Hello.

Erratum: Last week I asked why the lake was covered in black balls, rather than white ones. Wouldn’t white balls reflect more light, I asked. Alby (@alby) Reid (the Internet’s favourite physics teacher) points out "White balls would have scattered the incoming sunlight and could have scattered it into a "gap" where it could reach the water. The black balls absorb all the incoming light and as it's light (not heat) that's the problem, they were the better choice." Thank you, Mr Reid.

Wired: people staring at computers
“You only get two more visits from the Secret Service before I break up with you”
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/people-staring-at-computers/all/

DIY: photocopy template
“I taped the pattern where I wanted to mount the power strip, drilled the holes and set the screws. Shazam!”
http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/tips/archive/2010/01/14/photocopy-template.aspx

Apology: Tulisa’s ex boyfriend is sorry about the sex tape
“...as a result of the case, 60 websites had been forced to remove the footage”
(60, you say? Gosh. Well, I'm sure that's fixed that problem then.)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/18811442

Auction: BBC Bush House contents
(Must own all the things!)
http://www2.ppauctions.com/auction.php?id=67
http://www2.ppauctions.com/auction.php?id=71

Sob: Oh the places you’ll go
“He managed to keep this book a secret for 13 years”
http://imgur.com/a/HgZZF

Tubes: Designer Dave Delisle re-imagines subway maps In the style of Super Mario
http://designtaxi.com/news/352819/Designer-Reimagines-Subway-Maps-In-The-Style-Of-Super-Mario/

Prank: bathroom mirror
(Nicely done. I think I’d be rather freaked out too.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Dtsx-VGG0

C4: Black Mirror to return
“Half of the things in the first run of Black Mirror seem to be on the verge of coming true.”
http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2012/07/12/15757/another_look_in_the_black_mirror

BBC: Twenty Twelve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjY0784vHN8
(The comments!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01f87nh

Collisions: BeamNG physics engine
(Looking good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JPDtDfxf6w

Balls: Berlin Wall Homeopathy
(Well, I’m convinced)
http://www.interhomeopathy.org/berlin_wall

Handy: Time Traveller Cheat Sheet
http://www.topatoco.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=TO&Product_Code=QW-CHEATSHEET-PRINT&Category_Code=QW
(Thanks, Arthur)

Advice: Ship everything
http://www.manton.org/2012/06/ship_everything.html
(via @jjrscott. Thanks, John)

Yours sincerely
Roo

Roo Reynolds
@rooreynolds
http://tinyletter.com/rooreynolds