Calvin & Hobbes

To me, Calvin and Hobbes, a comic strip by Bill Watterson, always seemed to possess a golden quality in the humor department that no person—yes, not even Jay Leno— or thing has ever matched. In one strip, for example, Calvin, a six-year old with a large imagination, is taking a test, when he sees the problem, “When did the Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock?” To this, he responds, “1620,” and then adds underneath, “As you can see, I’ve memorized this utterly useless fact long enough to pass a test question. I now intend to forget it forever. You’ve taught me nothing except how to cynically manipulate the system. Congratulations.” Calvin then looks up, and says, “They say the satisfaction of teaching makes up for the lousy pay.” Whether it’s the moral or everyday issues that Calvin humorously deals with or the way that the characters of Watterson’s world playfully fights with each other, Calvin and Hobbes can have anybody, especially me, laughing out loud.

Individual Water Purification System

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This is a link to the Google Science Fair submission page, in which me and my group have submitted an entry. Our topic is on creating a water purification system so that instead of dumping all the "used" water into the oceans, we can purify them so that the water can be reused. This way, water and money can be conserved. After running 10 gallons of water, fish compost, and shampoo through the system (this process only took 45 minutes, and 99.57% of the water we put in was recycled), we tested our water's purity against some of the leading water sources of today: reverse-osmosis system, tap water, and bottled water. Some of the results just might surprise you.

You may also notice that the video bar above has included a new video, which you can also view at the link above. It is footage on exactly how our test looked like, with each and every stage.

Anyways, check it out!