THE FINAL BROADCAST
AWESOME THINGS THAT DON'T EXIST
November 16, 2011 10:00pm
In this week's FINAL BROADCAST of NOSE HAIR LINT GLAND Karen Carpenter, Dr. Fiasco and Bob Marc the Mission Martian Hipster explore life's contradictions, mysteries, conundrums and the unknown. Yes...there are many things people believe in. Things people HAVE to believe in and yet make no sense.
We start with Euclid's definition of a point: "That which has no part". A point is an indivisible location. That is, it can not be divided into smaller parts because it is infinitely small and has no width, length or breadth but it denotes an exact position in space. Now wait a minute, how can something that is infinitely small even exist with no width, length or breadth ?
And so one ponders what else is there that people believe in yet cannot be seen, measured or weighed. For example a Perfect Circle, Isaac Newton's 4th law of motion, rivers and oceans on the Moon, the last digit of Pi, unicorns, non-authoritarian authority, equal opportunity, Trickle-Down Economics, Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, real Fox News news, immaculate conception, Lars von Trier sitcoms, my fucking Jet Pack and an apology from Chicken John.
Well, you get the idea. It's a blend of scientific theory, myths and the little lies folks tell themselves to keep from sucking on a Smith and Wesson Popsicle. Join us as we explore life's kerfuffles wrapped up in a paradox and fill you ears with beautiful sounds and cacophonous klaxons of impending calamities.
NOSE HAIR LINT GLAND: We are really not (quite) here.
We start with Euclid's definition of a point: "That which has no part". A point is an indivisible location. That is, it can not be divided into smaller parts because it is infinitely small and has no width, length or breadth but it denotes an exact position in space. Now wait a minute, how can something that is infinitely small even exist with no width, length or breadth ?
And so one ponders what else is there that people believe in yet cannot be seen, measured or weighed. For example a Perfect Circle, Isaac Newton's 4th law of motion, rivers and oceans on the Moon, the last digit of Pi, unicorns, non-authoritarian authority, equal opportunity, Trickle-Down Economics, Saddam's weapons of mass destruction, real Fox News news, immaculate conception, Lars von Trier sitcoms, my fucking Jet Pack and an apology from Chicken John.
Well, you get the idea. It's a blend of scientific theory, myths and the little lies folks tell themselves to keep from sucking on a Smith and Wesson Popsicle. Join us as we explore life's kerfuffles wrapped up in a paradox and fill you ears with beautiful sounds and cacophonous klaxons of impending calamities.
NOSE HAIR LINT GLAND: We are really not (quite) here.
