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Science (pronunciation: sigh-enns Boddam derivative (dialectal) see-inz)

Any contributions to the Science portal must have a note from a doctor or be stolen from a known reputable scientific source. Inaccuracies in any of the articles within the portal are fully expected. As ever, the publishers of Crikipedia accept no responsibility for anything.

What is Science?
Once considered to be witchcraft, science is the study of stuff. A science, from the Latin, scire, to know, is a body of knowledge that is constructed via observation, hypothesis, experimentation, and logic for the purpose of explaining and predicting events or behavior. Its cricket application incorporates all forms of science, most frequently, Physics, as any sport involves a great deal of movement and the effects of external conditions such as wind velocity and human dynamics.

This page was last updated Wednesday, 21 February 2007

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A No Hands Ephemeritic displaying a typical sympton of the condition.

No Hands Ephemeritis (or "Dolly dropping") affects 1 in 6 Grades cricketers but few are aware that it is a medical condition and not caused by ineptitude.

There is no known cure for the ailment although some "remedies" are available. The condition is a variant on Fast Bowler Ephemeritis and is closely related to Indipandititis. (More...)

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Highland cattle are amongst the most flatulent of the bovine species and "exhaust" over 25,000 metric litres of methane gas into the atmosphere every year. This explains why Huntly stinks.

 

 

 

Did you know...

... that "reverse swing" was discovered by the Chinese 200 years before the invention of gunpowder?

...that if a cricket ball was to be placed on the exact centre point of The Duthie Park on the 14th June, 2007 at 15:37 it will be equidistant from the Sun and Jupiter?

...that the US military bombs called "Daisy Cutters", dropped on Taliban forces in Afghanistan, were named after the cricket delivery of the same name??

Great inventions & discoveries

1979 - Anchorians C.C. invent the Mars Bar sandwich.

1999 - Ellon perfect their plasticine wicket.

2001 - Alan Forbes (Anchorians C.C.) discovers the defensive shot.

2006 - Cults C.C. discover the LBW law (briefly).

2006 - Sheddocksley ground staff invent transparent boundary paint.