Halloween

[gfish]

I'm pretty pleased with this year's Halloween costume. Simple, comfortable and conceptually interesting. I give you: Tycho Brahe. (He wore a metal nose after losing most of his in a duel, see.)



Thanks for the picture, Gabe.

Comments

[niac.livejournal.com]

You're very welcome. :)

[tylik.livejournal.com]

Y'know, I guessed the identity before I read the caption.

Just don't imitate his death.

(And OMG, you look... well, completely like a grad student. Which shouldn't be a surprise, but... *blink*)

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

I have lots of fun with Tycho when I teach astronomy. Both with the nose (And yes, I was thinking, "what is this, Tycho Brahe on my friends list?" followed by "Ah, he's heard the gold-nose version instead of the silver-nose version.") and his timely death (sadly, Kepler couldn't do anything useful until Tycho, uh, popped, so his death did move civilization forward).

And I've also read that it was just the bridge of his nose, not the whole thing.

Man, I can't believe I'm that pedantic! And I haven't even gotten to the "partially ptolemaic" issue.

Great costume concept. I must steal it next time I teach on Halloween.

[callmem.livejournal.com]

Hee! How fun. Great costume idea.

[caroltlp.livejournal.com]

Way cool. Easy and intellectual. Can't say it was better than our family costume/house decorations: http://home.earthlink.net/~peter.a.taylor/darkmark/darkmark.htm

I love Halloween.