iPhone 4 pixels
So I have an iPhone 3G. Not even a 3GS. I know, I know, luddite. Instead I live vicariously through my more moneyed friends who …
14 Jul
Wasp eyelashes
Wasp eyelashes
Wasps have eye-lashes. Fact. Other little-known facts about wasps: Wasps often feed on semi-decomposed and fermented fruit juices. They get drunk and pass out. Here’s a video …
19 Jan
Scarabaeidae beetles
Scarabaeidae beetles
This is the wing case of a rose chafer beetle. This is one of the UK’s more attractive beetle species. Although attractive, the adults aggregate …
11 Jan
velcro
velcro
It’s highly appropriate that nOOpia should have this on the site. This is Velcro. The reason it is appropriate is that Velcro was invented by …
10 Jan
nOOpi-huh?!
nOOpi-huh?!
Eh? Don’t know what a nOOpi-huh?! is? See an explanation of nOOpi-huh?! So, what is January’s nOOpi-huh?! Know the answer? Feel free to have a guess. Clue 1: nOOpia thinks this …
29 Dec
tea
tea
Above is a comparison between Twinings tea and PG Tips tea. There’s a whole art to tea brewing, scaling, drinking and appreciating but nOOpia doesn’t …
14 Dec
nOOpi-huh?!
nOOpi-huh?!
Hello nOOpians. Thank you for your visit. Welcome to a new style of nOOpic. This format may pop up from time to time just to coerce you …
09 Dec
popcorn
popcorn
Popcorn is great. It is created when popping corn is heated to about 180oC. Popping corn kernels contain 13% moisture (any more, and the popped …
07 Dec
herring melanophores
herring melanophores
Above shows a 400x magnification of herring skin. Ew. But look carefully and yes, you can see some reflection in the slime (which is a bit …
09 Nov
sand
sand
It’s not particularly interesting, sure. However, when you look closely, as nOOpia has under the microscope, each grain takes on the appearance of a tiny …
