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Effing Same-Sex Marriage, How Does it Work? (or: He might be insane, he’s definitely a clown, and he’s seeking a posse)

This one takes weird headline of the day:

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Not only does this chemical engineering student believe he’s got scientific proof that same-sex marriage is “evil” (the term he used); he also thinks he’s going to win a Nobel prize. Someone needs to teach this guy how science is actually done, as well as what a false analogy is.

Here are some of his proofs:

A bar magnet is a horizontal magnet that has the North Pole and the South Pole and when you bring two bar magnets and you bring the North Pole together you find that the two North Poles will not attract. They will repel, that is, they will push away themselves showing that a man should not attract a man. If you bring two South Poles together you find that the two South Poles will not attract indicating that same sex marriage should not hold. A female should not attract a female as South Pole of a magnet does not attract the South Pole of a magnet. But, when you bring a North Pole of a magnet and a South Pole of a magnet they will attract because they are not the same, indicating that a man will attract a woman because of the way nature has made a female.

Even in physics when you study what is called electrostatics, you found that when you rub particles together they don’t attract each other but when you rub particle in another medium they will attract each other. For example, if you use your biro and rub it on your hair, after rubbing, try to  bring small pieces of paper they will attract because one is charged while the other one is not charged. But if both of them are charged they don’t attract, which means that man cannot attract another man because they are the same, and a woman should not attract a woman because they are the same. That is how I used physics to prove gay marriage wrong.

In chemistry, I used chemical reactions and we have different types of chemical reactions. We have double decomposition reaction, decomposition reaction, neutralisation reaction and reduction oxidation reaction. But in chemistry I used a simple one known as neutralisation reaction which is a reaction where an acid reacts with a base to give you salt and water. For example, when you bring surphuric acid and you reacts it with sodium hydroxide which is a base you are going to have salt and water.  That tells you that the acid is a different body, the base is a different body and they will react. But if you bring an acid and you pour it on top of an acid chemistry there will be no reaction.  If you bring water and pour it on top it shows that there will be no reaction. If you bring a base either sodium hydroxide and you pour it on top of a sodium hydroxide you find out that there will be reaction showing that a man on top of a man will have no reaction. A woman on top of a woman will have no reaction, that is what chemistry is showing.

I could show him a couple of internet videos that clearly show a woman on top of a woman, and oh wow, is there a reaction.

His “discoveries” about same-sex marriage are not his only breakthroughs. He also claims:

  • “I have also been able to prove that the mathematical symbol pi which people thought of as 22 over 7 is not actually 22 over , but  rather a transcendental number while 22 over 7 is a rational number.” [Ed. note: Not his discovery, and well-known for a long time.]
  • I also proved that watching television in the dark impacts negatively on one’s eyes and by God’s grace, I was the first person to use scientific instruments to prove it in the whole world…The reason for this is because there is a lot of difference in illuminants (brightness) between the television screen and the dark background in the room known as the periphery.

He’s endorsed by Dr. Henry Boyo, Department of Physics at the University of Lagos:

I have known him (Stanley) for the past five years. He is a very sound guy. He is genuine in terms of his scientific discoveries. He has appeared on NTA and SilverBird televisions where he demonstrated his knowledge of science. When you talk to him, you will know that he understands what he is talking about. He is convincing.

He conceptualised the idea of using sciences and mathematics to prove gay marriage wrong and we have worked it here. Some people make claims to religion but he went a step further to use science and mathematics to prove gay marriage wrong. He used my laboratory here (UNILAG) to carry out his researches. He is the originator of the idea, he deserves commendation and we support the idea. You can quote me anywhere, the guy’s concept is germane and it has been scientifically proven to be true.

“When you talk to him, you will know that he understands what he is talking about. He is convincing.” There’s all the scientific proof I need right there!

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Sound Email Advice

nothing good comes from hitting reply all

Found via Jelena Misic. Click to see the source.

Yes, it’s an exaggeration, but a little trepidation about using “Reply All” will probably save a few headaches and even careers.

This article also appears in Global Nerdy.

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That Might Not Buff Right Out

crashed lamborghini on 407

Click the photo to see it at full size.

Via Reddit — this photo was taken yesterday on the 407 by the southbound Yonge Street ramp. Nobody looks hurt, but I’m sure someone’s bank account has been severely injured.

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The U.S. and International Covers of This Week’s TIME Magazine

Here’s the cover of this week’s TIME magazine for Africa, Asia, Europe, the middle east and the Pacific…

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…and here’s the U.S. cover for this week’s issue of TIME:

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Found via Antonia Zerbisias.

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Let the Friday Night Shenanigans Begin!

i peed on the hamster

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Friday Productivity Killer: “You Think You’re a Man” by Divine

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Here’s your Friday productivity-killer: You Think You’re a Man by the one and only Divine. It’s so incredibly 1980s, and one of the best breakup songs ever made (especially that bit where Divine growls “Mister, you just made a big mistaaaaaaake”):

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Ukrainian and Polish Festivals in Toronto This Weekend!

This is a big festival weekend in Toronto, with not one, but two Eastern European cultural street festivals, featuring dancing, pierogies, and accordions, accordions, accordions!

Toronto Ukrainian Festival

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The Toronto Ukrainian Festival is North America’s largest Ukrainian street festival, and it’s one big party! It starts tonight and runs until Sunday, with Bloor Street West closed off to traffic between Runnymede and Jane.

Parking will be at a premium at the event; you’re better off taking the subway to the Festival — you can go to either Runnymede Station, which is at the Festival’s easternmost end, or Jane Station, at the Festival’s westernmost end.

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Along with the food and traditional Ukrainian cultural performances, there are lots of rides for the kids, and musical acts. Trust me, you haven’t lived until you’ve heard Hotel California in the original Ukrainian:

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If you’d like to find out more, visit the Toronto Ukrainian Festival’s site and check out this TV program below, featuring highlights from last year’s Ukrainian Festival:

Roncesvalles Polish Festival

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The Roncesvalles Polish Festival takes place on Saturday and Sunday, taking up Roncesvalles Avenue from Dundas Street on the north all the way down to the Queensway.

Parking will be a bit hard to come by at the Festival, so you should either take the subway to Dundas West Station and walk a short way to the north end of the Festival, or take one of the Queen Street or King Street streetcars there.

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There’ll be the usual food and Polish cultural performances, and “Roncey’s” merchants will also be out there in full force.

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Polish folk-rockers Brathanki will perform on Saturday night:

And the event is being sponsored by Sobieski Vodka, who oddly enough have hired Bruce Willis as their spokesdrinker:

If you’d like to find out more, visit the Roncesvalles Polish Festival site.