tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post8726651880269695393..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: H2O, H2O, Everywhere: "Unstoppable" Glaciers and "Produced" WaterWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38287645571351598002014-05-20T11:09:17.159-06:002014-05-20T11:09:17.159-06:00Oh, those chemistry nerds:
http://m.theatlantic....Oh, those chemistry nerds: <br /><br />http://m.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/05/the-chemistry-joke-that-got-a-student-suspended/371232/Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83763289303011320662014-05-19T10:57:29.036-06:002014-05-19T10:57:29.036-06:00Who needs science if you have coal and oil?
http:...Who needs science if you have coal and oil?<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/us/science-standards-divide-a-state-built-on-coal-and-oil.html<br />janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11238726537065144752014-05-17T14:05:24.437-06:002014-05-17T14:05:24.437-06:00Paul, the thawing semi-permafrost is quite unsettl...Paul, the thawing semi-permafrost is quite unsettling. We ought to be concerned. The news is not at all good.<br /><br />Thanks for the link with the quite profound graphic. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26962739395230698182014-05-17T13:24:24.479-06:002014-05-17T13:24:24.479-06:00While I'm endeavoring to catch up on the quizz...While I'm endeavoring to catch up on the quizzes, chemistry jokes, and such, I'd like to return to the unstoppable glacier movement for a moment.<br />Well, just barely touch upon it, actually; long enough to note that what I find even more unsettling is the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/climatestudents/impacts/signs/permafrost.html" rel="nofollow">Thawing permafrost</a>.<br />Maybe I'm just dense, and/or too lazy to crunch the numbers, but something about 'positive feedback loop' (aka, vicious cycle) scares the beJesus out of me.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44607082416326850182014-05-17T11:09:41.762-06:002014-05-17T11:09:41.762-06:00If you are into science quizzes:
http://m.csmoni...If you are into science quizzes: <br /><br />http://m.csmonitor.com/Science/2011/1209/Are-you-scientifically-literate-Take-our-quiz/How-did-you-do<br /><br />I find it amusing that quizzes are so in vogue these days.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87384277173497815812014-05-17T07:46:21.295-06:002014-05-17T07:46:21.295-06:00Thanks, jan. These are great. We talked about the ...Thanks, jan. These are great. We talked about the glass half full of liquid and half full of air on Friday. . .<br /><br />Why is there no element named A?! Surely one of the early A_ elements could have taken that honor?<br /><br />What the kids have to look forward to:<br /><br />http://www.nandor.org/math/chemwords/chemwords.htm<br /><br />I especially liked Picasso and CuBiSm.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-61245725115379939772014-05-17T04:59:23.043-06:002014-05-17T04:59:23.043-06:00I tried Googling the words to the limerick that en...I tried Googling the words to the limerick that ends:<br /><br /> 'Cause what he thought was H20<br /> Was H2SO4<br /><br />and I found a whole bunch of chemistry jokes your kids might appreciate:<br /><br />http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryjokes/a/Chemistry-Jokes.htmjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49830534785111816452014-05-16T15:55:34.261-06:002014-05-16T15:55:34.261-06:00Great morning with Al (Aluminum) and the kids toda...<br /> Great morning with Al (Aluminum) and the kids today. We made boats from Al foil and determined the best structure for piling on pennies til the boats sank. They know H2O, CO2, NaCl, O2 and now Al. Big leap today as I asked them the chemical formula for ice. After a few guesses of I, they came round to H2O. "Ok, how about steam?" H2O! It was quite a moment ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-56698467957621892252014-05-15T15:22:16.892-06:002014-05-15T15:22:16.892-06:00The oil and gas industry spilled 26 million gallon...The oil and gas industry spilled 26 million gallons of oil, fracking fluid, fracking wastewater, and other toxic substances last year in the U.S.:<br /><br /><br />http://grist.org/news/a-whole-lot-of-oil-spilled-in-the-u-s-in-2013/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_postsubtype_news&utm_reader=feedlyWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45031023614769346042014-05-14T18:30:15.992-06:002014-05-14T18:30:15.992-06:00To say nothing of the fact that polar bears do NOT...To say nothing of the fact that polar bears do NOT live in Antarctica. . .<br /><br />Lego, so sorry about MB and MN. Michele Bachmann: Must Be a better way.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-60607105393769115242014-05-14T18:06:26.017-06:002014-05-14T18:06:26.017-06:00Coors marketing execs:
“Coors Beer. Made with vint...Coors marketing execs:<br />“Coors Beer. Made with vintage mineral water from the heart of Mother Earth!”<br /><br />Re: “No Comment”:<br />“…the free market at work in the way that God … intended.”<br />“…government needs to get out of the way of glaciers.”<br />“The Ice Sheet melt is only a problem if you live in Antarctica, which, honestly, is a pretty dumb place to live. Polar bears live in Antarctica because they have no choice, but we’re not polar bears.”<br /><br />So, I see the New Yorker is now reprinting The Onion. <br /><br />Paul Ryan, my guy in the Badger State. Michele Bachmann, my gal in the Gopher State. I have never been more proud!<br /><br />LegoGrinAndPolarBearItlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31610156506598221612014-05-14T16:26:10.267-06:002014-05-14T16:26:10.267-06:00No comment.
