Quote from an impossible quoter

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.
- George Iles

I've read this in the "Quote of the day" on my iGoogle and I liked it. It's interesting, though, how it appears to be no info about the author George Iles on the internet. Where does this quote come from, then? We all know that the internet must be true (irony on). After a quick search on gugol, his name only linked to websites about quotes, so that another guy had my exact same question.

I'm not dead

Even if I haven't written for some time, this blog is still on, but now I'm spending the whole time to study.
I've got exams in May, and I hope to pass (decently) this first year studying physics at UCL.
For those who are interested, this is the list of the exams:

13 May - Thermal Physics
18 May - Mathematical Methods II
19 May - Waves, Optics and Acoustics
22 May - Classical Mechanics
26 May - Mathematical Methods I
27 May - Physics of the Universe
28 May - Communication Skills Talk (Coursework)

See you soon.

Thermal Death

This is the second part of the sketch, made the same evening (have a try to do that holy problem sheet wasn't an option).

Skydiving or Chemtrails?

When I saw this image, I couldn't hold out against thinking that those people were sent from the NWO and that it's a new method to create chemtrails. If you don't know what the "New World Order" or the "Chemtrails" are, just google them yourself and you'll find how much ridiculous that theories are. Anyway, skydiving has always fascinated me. Seeing the world from an uncommon perspective with your own eyes (not a satellite) and feeling the adrenaline for being in free fall should be amazing. I think it's worth to do it sometime in your life. At least it's a good way to prove directly Strokes' Law.

Entropy

This is a small sketch made during a boring evening trying to do the last Thermal Problem Sheet of the term. That's very xkcd-style and I know it's not very funny but the idea is mine (at least!). Enjoy (click on the image to enlarge).
P.S. Happy Easter!

Google Maps: Street view in London

Firstly only in the US, but now Street View is spreading out in a lot of countries and from the beginning of 2009 is also available for London. Basically, it's a very fascinating Google Maps gadget that permits to have a street view instead of the traditional satellite view, such as you are walking in the streets. This is not only funny, but in some situations could result very handy if you have to move in unknown places. Yet the problems faced with privacy (360° street photos are patiently taken using a car and it obviously takes also pictures of people walking... or robbing) Street View became popular in the US and in few months it issued from the States to approach Europe, but also Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Alaska. In particular, I've tried Street View in London and I've found it very useful. I've noticed the photos date back to last summer (some clues such as movies ads on the buses or works on buildings that now are finished can prove it) so they are very recent. I really admire the patience to take photos of almost all the city, that's a tough work (not for the multimillionaire Google, obviously). Now enjoy some funny things found with street view (almost like the odd things found with Google Earth in some YouTube videos) here!