It was remarked to me that this mathblog is too serious (perhaps it has to do with math being too serious to be left to physicists?) So, off to the start of our new column, Picture of the Week.
"An effective method of dealing with defects is to find a collection site."
Winner of “Bizarre” category of Micrograph 2005
Title: Chisai Benjo (Small Toilet)
Description: An effective method of dealing with defects is to find a collection site.
Magnification: ~15,000X
Instrument: SII NanoTechnology Inc. / SMI2050MS2
Submitted by: Takahashi Kaito (SII Nanotechnology Inc.)
http://www.zyvexlabs.com/EIPBNuG/2005MicroGraph.html#Bizarre
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