Dammit, Linda Stasi, That Identical Twin Documentary Was Not In "4-D"

Jake Kalish — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:30:00 GMT

So National Geographic did a documentary about identical twins, part of their In The Womb series. it aired Sunday night, and will re-air Sunday the 28th at 2 p.m. Linda Stasi of The New York Post saw it, and loved it! Here's Linda Stasi's review

The show is a jam-packed hour of non-stop, easy-to-digest information and sensational imagery taken using 4-D (yes, you read that right) ultra sound technology, HD microscopic footage and scientifically precise computer-generated imagery.

4-D? As in, they discovered a way of seeing and representing the fourth dimension, and it was buried in the middle of a TV review in the New York Post? Whaaat? Shouldn't this be bigger news? it, like, changes all space, time, and understanding, for the duration of human history. Shouldn't this at least be page 3 of the Post, after whatever's going on with Lohan and Ronson? Turns out this is not Linda Stasi's fault: there's special womb imagery that's actually called "4-D", in a mean-spirited tease to science dorks everywhere. This is what they're talking about: A 3-d scan of the womb in real time. 3-D + time = 4-D, according to these pregnancy peoples. Pretty cool, right? But not as cool as the fourth dimension. 3-dimensions moving in real time kind of just sounds like "life." This, on the other hand, is the fourth dimension.

You know, the thing we can't visualize or understand. But here's Carl Sagan, doing his best to explain:

Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel Has the Dirt on Stonehenge

Ben Kallen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:14:00 GMT

The National Geographic Channel's new documentary "Stonehenge Decoded" promises to be a fascinating look at the giant rock formations in the English countryside whose origins are shrouded in mystery. So who better for them to interview on the subject than Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), lead guitarist of the popular rock band Spinal Tap -- who famously sang about what happened there "hundreds of years before the dawn of history"?

Watch Jim Piddock's interview with Tufnel, and you'll be sure to learn some new things -- including the little-known theory that all of Stonehenge was built by a guy named Duncan.

Part 1 is below, and you can find the rest here.

Of course, now you're going to want to see the "Stonehenge" scene from This Is Spinal Tap again, so here ya go. Enjoy!

Photo: National Geographic Channel

The Remote Island : National Geographic Channel

Dammit, Linda Stasi, That Identical Twin Documentary Was Not In "4-D"

Spinal Tap's Nigel Tufnel Has the Dirt on Stonehenge