A recent article in The New York Times’ "Science" section about a study called "Linear Optical Trajectory" (LOT) has certainly generated a lot of press. I must have read or heard four references to it in the space of about thirty hours; but, even though it pushed all my buttons, I resolved to forget about it. That is, until I saw it mentioned on the (18 January) Saturday Night Live "Weekend Update" segment. Somehow, that was the last straw — not that Weekend Update is a serious news source (but then again, what is), but when something ends up on … Continue reading Frisbee Science