Engineering
Making A Ruby Laser – Part Two
(a ruby rod lit by two bright blue LEDs. Due to the IR filter in my camera the pink colour is actually red. What you are seeing is the absorption of the blue light and the [more…]
Month: July 2018
Arts
Postcard From the Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre
The Brecon Beacons Visitor Centre, known locally as the Mountain Centre, is not far from the village of Libanus as you drive up the A470 towards the town of Brecon. The drive up itself is [more…]
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 5.4
ACT 5 SCENE 4 Felix’s Camp in the Hills overlooking Purdonium. Enter FELIX and VISCUS.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Three
No point going back to the office, I’ll head off to see him. Helena opened the lobby door and entered, followed by Sam, closing it behind him; a large bunch of narcissi was sitting there [more…]
Hobbies
Solving Cryptic Crosswords – Some Hints
A Puffin asked in the comments recently if someone could do a post on this, as he had always been interested in having a go at them but didn’t know where to start. So here [more…]
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Sixty Two
Time to move then, break down and pack away the Barrett, can’t bear to leave it for them, drop the pack, rig a small charge underneath it to ruin its discoverer’s day, hand gun in [more…]
Fiction
Tilda and the Witches 5.3
ACT 5 SCENE 3 A Street in Uttalibad. Enter TILDA, VULPECULA, JESSICA, ETHYLENE, OCTANE and CONCUBINES.
Fiction
The Unseen Path – Part Sixty One
Four hours later, he heard voices in the distance, coming up the valley, accented English, a sizeable force. His scope was on them now, dressed in camo gear, small backpacks, AK47s, carrying what looked like [more…]
Engineering
Making A Ruby Laser – Part One
Introduction For many years the Doc has had the desire to attempt the construction of a ruby laser. After six months of hard work, disappointment, late nights, lots of booze and a drained bank account [more…]