tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post138870731963147827..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: Larger Super-Eruptions at Yellowstone National Park 8 to 12 Million Years AgoWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26479405193771025462016-06-24T13:51:28.547-06:002016-06-24T13:51:28.547-06:00And it's post 143 (Zoë!).And it's post 143 (Zoë!).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-85227280609414978362016-06-24T13:37:01.469-06:002016-06-24T13:37:01.469-06:00A new post on " Kalgoorlieite: A New Mineral ...A new post on " Kalgoorlieite: A New Mineral Discovered in Western Australia " is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38208519642943100872016-06-22T17:24:00.276-06:002016-06-22T17:24:00.276-06:00Yes, I am curious why the data from Sept 2015 is b...Yes, I am curious why the data from Sept 2015 is being noted so widely as it is published this week. Paul's "faultless is faultless." doesn't apply here, though.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-76005355206039493092016-06-21T19:37:44.888-06:002016-06-21T19:37:44.888-06:00Not sure why this study is getting so much attenti...Not sure why <a href="http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2016/06/20/new-analysis-reveals-large-scale-motion-around-san-andreas-fault-system/" rel="nofollow">this study</a> is getting so much attention on Facebook, but I guess it belongs here. (The link to the original article doesn't work, but you can find it <a href="http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ngeo2741.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.)janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-75645092997053473992016-06-18T06:06:10.419-06:002016-06-18T06:06:10.419-06:00Maybe.
LegoWishyWashyMaybe.<br /><br />LegoWishyWashylegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7142970635763977192016-06-16T19:57:22.899-06:002016-06-16T19:57:22.899-06:00Are you sure?Are you sure?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-52115347835639913622016-06-16T19:53:56.055-06:002016-06-16T19:53:56.055-06:00Every word I write in my comments is false false f...Every word I write in my comments is false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false...<br /><br />Napolegolegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80148257326514716322016-06-16T18:56:50.282-06:002016-06-16T18:56:50.282-06:00An oldie but a goodie!An oldie but a goodie!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-40286440794098465372016-06-16T18:54:49.949-06:002016-06-16T18:54:49.949-06:00Watching a lazy bird (enough anger already!) take ...Watching a lazy bird (enough anger already!) take the moving walkway reminded me of the time a pair of aging buzzards decided to take a commercial flight south for the winter, rather than flying the whole way themselves. They'd heard about how bad airline food was, so they packed a few dead rats in their luggage to eat enroute. As they walk aboard with their reeking bags, the cabin attendant politely asked if they'd like her to stow them. "No," they said. "They're carrion."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-56783818321555536392016-06-16T18:43:52.541-06:002016-06-16T18:43:52.541-06:00¿Lego, es verdad?¿Lego, es verdad?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45979205219959257002016-06-16T17:53:23.023-06:002016-06-16T17:53:23.023-06:00LEGO used to work in a candy factory where every 1...LEGO used to work in a candy factory where every 15 minutes or so he bagged another binful of StarBurst LifeSavers (hole-in-the-middle) of fruity colors: lemon yellow, lime green, cherry red and orange orange.<br /><br />LegoOnSecondThoughtWondersIfPerhapsHeWorkedInsteadInA<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKenR9k238" rel="nofollow">Beech-NutFruitStripeGum</a>Factory... legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80150754047680271782016-06-16T17:45:20.552-06:002016-06-16T17:45:20.552-06:00?ogeL,tahToDoTekaTtIdiDgnoLwoH?ogeL,tahToDoTekaTtIdiDgnoLwoHWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-39285739876288011752016-06-16T17:33:18.017-06:002016-06-16T17:33:18.017-06:00For a person fluent in Hebrew, Farsi, Arabic or Ur...For a person fluent in Hebrew, Farsi, Arabic or Urdu, the "bird fun" would be reminiscent of reading a page from a book.<br /><br />!thgiRoTtfeLmorFrOtfeLoTthgiRmorFdaeRnaCeHsnaeMhcihW"suoretxetibmA"sIohWadbmaLogeLlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-82819345465706480822016-06-16T16:41:00.473-06:002016-06-16T16:41:00.473-06:00Indeed. That word always makes me think of my dent...Indeed. That word always makes me think of my dentist and sabre-toothed cats (no relation).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25869627052782024162016-06-16T15:43:39.512-06:002016-06-16T15:43:39.512-06:00Forsooth?Forsooth?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-36927689345706230622016-06-16T14:38:46.708-06:002016-06-16T14:38:46.708-06:00Great question, methinks.Great question, methinks.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27452194928675008432016-06-16T14:35:07.710-06:002016-06-16T14:35:07.710-06:00That being said, how do they know that the 85% cam...That being said, how do they know that the 85% came from THE SAME asteroid, and not two or more really similar asteroids?<br />Maybe a stupid question.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-86048839523741507292016-06-16T14:11:14.142-06:002016-06-16T14:11:14.142-06:00Posting contemplation of whether to be or not to b...Posting contemplation of whether to be or not to be <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/technology/facebook-offers-tools-for-those-who-fear-a-friend-may-be-suicidal.html" rel="nofollow">might someday trigger a suicide watch bot</a>.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41709625039943725582016-06-16T14:07:02.711-06:002016-06-16T14:07:02.711-06:00Hmmmm, still contemplating, Paul. . .Hmmmm, still contemplating, Paul. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-12736804438898356482016-06-16T14:02:03.601-06:002016-06-16T14:02:03.601-06:00"Consumed by collisions".
Brought to yo...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be" rel="nofollow">"Consumed by collisions"</a>.<br /><br />Brought to you by the Department of Natural Shocks.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-4567496384409846872016-06-16T13:57:03.034-06:002016-06-16T13:57:03.034-06:00Lego, er, I mean LIGO!Lego, er, I mean <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/amp.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/06/16/ligo_detects_its_second_merging_black_hole_binary.html" rel="nofollow">LIGO</a>!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-10569486814711349102016-06-16T13:20:29.997-06:002016-06-16T13:20:29.997-06:00Not your everyday, ordinary chondrite.Not your everyday, ordinary <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/06/15/482195719/scientists-say-theyve-unearthed-a-completely-new-kind-of-meteorite" rel="nofollow">chondrite</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29620776192389263552016-06-16T07:31:48.683-06:002016-06-16T07:31:48.683-06:00We need a little comic relief around here!We need a little comic relief around here!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-11802389981676009612016-06-16T07:28:13.343-06:002016-06-16T07:28:13.343-06:00A few seconds of bird fun! (worth it)<a href="https://youtu.be/NL5PKu2F518" rel="nofollow">A few seconds of bird fun!</a> (worth it)<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19732442751838274572016-06-16T07:05:51.203-06:002016-06-16T07:05:51.203-06:00I hear Augie-den, Utah is a pleasant place to visi...I hear <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD3qacC0Tdg" rel="nofollow">Augie-den</a>, Utah is a pleasant place to visit.<br /><br />LegoWho(AlongWithPaul)IsTryingHisDarnedestToKeepTheIntellectualDiscourseOfThisBlogAtTheHighestLevelPossible!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com