Distraction Buff Gifts

Oblivious at 20,000 Feet

Health and Safety Gone Mad.

"This crucial pre-game drill keeps you focused and eliminates distractions!"

"We'll get there when we get there!"

Great Moments in Computing #192: Newton discovers the computer.

"Remember, when you back up, make that 'beep beep' sound."

Research and Development: 'We've finally done it. An actual cell phone!'

'Once I got the cold fusion problem out of the way, the rest was easy!'

"All right, pal, I'm just saying, that's what I'd do if it was my Large Hadron Collider."

"When you hear me begin talking about our lousy sales figures, you guys create a distraction."

Friends often dropped by and subjected Sir Isaac to a little good-natured ridicule.

"... But here in the outside world, I need more time and I need more space."

"I'd like to give you a break, but we did have you doing a hundred and eighty-six thousand miles a second on the radar."

Greatly enlarged view of newly discovered particle.

"Just great. These humans bring us back from extinction just in time for another global climate catastrophe."

"Warning! Not to be used as a life saving device."

Physics toy.

Well done, Harris. That's one of the straightest paperclips I've ever seen.

'I say we forget about these particular chickens...'

Progress: The amount of effort expended multiplied by the square of the ratio of scientists to managers: P=E X (S/M)2.

'When it comes to our Boef flambe safety is paramount.'

"That chew toy was boring, so I got on your computer. Apparently, neither one of you has a clue about basic computer security and maintenance."

"I believe this will be an adequate busy look."

"How can you study while listening to music and TV at the same time?"

"Think about it: State-of-the-art tar preservation! And then, when we eventually find a cure for this extinction thing, there YOU are! On the ground floor!"

"This isn't really helping."

Higgs Boson particles at a training session: "Geneva is a no-fly zone."

"Phil, you've done a terrific job of reinventing yourself...but we see here you're still just patent pending."

Pangaea Pumpkin

If you see something, say something.

'Teddy, someone from the Pentagon wants to talk to you about drones in Pakistan, whatever that means.'