Life as a Physicist

My wife gave me a Bluepom for Christmas. It is currently providing some much needed character in my new office (which is barren otherwise). You tap the top of the thing to adjust the light — it is a dimmer! My wife met someone at a pre-Christmas party that works for International Fashion Machines — they specialize in combining various fabrics with technology. You can’t see it, but there is a very small, single wire that is attached to the top of the blue-pom (close-up picture), exits on the bottom, and is connected to a small wall-plug socket. The lamp is connected to that.

Sometimes, when I’m frustrated, I like to hit the top of the bluepom repeatedly… Usually better than hitting what I’m frustrated at!