakes and suggested we turned round and travelled to Shingay to take ... More About: Humour , Cycling
Don?t Hit That!
2008-02-18 18:24:00 No, it’s not what you think Righty then, with all of the Woolie’s World team licensed up now, talk has recently turned to what cute and cuddly animals we’ve smushed with our wheels of justice on our travels, and what we’d rather avoid. Be it happy little bunnies, or mutated squirrels, or something that used to ...
Rocket Fuel, Self Heating Coffee
2008-02-04 23:17:00 Whilst browsing the coffee section of Tesco, I came across something that I just had to try. Self heating coffee in a cup! Wow, this has to be a great long distance cycling idea, get some warmth, caffeine and diuretic into you all at the same time, without the fuss of stopping too long! More About: Coffee , Fuel , Rocket , Heating
Rocket Fuel, Self Heating Coffee
2008-02-04 23:17:00 Whilst browsing the coffee section of Tesco , I came across something that I just had to try. Self heating coffee in a cup! Wow, this has to be a great long distance cycling idea, get some warmth, caffeine and diuretic into you all at the same time, without the fuss of stopping too long! The Self ... More About: Coffee , Fuel , Rocket , Heating
Pigeon On The Train
More articles from this author:2008-02-04 21:43:00 As Matt and I were sitting on the train today, (we were on the train because Jonny ran away when Matt asked for a lift (and we mean run, he ran like a headless chicken)) Matt said to me: “Woolie, there’s a pigeon on this train.” I was like: “Wow, for sure?” and he was ... More About: Train , Pigeon 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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