Tolkien & physics

There's a favorite/hated words discussion at Nothing But Bonfires that has just made me grin from ear to ear - first, because I have just learned that Tolkien was fond of the phrase "cellar door"; second, because it's fantastic reading about other people's visceral responses to specific words; and third, because someone in the comments confessed to having a favorite prime number.

I borrowed my husband's copy of Wired last week because one of the cover stories was on Leland Chee, who is the "continuity cop" for the Star Wars empire. What has stuck in my head, however, is John Pavlus's attempt to explain quantum physics in terms of reality TV casting -- an intersection that immediately made me think of several of you on the friendlist. *cheeky grin*