tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post1702118892044668746..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: "Sapphire of the Sea:" A Hexagonal Chitinous Invisibility Cloak on This CritterWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74887371434244311122016-01-05T19:33:14.827-07:002016-01-05T19:33:14.827-07:00New post on "Boudinage, Cactolith, Crozzle, a...New post on "Boudinage, Cactolith, Crozzle, and Slickensides: Say that Three Times Fast and with a Lith" is now up!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-9733910094740771422016-01-04T15:47:27.069-07:002016-01-04T15:47:27.069-07:00Yes, I read about the "Uuu" elements com...Yes, I read about the "Uuu" elements completing the 7th row of the periodic table. I like Unobtanium!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-3509308207428722552016-01-04T15:40:14.418-07:002016-01-04T15:40:14.418-07:00Impressive looking, but less so when I read how it...Impressive looking, but less so when I read how it was done. There was an armature of wire and aluminum, filled with gunpowder, and hoisted by a hot air balloon.<br /><br />In other science (?) news from Asia, Japanese scientists are about to get their first crack at naming an element, number 113. Speculation points to Japonium or Rikenium (for the RIKEN Institute). Currently, it's just Ununtrium, which suggests to me an opportunity to name it Unobtanium. It's also known as eka-thallium, which sounds almost like a London orchestra conductor. Apparently, Mendeleev used Sanskrit numbers to name unknown but predicted elements.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-73085873519209269122016-01-04T15:25:32.270-07:002016-01-04T15:25:32.270-07:00Fireworks Ladder<a href="https://youtu.be/_s709YQHLjA" rel="nofollow">Fireworks Ladder</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19648002115211240822016-01-04T09:59:41.256-07:002016-01-04T09:59:41.256-07:00Kenyan Killifishes<a href="http://www.geologyin.com/2015/05/unique-fish-fossils-identified.html?m=1" rel="nofollow">Kenyan Killifishes</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49213627395975367112016-01-04T09:46:48.244-07:002016-01-04T09:46:48.244-07:00Reorganizing WHO and the End of Polio. . .and Zika...<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/01/04/460799000/global-health-forecast-for-2016-which-diseases-will-rise-or-fall?" rel="nofollow">Reorganizing WHO and the End of Polio</a>. . .and <i>Zika</i>, too.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-46904606696609091052016-01-03T08:15:33.430-07:002016-01-03T08:15:33.430-07:00Hmmmmm, still pondering, Paul.
Along a fault, per...Hmmmmm, still pondering, Paul.<br /><br />Along a fault, perhaps?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-54625726521784406572016-01-03T01:48:14.313-07:002016-01-03T01:48:14.313-07:00Hmmm, there's a (00,00,00), but no (01,01,01) ...Hmmm, there's a (00,00,00), but no (01,01,01) or (02,02,02).<br /><br />Gestalt rhymes with asphalt, cobalt, and rock salt, for whatever that's worth.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87044392056805213382016-01-01T14:30:10.182-07:002016-01-01T14:30:10.182-07:00Happy New Year, too. . .
Sandy Claus indeed. Too ...Happy New Year, too. . .<br /><br />Sandy Claus indeed. Too cute to pass up!<br /><br />Grokking hexagonal coordinates may need to wait until later in January. Today, we 3 pups and I are venturing out for a walk in our first day over 32 degrees since before Christmas. The medium-sized (40#) pup, Missy, has decided she wants to be a lap dog too. This is not "sitting" too well with Maizie.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38625921991322317932016-01-01T13:56:39.174-07:002016-01-01T13:56:39.174-07:00Happy New Year, fellow PEOTSers!
If that little g...Happy New Year, fellow PEOTSers!<br /><br />If that little guy in the red cap went hiking in the Great Sand Dunes National Park (from a few weeks ago), he'd have sandy claws.<br /><br />I'm not grokking hexagonal grid coordinates, but that's OK.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52666283176426202532015-12-30T20:31:15.145-07:002015-12-30T20:31:15.145-07:00Here's the link that explains the next to last...Here's the link that explains the <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2459402/hexagonal-grid-coordinates-to-pixel-coordinates" rel="nofollow">next to last image</a> on this week's post.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.com