Dinosaurs Are Real!
Dinosaur fans, I think I made a math error in my last entry here on THE MAIN THING, in which I claimed Dragons > Dinosaurs. (Tapping the...
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Will Malpass
- Jul 6, 2018
- 1 min
What About Dragons?
Look dinosaur fans, I don't want to start an unhealthy rivalry thing with you, but as the mathematicians might say, DRAGONS > dinosaurs....
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Will Malpass
- Jul 2, 2018
- 1 min
Nanobots!
Do you know about nanobots? Nanobots are tiny robots that are small enough to be injected directly into the blood stream through a...
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Will Malpass
- Mar 9, 2018
- 1 min
Advanced (S)Wordplay
Folks, I'm going to go out on a limb and say everybody enjoys tree puns as much as I do. No? Not so much? Hmm. What about rock puns?...
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Will Malpass
- Mar 6, 2018
- 2 min
Something to Think About
It was French philosopher and Renaissance man René Descartes who famously said "Je pense, donc je suis," better known as "Cogito, ergo...
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Will Malpass
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
Overcoming Writer's Block
Writer's block is the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. What can one do when writer's...
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Will Malpass
- Feb 16, 2018
- 2 min
Tee Rex
Okay, okay, settle down now. Yes it's me, Will Malpass, renowned creator of THE MAIN THING, the blog that searches for reality's deeper...
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Will Malpass
- Feb 3, 2018
- 2 min
A Series of Dogs
Life is a series of dogs. —Comedian George Carlin There's an old, goofy joke about an agnostic, dyslexic skeptic who doubted the...
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Will Malpass
- Jan 30, 2018
- 2 min
Hallmark Holidays
Readers, do you recall that my wife is also my editor? There is an important tradition in our family known as Gifting Season. Gifting...
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Will Malpass
- Jan 16, 2018
- 2 min
It's Not Proof
The scientific theorist is not to be envied. For Nature, or more precisely experiment, is an inexorable and not very friendly judge of...
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Will Malpass
- Jan 2, 2018
- 2 min
Literal Versus Figurative
He literally glowed; without a word or a gesture of exultation a new well-being radiated from him and filled the little room. F. Scott...
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Will Malpass
- Dec 11, 2017
- 2 min
Street Name Gonculator
What's a gonculator? Good question. A gonculator is a significant calculating machine that accepts inputs, data, and requirements; uses...
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Will Malpass
- Nov 30, 2017
- 2 min
How to Horrify Teenagers
I'm a Junior ROTC teacher in a large public high school near Houston, Texas. Here's a picture of the school where I teach: Like Whitney...
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Will Malpass
- Nov 16, 2017
- 1 min
Be Positive!
Two hydrogen atoms are enjoying frosty milkshakes at the soda shop. Suddenly one of the hydrogen atoms gasps. He begins looking around...
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Will Malpass
- Nov 2, 2017
- 2 min
Why All the Mystery?
I began this blog, THE MAIN THING, to share my ideas about Life's Big Truths. The True Nature of Reality. To discuss what the wisest...
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Will Malpass
- Oct 26, 2017
- 2 min
Super Duper Powerful, Part 2
How much power do people have? What about a tiny newborn child? Physically, she has very little power—why, she can hardly support the...
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Will Malpass
- Oct 23, 2017
- 2 min
Super Duper Powerful
How much power does it take? That's today's topic here at THE MAIN THING. Scientifically speaking, power is a measurement of how much...
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Will Malpass
- Oct 16, 2017
- 2 min
Friendly Advice to Help You Fully Enjoy the Rapidly Approaching End Times
Disclaimer: The following blog entry is pure speculation. For entertainment purposes only. The author is NOT a member of a secret society...
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Will Malpass
- Oct 9, 2017
- 1 min
The End of the World
So far, the true story of reality appears to have a beginning and a middle. We are currently experiencing the middle. Readers, I hope...
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Will Malpass
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
The Big Lie
Say, readers, why don't we have complete clarity on the true nature of reality? Why is "The Big Truth" so often shrouded in complicated...
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