Man I love Bones. Not an episode goes by where they don’t use technology in a way that it simply doesn’t work.
For instance, in a recent episode they found a negative cast of a skeleton inside a block of concrete. They filled the cast with metal, and CAT scanned it to get a 3D model of the skeleton, which they then printed out on a rapid prototyping machine to get a skeleton they could study. They then solved the murder via a bunch of microscopic scratches on said skeleton. Brilliant!
Except I somehow doubt that,
a) The resolution (for want of a better word) of concrete would be good enough to retain microscopic scratches.
b) A CAT scan would be detailed enough to pick up any microscopic scratches the concrete did manage to preserve.
c) The rapid prototyping machine would have a high enough resolution to print out any microscopic scratches the CAT scan did pick up.
Add to that the scene of the rapid prototyping machine at work – playing a bunch of bright red, clearly visible laser beams all over a tank of goop – well it’s just sheer genius.
(And that’s not to mention the 3D holographic display they regularly use – a technology that just plain doesn’t exist)
Funnily enough, I don’t enjoy Bones for the reason that so many nerd guys do. Emily Deschanel is unquestionably very pretty, but I find Brennan’s characterisation rather annoying. Also, I guess I find it hard to be attracted to a supposed scientist who makes so many basic scientific errors 🙂
On a personal level I’ve got the blues Jen! I’m feeling tired, run down and ineffective. I spend all week hanging out for the weekend when I can actually get things done – then get nothing done on the weekend because I feel so vague, tired and unfocussed. My apartment is in an appalling state because I haven’t got around to tidying it for weeks, and all I want to do is either prowl mindlessly around the net, or crawl into bed and sleep. Hmmm, I probably need more exercise, more vegetables, or a good slap upside the head or something 🙂
I watch Bones cause I find it amusing. It’s so funny to watch them interact in awkward ways. And I KNOW why you don’t get things done on the weekends. Your to busy playing Warhammer with Fabes!! haha. Good for you I say.
I miss you guys.
Oh and where is your opinion on my farewell Party sir? I am deeply shamed that it wasn’t noteworthy enough to make the Wyrmlog.
I did post about the party on my Flickr stream. Haven’t had the time or energy to get anything up on the Wyrmlog yet though.
Oh, haven’t had much of a chance to check the flicker account lately. Gonna have to make an account up for myself soon.