Gee, Mr. Wizard, What Are We Going To Do Today?

Well, Tommy….

The Los Angeles Times is reporting the death of Mr. Wizard, Don Herbert. Yunguns today probably have no idea who that is: they probably remember better Bill Nye the Science Guy or Beakman’s World. And while Mr. Wizard didn’t have Beakman’s cute assistants, he was matter-of-fact, and probably influenced many many kids to go into science and engineering.

So, as you go about your way today, remember Mr. Wizard, and raise a glass of baking soda and vinegar in his honor. And what ever you do, don’t confuse Mr. Wizard with Dr. Science. Mr. Wizard was a wizard, whereas Dr. Science has a master’s degree … in science.

P.S.: It was damn untimely of him to die when he did. We need all of our weird scientists if we are going to battle today’s zombie uprising. Haven’t you been reading about it?

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