{"id":3831,"date":"2009-07-03T09:51:01","date_gmt":"2009-07-03T09:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/principles\/2009\/07\/03\/how-to-teach-physics-to-your-d-4\/"},"modified":"2009-07-03T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2009-07-03T09:51:01","slug":"how-to-teach-physics-to-your-d-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chadorzel.com\/principles\/2009\/07\/03\/how-to-teach-physics-to-your-d-4\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a long baby-induced delay, we are finally ready to announce the winners of the How to Teach Physics to Your Dog<\/cite> Caption Contest and Poetry Contest. I’ve obtained a few more copies of the bound galleys from the publisher, so we’ll be giving two awards in each contest
\ncategory: one for each photo, one for Cuttlefish poetry, and one for non-Cuttlefish poetry.<\/p>\n

And the winners are:<\/p>\n

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Photo 1: The award goes to Nick at #25<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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Photo 2: The award goes to Eric Goebelbecer at #8<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Honorable Mention: Dave W. at #11<\/a> and Konrad at #30<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Let’s ask the judges what they thought:<\/p>\n

Chad<\/strong>: All three of the entries captioning Photo 1 were using essentially the same joke. I thought that the LOL-osity of the winner picture really put it over the top, though.<\/p>\n

Kate<\/strong>: I liked the winner for Photo 2 because it had good visual pacing for the joke punchline.<\/p>\n

SteelyKid<\/strong>: Ga ga ga ga ga ga ga. Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbth!<\/p>\n

Emmy<\/strong>: sniffs screen, sniffs keyboard, wanders off to see if any scraps have miraculously appeared in her bowl.<\/i><\/p>\n

So, there you have it.<\/p>\n

Poetry Contest Winners<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Non-Cuttlefish Poetry Prize<\/strong> goes to: Adrian Morgan at #21\/23<\/a> for:<\/p>\n

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A dog who seeks morsels organic
\nSuch as bunnies that run when they panic
\nMust be fast and observing
\nAnd strong and deserving
\nAnd informed about quantum mechanic<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Honorable mention to Sandy Dog at #22 for a pretty good haiku, that lacked only a physics reference.<\/p>\n

The Cuttlefish Poetry Prize<\/strong> goes to the Cuttlefish Poet, naturally. Honestly, it was locked up with the first double dactyl entry:<\/p>\n

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Beautifully, Dutifully,
\nEmmy the elegant
\nPoses for pictures, with
\nEvident ease;<\/p>\n

Helps with translating the
\nQuantum-mechanical
\nThoughts of her human, to
\nBunnies and Cheese!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The “Queen of Niskayuna” song<\/a> at #18 was really above and beyond, though. I’m speechless. Well, almost.<\/p>\n

Let’s ask the judges what they thought:<\/p>\n

Chad<\/strong>: It was hard to choose between the Cuttlefish entries. I kind of liked the second double dactyl, but splitting “gedankenexperiment over two lines probably isn’t really kosher.<\/p>\n

Kate<\/strong>: Poetry is, alas, not really my medium, but I can appreciate meeting the constraints of difficult forms, and both the winners made me laugh.<\/p>\n

SteelyKid<\/strong>: mum mum mum mum YA YA YA YA YA YA YA.<\/p>\n

Emmy<\/strong>: I like cheese. Also, bunnies. I don’t really get this whole dactyl thing, though.<\/p>\n

So, there you have it. The winners should contact me at the email address under the “Contact” tab at the top of the page with a snail-mail address to which your bound galley copies will be sent.<\/p>\n

If you didn’t win, don’t worry. I’ve got a few more galley proofs, and will likely run another contest of a different sort in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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