tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post6954748272889019973..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: Diatom Beams: Naturally Strong Silicious Honeycomb Architecture PostsWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-24610298565108524572016-03-16T15:00:04.841-06:002016-03-16T15:00:04.841-06:00New post on "Geologic Field Camp: Blooming an...New post on "Geologic Field Camp: Blooming and In Tents, Lumping and Splitting" is now up.<br /><br />Happy almost spring!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41059766802693228492016-03-15T19:30:16.603-06:002016-03-15T19:30:16.603-06:00Good one. . .It is quite scary.Good one. . .It <i>is</i> quite scary.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-5107038919389242016-03-15T19:27:46.683-06:002016-03-15T19:27:46.683-06:00Moving from science and language to politics (on t...Moving from science and language to politics (on the Ides of March)? That's crossing the RUBIcOn!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25384305416221586602016-03-15T19:03:25.596-06:002016-03-15T19:03:25.596-06:00Rubio's out--now what?!Rubio's out--now what?!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-7967003699839185532016-03-15T18:00:31.990-06:002016-03-15T18:00:31.990-06:00Mais oui!Mais oui!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71739490939507234562016-03-15T17:59:13.429-06:002016-03-15T17:59:13.429-06:00That's French for Et tu, Brute, isn't it?That's French for <i>Et tu, Brute</i>, isn't it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-27900830639137314472016-03-15T17:42:16.633-06:002016-03-15T17:42:16.633-06:00Touché!Touché!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31334859465161732382016-03-15T16:58:07.275-06:002016-03-15T16:58:07.275-06:00Thanks; you inspired a clue over at that other bl...Thanks; you inspired a clue over at that other blog.<br /><br />And, in one month, the Ides of Taxes are upon you!<br />janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-74021454164966015312016-03-15T16:38:56.928-06:002016-03-15T16:38:56.928-06:00^^^ See photo above: beware today ;-)!^^^ See photo above: beware today ;-)!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-67520149836823414752016-03-15T12:16:39.050-06:002016-03-15T12:16:39.050-06:00We really needed the snow. . .though I could do wi...We really needed the snow. . .though I could do without the wind. I don't know how people in Wyoming survive the constant Wind.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-87238329899658924072016-03-15T12:10:34.169-06:002016-03-15T12:10:34.169-06:00Yeah, my brother-in-law was all excited about the ...Yeah, my brother-in-law was all excited about the snow in Vail overnight. 45 mph gusts sound exciting, too.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-5192751846566057662016-03-15T12:01:49.472-06:002016-03-15T12:01:49.472-06:00Cheerioooooooooooos. . .;-)Cheerioooooooooooos. . .;-)Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-33493914660864325732016-03-15T12:00:27.936-06:002016-03-15T12:00:27.936-06:00Indeed. Though, were the leprechauns and fairies h...Indeed. Though, were the leprechauns and fairies here in CO they'd be blowing around wildly today. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-73961462493717854192016-03-15T11:59:40.659-06:002016-03-15T11:59:40.659-06:00So, we've gone from Alpha-Bits to Honeycomb to...So, we've gone from Alpha-Bits to Honeycomb to Lucky Charms. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcggwUrx5WE" rel="nofollow">What's next?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-56525830296887030992016-03-15T11:55:23.633-06:002016-03-15T11:55:23.633-06:00Perhaps fairy circles are an appropriate topic thi...<a href="http://www.irelandseye.com/leprechaun/webcam.htm" rel="nofollow">Perhaps fairy circles are an appropriate topic this week...</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-91642201426495921662016-03-15T11:11:18.439-06:002016-03-15T11:11:18.439-06:00Scarce water and math by Turing--wow! Thanks, jan....Scarce water and math by Turing--wow! Thanks, jan.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-4233979550810146222016-03-15T11:07:04.186-06:002016-03-15T11:07:04.186-06:00More honeycombs/hexagons and more fairy circles.<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/14/science/fairy-circles-australia.html" rel="nofollow">More honeycombs/hexagons and more fairy circles.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-49879189881156537352016-03-14T13:09:21.253-06:002016-03-14T13:09:21.253-06:00Tyrannosaur with a big brainTyrannosaur with a <a href="http://smithsonianscience.si.edu/2016/03/new-horse-sized-tyrannosaur-big-brain-reveals-t-rex-became-top-predator/" rel="nofollow">big brain</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-66962535592404346222016-03-14T12:11:55.692-06:002016-03-14T12:11:55.692-06:00Mr. Monte, my 7th-grade Earth Science teacher, jok...Mr. Monte, my 7th-grade Earth Science teacher, jokingly (and inaccurately) called himself <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/15/science/amazon-river-tidal-bore-wave-surfing-pororoca.html" rel="nofollow">a tidal bore</a>. Cowabunga!janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-19598686621196404292016-03-12T12:42:03.241-07:002016-03-12T12:42:03.241-07:00Haha--you got me, jan!
Haha--you got me, jan!<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89606413345654553802016-03-12T12:39:50.871-07:002016-03-12T12:39:50.871-07:00OK, we know Will Shortz eats Alpha-Bits. Can we g...OK, we know Will Shortz eats Alpha-Bits. <a href="http://postfoods.ca/sites/postfoods.ca/files/HoneycombPage_Home_2.jpg" rel="nofollow">Can we guess what Scientific Steph has for breakfast?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-26997428146650280842016-03-10T15:19:54.208-07:002016-03-10T15:19:54.208-07:00Gossamer. Thanks, Paul!Gossamer. Thanks, Paul!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-71080842651818634862016-03-10T14:16:11.222-07:002016-03-10T14:16:11.222-07:00This seems relevant here.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFvGXGrlzzU" rel="nofollow">This</a> seems relevant here.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-25188838982009493482016-03-10T11:56:00.885-07:002016-03-10T11:56:00.885-07:00So "Jeanne" is still available for spide...So "Jeanne" is still available for spider-naming ;-).<br /><br />That would be a great idea!<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45589847384542467612016-03-10T11:44:16.560-07:002016-03-10T11:44:16.560-07:00Alas, no, she's a Jeanne.
I imagine there are...Alas, no, she's a Jeanne.<br /><br />I imagine there are clever people trying to get diatoms to grow useful strong, light things for them, say, on cheap, flimsy matrices?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com