Everyone has the right to a television in the United States. It is a right just like the right to practice the religion you want or speak your mind freely or publish news articles. Why is it a right? There is nothing in the US constitution giving the State the power to limit my access to a television. In fact, last time I checked, the word “television” does not even appear in the US constitution.

How would you like to spend $10,000 on a new television? Before you walk away, let me tell you what you’d be getting: An enormous 22 inch screen. Faded color. And with three channels to choose from, I guarantee you’ll only run out of things to watch half of the time! Wait! Where are you going? You don’t want to spend $10,000 on a new television?

Way back when I was an undergrad in Chemistry, I did laboratory work with Heteropolytungstates in an aqueous environment.  Don’t let the jargon put you off.  Hetero means different.  Poly means many.  Tungstates are combinations of tungsten and oxygen.  In other words, these were really big molecules with many different elements in them.  Aqueous environment simply means in water.  I have forgotten what it was I was actually trying to accomplish (something to do with paints and coatings) but I did produce a lot of pretty colored stuff.