#5 The Stamp

Posted on March 20, 2018 by threeyzmonkeys

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The Stamp – Script

Right. Good morning everybody. Today, I want to talk to you about stamps. I’m sure all of you have used a stamp at some point in your life. Although, probably, these days, not quite so often anymore. These days we tend to email or text much more than we do send letters. But still, you’ve probably used a stamp, or at least seen a stamp. But, I want to talk to you a little bit about the history of the stamp today. Continue reading →

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#4 The Turing Test

Posted on March 20, 2018 by threeyzmonkeys

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The Turing Test

Hi. Good afternoon. Today I want to talk to you about something called the Turing Test. The Turing Test was invented by a man called Alan Turing. He lived from 1912 till 1954. Maybe you’ve heard of him. Maybe not. If you haven’t heard of him, you have definitely used something that he invented, or part invented. The computer. Have you ever used a computer? If you have, then you’ve worked with something that he invented. Continue reading →

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#3 Pandas

Posted on March 20, 2018 by threeyzmonkeys

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Pandas – Script

Hey. Good morning everybody. Today, I want to talk to you about pandas. I think pandas are pretty interesting because, evolutionarily, I don’t think they should exist. I’m going to try and tell you why. Continue reading →

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#2 – Time Travel Paradoxes

Posted on March 20, 2018 by threeyzmonkeys

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Time Travel Paradoxes – Script

All right. Good morning everybody. I want to talk to you today about time travel. Or, to be exact, the paradoxes involved with time travel. Time travel into the future is physically possible. I’ll talk to you about that at a later date. However, time travel to the past, is inherently difficult. And, with time travel to the past, we get a number of paradoxes. Continue reading →

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#1 – 5 1/4 inch floppy disk

Posted on March 20, 2018 by threeyzmonkeys

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5¼ inch floppy disk

All right, good morning everybody. Today I want to talk to you about something I found in my desk drawer, that I find quite interesting. This. Any idea what that is? Well, it’s a five and a quarter inch floppy disk. Why is it called a five and a quarter (5¼) inch floppy disk? Well, firstly, it’s five and a quarter inches across. One inch is two point five four centimeters (2.54cm), so this disk is approximately thirteen point three centimeters (13.3cm) across. Secondly, it’s called a floppy disk because it’s floppy. Floppy means soft or bendy. This is a very soft disk. You cannot use these disks anymore. This disk was used to store computer data on. It can save about three hundred and twenty kilobytes (320KB) of data. Continue reading →

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