For Science

You may not know this, but I am deeply interested in all things scientific.  I went to a museum just yesterday.  It was a lot of fun, to be sure, but it also made me think; for someone so passionate about science, there is a great lack of scientific material on this blog (aside from the Freddy's Revenge post, of course).  Well, that is about to change.  From this point on 30lb Dog posts will be entirely devoted to science.  I'm going to kick it off with a little science quiz I crafted.

If you do not care for science, too bad.  I will never diverge from this path.  There is no way that I will get distracted and write about, say, a book or a movie.  We scientists are extremely focused.

So get out a pencil and paper.  It's time for the . . .


SCIENCE QUIZ


Q: What do a humpback whale and a pea have in common?

A: Both a humpback whale and a pea can be found on Earth!


Q: How does osmosis differ from meiosis?

A: Osmosis begins with the letters "os," whereas meiosis begins with "mei."


Q: What do osmosis and meiosis have in common?

A: No one knows!


Q: What scientific principal allows energy to be stored inside a car battery?

A: Pizzazz.


Q: What do a woodpecker and the Horsehead Nebula have in common?

A: They can both be found somewhere in the universe.  And, as far as we can tell, both appear to be some sort of animal.



Whew!  Pretty tough, eh?  Fear not.  For taking the quiz I now deem you a member of the . . .

That is, of course, if you answered all the questions correctly.  If not, the Idiot's Circle is still accepting members.  Happy Science!

From the "Why Didn't I Think of That?" Dept.

A Flaming Freddy?

La Cage aux Folles; The Wizard of Oz; Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and . . . A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge?  Could this critically maligned horror sequel be the next must-see movie for film loving gays?

Apparently, there is a good deal of homoerotic subtext in Freddy's Revenge.  Robert Englund and screenwriter David Chaskin claim it was intentional, though director Jack Sholder claims to have been completely unaware.

In the interest of science, I recently re-watched Freddy's Revenge keeping a keen eye out for any possible homoerotic material.  I paid special attention to Freddy's famous one-liners.  Ever the quipster, if any homoerotic subtext were to be found, it would surely be in these pre-slaughter zingers.  What follows are still images complete with actual lines of dialogue pulled directly from A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge.

"Two tickets for Cats, please."

 

"I must get the name of your moisturizer."

"I just want a man to hold me."

Hmmm.  No sign of anything out of the ordinary there.  But the rumors had to come from somewhere.  I started the movie again from the beginning and watched closely.  Twenty minutes into the film my efforts paid off.  I now have irrefutable proof that Freddy's Revenge is indeed loaded with homosexual messages.  Just look at the name of the board game subtly inserted into the background of the still below.  And the director continues to feign ignorance!