Happy Higgs Day!

I'm currently struggling with excitement, as it would appear that the Higgs Boson has been discovered today. This discovery will be massive - and will indeed explain why anything is massive. See below the official CERN release;


Here is a short summarising intereview with Professor Jim Al-Khalili as well, he is by far my favourite particle physicist;

Gravity, we're coming to find you.

License to Kill(er whale)

Every boy's dream. Immerse yourself in the body of an orca and remain undetected behind enemy lines. Or just terrorise calm reservoirs. Either way, I feel the idea captures the little child in all of us. Whoever thought this to be a viable business endeavor, whilst slightly mental, was so very clever to play on this James Bond based fantasy. At 86,000 USD each (54,800 GBP), I don't suppose they're doing too badly.

In advance, I apologise about the audio.

Also available in shark and dolphin. Shaken, not stirred.

Imagination

I think this advert captures what it was to be a child before computer games and electronics.

Lego

I may be a 90's kid, but Lego, sticks and cardboard boxes were (are?) still my main source of fun; at least until I found out what a girl was. And after that, all I knew was that I needed one who liked Lego.