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Each speaker gets five minutes to explain their research, with a human metronome banging a waste bin with a big stick after every minute. After five minutes, an eight-year old girl (last night, actually two twins) walks across the stage and says “Please Stop, I’m Bored” and repeats it until the speaker does indeed stop.

— Ian Mansfield

Posted 19th March 2010 at 11:07 am

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    The use of waste bin banging reminded me of Hurrah Torpedo doing their an excellent "industrial music"-ish version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZiXbnbh3bY

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