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A Fascinating Discovery

“Fascinating!” Professor Higgins marvelled, staring intently at the object on the table. “How… how does it work?”
“It’s quite simple, really,” replied the Professor’s apprentice, Billy. “First, you dip the end into this mixture, then you blow through the hole, like so.”
“Oh!” The Professor squealed with delight. “This is by far the most fascinating discovery ever! A device that creates bubbles! Billy, we are geniuses! We have to tell the world!”

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Welcome to Pi 3.14 FM radio, the science discovery capital of Brisbane. I’m Mike DeLoneli. With us today, we have Professor Higgins, who has what he calls, ‘the most fascinating discovery ever.’ Professor Higgins.

Please, call me Max.

I… I thought your name was Phil.

Oh, that’s right! I like Phil much better, anyway. Good call!

Thank you. Now, to your discovery.

Yes?

Tell us about it.

Well, quite simply, it is a device that surpasses all technology known to man! I am constantly amazed at its capabilities! This discovery will change the world! I call it the ‘Higgins Institute’s device that when you dip the end in mixture and blow through the hole, it emits a plethora of lovely bubbles!’

A bubble blower?

Bubble blower! What a delightful name! Good job, Mr DeLoneli! Hey, maybe you should work for me! The pay’s not very good… well, it’s non-existent, but…

Professor Higgins!

Please call me John.

Phil.

Oh, yes.

Phil, I put it to you, that this device of yours has already been invented, manufactured, and is readily available in toy stores and supermarkets all around the world!

You’re crazy.

Look, on the side of the bubble blower, the word ‘Hasbro’ is stamped!

Hasbro! What a delightful name! Why, Mr DeLoneli, you’ve done it again! I shall call my creation the ‘Hasbro’!

First of all, Professor, it is NOT YOUR CREATION! And secondly, ‘Hasbro’ is a toy company! Proving conclusively that the bubble blower was already in existence before you “discovered” it!

Oh. My. Those rascals… stealing the… thoughts… from my mind. Really. Hmmm…

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I’m… sorry, Mr DeLoneli, I seem to have had a lapse in judgement for a moment. I apologise for wasting your time. I really do. Really. Please… help me. I mean, I’d better get back to work. Discoveries don’t discover themselves, you know!

Of course, Professor Higgins. So there you have it, folks. Professor Phillip Higgins. Truly, a genius in his own mind. This is Mike DeLoneli, signing off for Pi 3.14 FM radio.

Wait! What about the ‘Higgins Institute’s round sphere of plastic, that when you drop it to the ground, it bounces back up to you’? The discovery of a lifetime! It will change the world!

posted by Alyssa @ 11:43 AM