Posted on 07 June 2011 at 15:58h

Today I went to a funeral at the local church and forgot my reading glasses which meant I couldn't read the words to any of the hymns. This is particularly problematic living in Norway since all the hymns are in Norwegian so even though some of the tunes are familiar the words are not. Anyway I struggled on by trying to latch onto the words of the person sat next to me. At the end of the service the congregation went outside to the graveside where another hymn was sung. Interestingly I found that my eyesight was much better standing outside than sitting in (although my singing wasn't really that much different) so why was that? I thought maybe it was due to the colder temperature. Could the lens be contracting or the refractive index of the fluid changing? When I got home I did a quick experiment. I tried to read with my head in the freezer. The result? A total failure, it made not a blind bit of difference. Pity, I could have made millions replacing glasses with ice packs. No need for expensive surgery just walk around with your head in the fridge. One of those wine coolers with a glass front would have been perfect.