Amazing Crafted Trees
Whilst doing my random browsing over the web, I found these really amazingly crafted trees. I imagine that there’s a whole club or society dedicated to growing trees like these!
Waltzing Waters - on the Isle of Wight
At the weekend, Annie and I went to the Isle of Wight. Apart from getting sunburn on Saturday and then soaked to the bone on the Sunday, it was a fantastic weekend.
On the Friday evening we went to see Waltzing Waters in Ryde, which is a show of water fountains dancing to music! It’s basically an insane version of a sound-to-light system. A little too large for me to have one installed at home though…
We also had a visit to the Isle of Wight Zoo to see a few big cats and some of my family (monkeys in case you wondered). We stayed in a fantastic B&B in Sandown, treated to great service, fried breakfasts, and chocy bars too!
We also played crazy golf, spent a few pennies in the amusements, and sat in a freezing cold cinema where half of the seating area was flooded! My first visit to the Isle of Wight? An adventure.
The Indoor Fireworks are back!
I haven’t seen indoor fireworks in a very long time. The last time that I remember playing about with them was when I was 13. I had some indoor fireworks for my 13th Birthday (so in 1995 by my calculations). Dad also treated me to some real fireworks, and that marked the first time that I ever set off proper fireworks.
Indoor fireworks were great and rubbish at the same time, but not too cheap either. I remember that for a sheet of them in 1995, it cost around £5. Fireworks Arcade is certainly not the cheapest place to buy indoor fireworks at nearly £10 plus delivery, but shopping around will lead you to finding some cheaper ones.
It appears that they have also got rid of the Vesuvius or volcano firework. This basically used a small amount of Ammonium Dichromate which decomposed when set alight/heated. Ammonium Dichromate is classed as toxic, and doesn’t appear to be in the pack anymore. It’s a shame, as it was my favourite!
Summer of sequels - Spider-man 3
Last night I finally got to see Spiderman 3, having wanted to see it for absolutely ages! It was an enjoyable film, and certainly matched expectations by not having a decent plot. However, the fun fight scenes (although some were drawn out a bit too far) and the rapid changes of plot direction kept me interested throughout. The venom character was particularly good, and the black costume special effects were exceptionally well done.
The relationship between MJ and Peter was a little over the top, and it came across as MJ been moody rather than having genuine issues with Peter. Their relationship problems were poorly dealt with in the film, and should have either been explored more or removed altogether. The was the odd bit of dodgy acting too, particularly from a reporter towards the end of the film.
Not sure if there’s going to be a 4th one, but if they do, it will probably be a flop. However, the next Fantastic 4 is something to look forward to!
Kryptonite Discovered in Serbian Mine
So they finally find some kryptonite in nature! It’s meant to kill superman, but in reality, the stuff is completely harmless. In the films and TV shows, kryptonite is meant to glow green, however this stuff is white and glows pink/orange under UV light.
The chemical composition is Sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide, which matched the chemical name for kryptonite in the film Superman Returns.
Sadly it cannot be called Kryptonite due to international nomenclature rules since it has nothing to do with the element krypton. However, it will be called jadarite, which is still a cool name in my opinion!