Posts from August 11, 2010

Don't park your bike or chariot here

Spotted this wonderfully-Cambridge sign yesterday:

I've never studied Latin, but I think I can make out enough; it says something like 'Two wheels, that have been left here, will be destroyed'.

Can anyone translate the Greek? I presume it says much the same.

Actually, the first dictionary I looked at listed perimo as 'to slay, destroy', and I rather like the idea that Cambridge streets are kept in order by The Slayer of Bicycles...

Death from the skies

Odds of dying by asteroid impact: 1 in 700,000 The overall risk of dying from an impact in your lifetime is 1 in 700,000 Somewhat less than being killed by a fireworks accident But still more probable than being killed on an amusement park ride Or by an act of terrorism
Lyrics from George Hrab's fun track "Death from the skies".