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Professor Dubois stimulates young minds to cultivate an interest in science.

Our first fin test!

Je vous demande pardon, mes amis, I have been away far too long, but I have much to tell you tonight. We will together assemble an experiment that will begin to shed some light on the operation of fins.  If … Continue reading

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Center of what?

Bonjour, mes amis! I have returned, refreshed and eager to instruct. The trophies of my triumphal efforts with hook and line are six bass, two catfish, and a number of tree limbs. All except the tree limbs have before now … Continue reading

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Shakespeare; Longfellow. What goes up the chimney?

Bone sore, mess o’ me.  No, I’m not trying to speak French–I’ll leave that to Dr. Dubois. I spent the day riding fence with a friend on his ranch out west of town. He wanted to make sure none of his … Continue reading

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A word to the wise

This is Professor Dubois. An important topic just came to mind upon which I must speak, and then I will return the floor to Mr. Brewer. In the pursuit of model rocketry, you must never, under any circumstances, attempt to … Continue reading

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Houston, we have fins.

To those of you who celebrate this day, I say to you Merry Christmas. To those of you who do not, I say again, Merry Christmas. It is wholly within my rights to say so, and so I do. To … Continue reading

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A spoonful of gravity helps the neutron star go down.

Here I am a third time, my newfound friends, and I do sincerely apologize for keeping you in such suspense concerning the fin issue.  My purpose in this was to align with the wisdom of the ancient Chinese philosopher, Kwai … Continue reading

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To fin, or not to fin, that is the question.

Hello again, mes amis. Before I select a scientific topic to share with you, I must clarify something–no, no, to say that would be disingenuous, as what I have been instructed to do by my handlers, as it were, is … Continue reading

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From the beginning …

Good day to you all. How do I begin? When I passed into your reality, I could not imagine that I would ever have the opportunity to communicate so easily with so many people. This Internet thing is one of … Continue reading

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