Here are a few miscellaneous cephalopod-related things people have sent me lately.
- Here’s a squid kokigami template, and assembly instructions. I confess: I was wondering what the heck it was for, until I read further. Oh. My.
- Good hygiene and kokigami go well together.
- A town in Japan is building a giant robotic squid. Hmmm…I should combine this with kokigami; “hello, dear, have I got a surprise for you!”
- The text is about mosquitos, but it’s illustrated with a nice drawing of an octopod.
- The car of the future has tentacles.
The Japanese, of all people, should know that building giant robots never turns out well. First, some evil-doers sieze control of it for their own purposes (say, the Beagle Boys trying to crack the Money Bin). Then the robots develops intelligence and turns on its masters. I think we should just say no to giant robots.
“Your tentacles dance most beautifully but they have many suckers and I wonder what they are for?”
Oh. My. Indeed!
I can provide a pile of adorable squid and octopus paper model links suitable even for children.
I can also provide a direct link to the JAMSTEC papercraft page. Anyone know what species the octopus is?
“For accurate sizing the organ should be firmly pressed against the screen image”
Really?
i’m so glad I was not drinking when I clicked on those links. Yikes. (well, I admit i do have a flexi extended keyboard that is proof against beverage outflow BUT my laptop’s actual keyboard is in strike range of that kind of outburst.
Hi PZ, this is off-topic, but have you checked out Salon? Lead article is Collins and his nutcase book again
http://www.salon.com/books/int/2006/08/07/collins/
Maybe you can comment on this again, since you do it so well?
Can I get a witness? ;)
Yay!
You got my reccomendation for the 8-wheeled drive!
For a boost to your ego, first display the sizing chart on the screen of your PDA or cell phone.
Wow, origami meets Puppetry of the Penis in safe and painless way! Hey, it could have been worse… ;^)
(sorry guys, I’m now going off to press my finger against the screen due to a lack of the aforementioned organ, maybe I can make a finger puppet)
Have you checked your cephalokinin level?
Training Soap for Little Squids