Words from Afterdark

Today at Bürkliplatz we had a show of “castellers”, the traditional Catalan “sport” of making human towers. The Catalan club in Zürich had managed to get the middle-tier Arboç team (Minyons de l’Arboç) to come for a show to celebrate the national holiday of last weekend. (Click on a picture to see a larger version). Read the rest of this entry »

What kind of egg would robotic chicken lay? During lunch break today we decided we needed an answer. Well, that’s not quite how it started. One of us mentioned egg rolls, something which could be sliced, each slice looking like a real hard-boiled egg slice. Another person confirmed he had read about it. The rest wouldn’t believe it. Read the rest of this entry »