Major Cool Factor Points for Prince Rupert’s Drop
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—7/8/2013—On my last excursion into our shared reality here, my column was titled, “A Two-Year-Old Discussion.” This week, we’re going . . . Geek.
As an engineer, I’m always looking for cool and interesting stuff. Geek-stuff. The greater the wow-factor, the better. This time, we’re taking a closer look at “Prince Rupert’s Drop” in a video sent to me by my brother Mark.
The cool factor herein, for a guy (even an engineer guy) may be described as follows:
1) Something is destroyed.
2) The destruction is covered, lovingly, in super-slow-motion video.
Besides perfectly fulfilling Cool Factor Points 1 and 2, this video may even teach you something. It did, me.
(If you, yourselves, come across an entertaining link or video, I’d be interested in seeing it, and sharing it with my readers at Weekly Hubris. Please contact me at: Email: tim@safegdriver.com.)
Tim Bayer
Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)