Champagne - Coventry - Chandigarh

A guide to those misguided souls who think champers should be uncorked with a loud POP, and let the precious fluid spurt away, to be soaked up by carpets and divers other non-appreciative receptacles.

Scientists at Coventry University have developed a mathematical formula which enables people to uncork the bottle without wasting even a single drop of champagne.The formula, which has been named "Smith's Law" after its founder, Dr. Steve Smith, is P = T / 4.5 + 1, where P stands for pressure and T indicates the temperature. It is based on the well-known fact that the pressure in a typical bottle of champagne at room temperature is equivalent to the pressure of a double - decker bus tyre. As per the formula to stop the cork from flying off, the temperature of the liquid should be between 5C and 7C, which means that the pressure will be 2 to 2.5 atmospheres, a third lower than when the bottle is at room temperature.The researcher says that keeping the temperature right is the most important thing as if you get the temperature right, the pressure will be right and you will be able to enjoy the champagne at its best.

A thought: cricket, that most english of pursuits, celebrates victories big and small with champagne, that most french of philosophies. However, that does not explain the ludicrity (does that exist) of a milk-drinking jat popping open a taittinger at the conclusion of a certain epic battle in 1978. At Lord's.

The incredible lightness of being

an accidental look at my weight the other day made me wobble with fright - 100 kgs and counting! called for prompt action through the correct channels. a pizza later, decided to do the GM diet.
at conclusion yesterday, i was hoping to bounce along the asphalt, pounds lighter. tho not too much avoirdupois has been shed, i AM feeling a bit cleaner (internally, as it were) and am planning to do this diet once more.
the only fly in the ointment is the preponderance of fruits in the thing; fruits being one thing at which i look askance. am more the meat and veg types...
attached pic shows effect of day 4: 3 glasses milk & 8 bananas...

By the way....

what do birds and bees talk about....?

Go to Hell!

On the Day of The Devil (according to popular custom), thought would pitch in to help drive tourist traffic to this little town in Michigan, USA. Around since 13 October 1841, with a permanent pop. of 72. Joins other American towns and cities with names that defy logic - Arab, Intercourse (Alabama), Unalaska (Alaska), Allah (Arizona), Yellville (Arkansas), and so on and so back. For more pointless city names in a rather pointless country refer to http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Pointless/Cities.html.

Was planning to go see The DV Code today - devils day and what have you. ticket cost (AED 30) and a tendency to fall asleep in my coffee (result of being at client's service till 4 in the morn two days running) forced me to change plans. shall festina lente and put up the feet with a pipe tonight instead. with a stiffish G n T.