A non-newtonian liquid is otherwise fluid, unless you apply pressure to it (like running really fast on it), then it has solid-like properties. That's why when the guy stands, he sinks!
Hi Becki - this argument came about when I first posted a controversial political cartoon (the John Kerry one), and as I recall, you said the same thing.
I posted a response on that particular post, basically saying that I wanted to foster participation in the comment section, and boy did I get it. Politics is a fact of life, and an inescapable one (not to mention, important) in the current election (or post-election) season. I think the way Neatorama can stay current is by posting things that are somewhat neat about politics, whether you agree with it nor not.
Now, it's not my intention for Neatorama to be "left" or "right". I understand that the past few political cartoons have been left-leaning, that's because the syndicated cartoonists Steve Sack (on-the-left) and Nick Anderson (supposed to be a middle-of-the-road guy) drew them that way.
To balance this in the future, I've signed up Gary Varvel (on-the-right kind of guy).
Ted, you're right. There is a lot more coverage of US topics because I live in the US and don't have a lot of access to non-US media (besides the BBC). I suppose having authors from the UK and other parts of the world would be better in identifying and posting "neat" things about international politics.
I posted a response on that particular post, basically saying that I wanted to foster participation in the comment section, and boy did I get it. Politics is a fact of life, and an inescapable one (not to mention, important) in the current election (or post-election) season. I think the way Neatorama can stay current is by posting things that are somewhat neat about politics, whether you agree with it nor not.
Now, it's not my intention for Neatorama to be "left" or "right". I understand that the past few political cartoons have been left-leaning, that's because the syndicated cartoonists Steve Sack (on-the-left) and Nick Anderson (supposed to be a middle-of-the-road guy) drew them that way.
To balance this in the future, I've signed up Gary Varvel (on-the-right kind of guy).
Ted, you're right. There is a lot more coverage of US topics because I live in the US and don't have a lot of access to non-US media (besides the BBC). I suppose having authors from the UK and other parts of the world would be better in identifying and posting "neat" things about international politics.
Thanks for the identification, JRM!