Hippos in the mud, west of Sitalike, Tanzania: Grace and Peace
Category: Fun
Found on Google Earth: Atlantis (no) and pink bunny (yes)
The release of Google Earth 5.0 included better bathymetry of much of the ocean floor. (Bathymetry is the study of ocean and lake depth) Some have claimed that this pattern on the Atlantic sea floor west of the Canary Islands is the ruins of the mythical island of Atlantis. The area is over 100 miles …
Continue reading Found on Google Earth: Atlantis (no) and pink bunny (yes)
Finally, an e-card for geo people
I don't think I've ever sent an e-card to anyone. That might now change, thanks to geogreeting.com. With this e-card service, you can send a message where the letters are created from GoogleEarth images: The motto on the GeoGreeting page is "how geeks show they care." Click here to see my message assembled building by …
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine's Day from the heart-shaped giant star forming region W5 in Cassiopeia: Credit: Lori Allen, Xavier Koenig (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA (Astronomy Picture of the Day August 29, 2008) Grace and Peace P.S. My Valentine's Day entry last year was Mars and Valentine's Day.
Darwin on the wall
A spoof from The Onion: Evolutionists Flock to Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain. I think it looks more like Chewbacca myself. Grace and Peace
Geology humor
Some good humor from Looking for Detachment: Geologists and Engineers. I got some good laughs.
Planet of the Apes musical
For your cultural enrichment: Planet of the Apes, the Musical Grace and Peace
Uber space nerd
According to NerdTests.com, I can now add the title of Master of Uber Space Nerd's Mentor to my resume. HT: GeoTripper Grace and Peace
Where I’ve been: US counties
A few days ago I had a post with maps showing states and countries I have been in. Here's another map: counties I've been in. I've lived in Billings, MT; Salt Lake City, UT; Bozeman, MT; Pullman, WA; St. Louis, MO; Bucharest, Romania; and now Lakewood, CO. The greater amount of red in the Western …
Where I’ve been
Several sites on the geoblogosphere have had a link to a site (click here) where one can generate a map showing all the states or countries they have been in. Here are my maps: None of these are "airport only" states or countries. HT: Looking for Detatchment, Clastic Detritus, Highly Allochthonous Grace and Peace
The Porpoise Driven Life
Oh my... HT: Extreme Theology
White Christmas?
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas... Here's a probability map from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): The map is based on data from 1961 to 1990. Grace and Peace
Name voyager
Name voyager: Pick a name, and see how common it was decade by decade for the past century. The name Kevin was rare before the 1920s, hit a peak in the 1960s, and has been on a decline since then. The really interesting thing is that Kevin was used as a girl's name in the …
Sailing in the Sea of Weeds
The Atlas of True Names has some rather strange-sounding places on it, such as New Wild Boar Village, The New Golden One, Moon Navel Gulf, and Sunday's Republic. These are all places you've heard of, and maybe even been to: The creators of these maps have gotten down to the root meanings of place names, …
What is it?
Is it... A. Shag carpeting from the 1970s? B. The surface of a cat's tongue? C. The surface of the sun? D. A French impressionist painting from the 1860s? E. A map of magnetic field lines in a portion of the Precambrian Canadian Shield? Click here for the answer.
Montana snow!
We traveled to Billings, Montana for the weekend. It started snowing Thursday night as we were driving there, and didn't stop until some time Sunday, for a total of 22 inches (56 cm). We were able to build snow men, have a snow ball fight, make a snow maze in the park, and go cross-country …
Corn maze 2
We went to the eight acre Denver Botanic Gardens corn maze today (as I mentioned yesterday). It was fun; not only to do the maze, but to be out in a field. Any escape from the city is good. The corn was not planted as densely as in the one other corn maze I've been to, …
Corn maze
Here's what we're planning on doing tomorrow: Denver Botanic Gardens Corn Maze We've done this once before, in Iowa (who ever heard of corn in Iowa?). To make a good corn maze, the farmer plants a high density of seeds in two different directions to make it difficult to take shortcuts. I believe the design …
Bear vs. bike
Montana man rides bike into bear, and lives to tell about it. From the Missoulian. Grace and Peace
Coprolites
Earth Magazine (formerly GeoTimes) has an article on coprolites (fossilized dung): It's a Dirty Job, But Someone's Gotta Do It. The article goes into a little history of coprolitology (my word), how to tell if a rock is a petrified turd, and how to tell "who dung it." Image: a foot-long carniverous dinosaur coprolite from …
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