{"id":4999,"date":"2011-01-30T13:41:19","date_gmt":"2011-01-30T17:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galadriel.astro.utoronto.ca\/ballast\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2012-11-23T04:12:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-23T08:12:08","slug":"stanford-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?p=4999","title":{"rendered":"Stanford Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On my second day at pole (11 Jan) the folks from Stanford (Walt, Sarah, and Jamie) received a box of Christmas treats. Most notably, this includes toy tops that make lights and play Axel F (the theme from Beverly Hills Cop!).<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4999 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5001'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4524-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Halfblinken Lights\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5001\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4524-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4524-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4524-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5001'>\n\t\t\t\tBLASTbus crate for cryogenic housekeeping. The reason I&#8217;m at pole. Lights are halfblinken (a good start, and enough for me to take a picture)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5002'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4526-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Side of Boards\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5002\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4526-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4526-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4526-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5002'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking in the temporarily open side of the crate, at the BLASTbus motherboards\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5003'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4529-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Presents!\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5003\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4529-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4529-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4529-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5003'>\n\t\t\t\tPresents!? Yeah, I want to see people open presents\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5004'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4532-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Two Toy Tops Twirl\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5004\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4532-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4532-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4532-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5004'>\n\t\t\t\tTwo toy tops twirl. Their blinkenlights are somewhat more amusing than the BLASTbus crate&#8217;s. Did I mention they play Axel F?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5007'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4540-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Walt&#039;s Broken\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5007\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4540-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4540-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4540-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5007'>\n\t\t\t\tWalt&#8217;s is broken, but he tries to get it to work anyway\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5005'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4535-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jamie Winding\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5005\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4535-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4535-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4535-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5005'>\n\t\t\t\tJamie winds his for another go\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5006'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4537-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Everybody Winding\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5006\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4537-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4537-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4537-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5006'>\n\t\t\t\tEverybody winding. Sarah winds her&#8217;s too, and Walt hasn&#8217;t yet given up on his busted winder\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5008'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4545-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chin-Lin\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5008\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4545-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4545-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4545-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5008'>\n\t\t\t\tLike me, Chin-Lin watches the fun. Unlike me, she has the comfy chair\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5009'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4550-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Chocolate Too\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5009\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4550-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4550-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4550-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5009'>\n\t\t\t\tChocolate too!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5011'><img width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4554-150x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Zak and Colin\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5011\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4554-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4554-250x166.jpg 250w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4554-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5011'>\n\t\t\t\tZak and Colin wander by and discover the fun\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5012'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4556-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Zak Joins\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5012\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4556-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4556-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4556-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5012'>\n\t\t\t\tZak joins in\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/?attachment_id=5010'><img width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4552-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Top in Box\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-5010\" srcset=\"http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4552-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4552-166x250.jpg 166w, http:\/\/droppingballast.com\/ballast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/img_4552-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-5010'>\n\t\t\t\tHe sets the top bouncing around in a box (an innovation discovered by Jamie)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On my second day at pole (11 Jan) the folks from Stanford (Walt, Sarah, and Jamie) received a box of Christmas treats. 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