Power Ponderers Gifts

The Loneliness of Power

A small number of people are afraid of heights, but there is an epidemic fear of widths.

Nails pinning down the hammer that usually strikes them.

'The organizational structure is pretty simple: We do the work; they take the credit.'

"What if Newton came up with a different idea from a fallen apple."

"Quantum Physics"? How am I going to learn all of this stuff? A bit at a time?

'At least I don't have his life.'

"Of course you can't put your finger on it. It's a hypothetical particle."

"Events seem to be headed in the right direction. Unfortunately, it's not taking me with it."

'There must be some way we can capitalize on that damn boson.'

"Think outside the box but never forget who owns the box."

'We'll skip that rubbish.'

Time, Temp, Today's Neutrino Mass

Are you aware? The Higgs Boson was thought to exist even through no one had seen it!

"What's so galling is that you don't even realize how Earthist you are."

'What we must decide is if there is an accidental nuclear explosion which wipes out this entire part of the country, do we pass the cost on to the consumer?'

Dr. McPhee discovers the Embarrassment Particle.

'We could use more moving and shaking from you, Yomp, and less bobbing and weaving.'

Jealousy

The mysterious world of ligand substitution

A man about to plug in a lamp looks at electric sockets on the wall that say 'Solar,' 'Hydro Electric' and 'Nuclear.'

"I've finally learned not to measure my worth by how many employees I have."

"Hello! - Have you ever thought about changing your energy supplier..?"

"I knew it was unnatural to jump that high out of water."

Physicists at the Fourth Grotschlov Conference assembled to determine once and for all if light is a wave or a particle.

"You can't tell me what to do! You're not my wife!"

Depending on somebody else to do something right phobia: 'You mean nobody knows where they put the fuse box?'

'Sorry, but the reality is, even your wind turbine needs to be oiled.'

Have you been undressing me with your eyes? It's okay, I'm a doctor

'What did we do before China made everything?'

'I'm dubious. Neutrinos may be bigger than we thought, but they're not that big.'

"My biggest fear is being judged fairly by history."

"Oh, that's the problem - it was unplugged the whole time!"

Physicist Frank Bartholomew gets a big, BIG break in his search for the ever-elusive neutrino.

"Either it's some psychological ploy to make us feel inferior or his haemorrhoids are back."