One of my favorite TV programs when I was a kid was Batman, starring Adam West as Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Burt Ward as Dick Grayson (Robin).

And one of the things I remember most is Robin constantly interjecting his fatuous “Holy…” exclamations, like “Holy astringent plum-like fruit!, Batman,” “Holy exploding sharks, Batman,” and — on one never-to-be-forgotten occasion — "Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods, Batman.”

The reason I mention this here is that I just saw this video on YouTube, which prompted me to exclaim, “Holy Supersonic Trebuchets, Batman!”

All I can say is that I doff my metaphorical engineering cap to Tom Stanton, who is the creator of this bodacious beauty. After watching Tom’s experiments in his back garden, I was going to say that I’m glad I don’t live next to him… but, if the truth be told, I sort of wish I did.