http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/b...No comment.<br /><br />http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2014/05/conservatives-praise-antarctic-ice-sheet-melt-as-beautiful-expression-of-free-market.htmlWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26627097643566824872014-05-14T12:26:19.694-06:002014-05-14T12:26:19.694-06:00Thanks for your waving and unwavering support, jan...Thanks for your waving and unwavering support, jan.<br /><br />Speaking of maths: A Smith College diploma circle math problem (no Christine Lagarde here, though):<br /><br />http://sas-and-r.blogspot.com/2009/11/example-717-smith-college-diploma.html?m=1<br /><br />The Diploma Circle in action ( 2.5 minutes):<br /><br />http://www.smith.edu/video/smith-traditions-diploma-circle<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-44392213990721836572014-05-14T10:47:27.964-06:002014-05-14T10:47:27.964-06:00Long weekend in CA. I waved as I flew over.Long weekend in CA. I waved as I flew over.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-43435812772301523432014-05-14T09:16:38.781-06:002014-05-14T09:16:38.781-06:00Coorate water? JC Juice (for Joe Coors). Beer with...Coorate water? JC Juice (for Joe Coors). Beer with me ;-)<br /><br />Missed you and several of the Blainesville crew this week.<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-64092083088659430922014-05-14T09:11:48.363-06:002014-05-14T09:11:48.363-06:00I'd bet those marketers at Coors could come up...I'd bet those marketers at Coors could come up with something a lot more enticing than "produced water" if they wanted to.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-32583382226898742142014-05-14T07:47:07.158-06:002014-05-14T07:47:07.158-06:00Hard not to carp on that, Lego! Harp on carp...or ...Hard not to carp on that, Lego! Harp on carp...or maybe carp on harp ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75781574340912737832014-05-13T23:52:59.855-06:002014-05-13T23:52:59.855-06:00Harmful crap? Invasive carp? You make the call. Ta...Harmful crap? Invasive <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdcQ56OpxNE" rel="nofollow">carp</a>? You make the call. Talk about your “unstoppable!”<br />Lego… legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74720419082237185362014-05-13T22:41:54.761-06:002014-05-13T22:41:54.761-06:00Yes, Lego, you do! I might go for "Gray Water...Yes, Lego, you do! I might go for "Gray Water that is still full of very harmful crap," so harmful that we are debating who is responsible for its cleanup down the line even before we agree to start spraying it on road surfaces or reintroducing it into our streams...<br /><br />I love a good action adjective ;-).<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-47708628501205701742014-05-13T19:44:19.854-06:002014-05-13T19:44:19.854-06:00SS,
When I first heard the term “produced water,”...SS,<br /><br />When I first heard the term “produced water,” I guessed it would be made from scratch, using the basic watery building blocks, hydrogen and oxygen molecules. I guess I should have guessed again.<br /><br />So, produced water is free of hydrocarbons, but that extrating process introduces potentially deadly benzene, toluene, salt, etc. to the “product”? Do I understand this correctly?<br /><br />If you were the CPR reporter, Steph, what would you use as a more honest, unspun term to replace “produced water,” which does sound benign?<br /><br />Your discussion about glacier and sea level vocabulary reminded me of the proverbial (adjectival?) “irresistible force meeting the immovable object.” Kind of like irresistible Cary Grant wooing immovably aloof Grace Kelly, or irresistible Angelina Jolie seducing a stoic Brad Pitt!<br /><br />“Unstoppable,” is, I agree, a real “action adjective.” It smacks of Fordham University’s “seven blocks of granite” offensive football line (which included Saint Vince Lombardi!) steamrolling down the field like some seven-helmeted juggernaut. <br /><br />In comparison, “inevitable“ is wimpy, rooted in evasion (“We can’t evade it, but if it is STOPPED, we don’t need to!”). And “irreversible” describes a not-so-versatile ski jacket.<br /><br />Beautifully breathtaking graphics, as usual.<br /><br />LegoLombdardi<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com