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I watched some of that pyramid show on Fox tonight. Apparently there are a couple of small tunnels in the great pyramids that nobody can explain. They rise from the inside of the pyramid for about 40 feet before ending at what appears to be a wall, although I guess scientists think it's a little door or something. During the show, this kick-ass little robot climbed up the passage and drilled a hole in a wall to see what was on the other side. After waiting like 45 minutes for the proboscis of the robot to penetrate the hole it had just drilled -- which, by the way, was one of the most innuendo loaded images I've seen on TV in a long time -- all that we millions of home viewers got to see was yet another stupid wall, 6 inches further up the tunnel. Huge disappointment. I want my 45 minutes back.

It wasn't a total loss, though. It was fun to watch the Fox people try and spin the crappy outcome into one of the greatest discoveries in the history of Egyptian archeology. Ok, it was fun for a while, and then it got kind of sad.

Here's an article about the whole event. It even has video.

On a non-related note, we have a new flavor of toothpaste in our medicine cabinet all of a sudden. At first I thought the Colgate had gone sour or something, but then I looked again and it had just turned into Crest. After using the same brand for years, switching brought a much bigger shock than I would have expected. I also had a headache for most of the morning, which I'm thinking may not have just been a coincidence.