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November 18, 2006

Colonial Days Summarized In A Chatroom

I hope you enjoy my newest production, the colonial days all summarized in a chatroom log.

PS3

It's finally happened! The rise of one great Sony console, and the fall of another. Before we take a look at Sony's favorite new child, let's look at the favorite in probably all of gaming history...the PS2. The PS2's games were just plain fun. The Jak series (at least they managed to squeeze 4 games in the PS2's lifetime), Ratchet series (same as Jak), DDR, Strike Force Bowling, and all the other games Sony was so revolutionary for being able to release, with the games being able to hold 5GB, which was a lot back then. And, as history repeats itself, as the PS2 was the first DVD playing console, PS3 is the first Blu-Ray playing console. Sony had a huge hand in the development of optical discs, until the makers of the HD-DVD broke away and started a revolution. But, they failed, their highest end disc only carrying 50GB, while Blu-Ray can hold up to 200GB. That's more than my hard drive. I sort of feel like crying. Anyways, back to the point, I'm holding off on buying a next-gen console for a while, at least until any of these games are nearly as fun as anything on my PS2. The Wii is probably going to be, because it's built by Nintendo, the masters of actual FUN instead of good graphics and mediocre gameplay war and racing games. Hear that? That's the winds of change. The winds of change spitting on my PS2.

-Lane

P.S. I'm always going to have my PS2. Until I die. I love it, and even when gaming gets 4-dimensional (no, not time, 4d involves hypercubes and orthogonal angles from the length, width and height of the object, 5d is time), I'll still have my baby. I love it. Post here if you feel the same way about your PS2.

November 13, 2006

The Great Mento Experiment

Mentos and Diet Coke. Been there, done that. Check out L.S.A.'s video of the reaction. Yet another science experiment conducted by us here at L.S.A.!

November 10, 2006

An Almost Valid Point

A comment I received about my Tootsie Pop post (with a note from me):

1200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can u be sure? Well us here at MDZ science labratories say that 1200 licks is proposturous! A tootsie pop will desolve to the center at different speeds depending on the suliva content of ones mouth, general heat variations of ones mouth, and densityof the actual pop. So next time consider ALL of the possibilities. 1200 licks, HAH!

(Note from Lane: That's true. But, you fail to consider the minimal difference in the density of Tootsie Pops, based on the fact that they all use the same substance for molds and materials. As for the mouth difference, that's also minimal. After the first 100 or so licks, the saliva content will diminish greatly, leaving most mouths with the same low content. We all know it will take at least over 100, so that will render the almost microscopic changes in one's saliva insignificant. We did think about things here at L.S.A., so please, MDZ Laboratories, leave us to our work.)

November 05, 2006

Secrets

Ah, the childhood secrets. How filling gets in a Twinkie. What happens to cotton candy after it goes in your mouth. But I've discovered one I can almost guarantee none of you know. How many licks it takes to get a taste of the sweet, chocolatey center of a Tootsie Pop. L.S.A. Studio researchers have spent periods of time testing this theory, (yes, in addition to my secretary, I have researchers), and have come up with the answer. Since some of you may not want to know, I have made the text white to blend in with the background. Highlight the page if you want to see the true answer. Just so you know, this number is exact. Not one before, not one after, althought it might seem unusual, this is a true number. And that number is...1200. The world may never know? Well, here at L.S.A., we defy that statement.

-Lane