It was supposed to last 90 Mars days. Yesterday, Opportunity celebrated its 5,000 Martian sunrise.
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The Drinking Bird
I have one of these somewhere. They are amazing to watch. The laws of thermodynamics at work.
Wow, That’s a Big Ancient City
How did people live in such density before sanitation?
Ancient city’s LiDAR scans reveal as many buildings as Manhattan
Dynamic Earth Web Assignment
Here is the link…
Interesting Side Effect
Malaria kills over one million people per year. This could be big, regardless of strange side effects.
NASA Has Officially Listed Musk’s Tesla Roadster As a Celestial Object
Pink
Not my favorite color, but this shade looks interesting…
Lexus has apparently done the same trick to make this special blue paint.
Right Now There is a Car Orbiting the Earth
Space X Scores and almost perfect test flight. At this time it looks as though they lost the core of the main stage, but both boosters landed beautifully.
This is a live feed from a camera onboard the main stage, now on it’s way to Mars, with Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster along for the ride. Dang.
More on the Flat-Earth Rocket Guy
If you are interested in this idiot.
FLAT-EARTHER’S SECOND ROCKET LAUNCH ATTEMPT SPUTTERS OUT
Now, he claims to have once launched himself 1,374 feet into the air, which is no small feat. But, their are radio towers and buildings that tall, so I don’t see what he’s going to prove by going up that high.
New Orleans Has a Unique Drainage Problem
Interesting
This accounts for a great deal of bad policy decisions I think.
R.I.P. John Young
Sorry, with the flurry of activity at the end of the semester I did not post this when it happened. As I’ve said before, only 12 men walked on the moon. We all should take note when one of them passes.
NASA Mourns the Passing of Astronaut John Young
Only five remain with us.
Here’s Why Space Starts At 62 Miles Up
I never knew this…
The Title of This Article
says it all…
MYSTERIOUS ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ROCK MADE OF TINY DIAMONDS FORMED BEFORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM EXISTED
Thanks Tom!
Mass Movement
The video below is drone footage of Rattlesnake Ridge near Yakima, Washington. That’s a big crack in a lot of loose sediment.
Dynamic Earth Mid-Term
Hmmm, I was not expecting another snow day. We will cancel the quiz on groundwater and caves.
Review Chapters 1,2,3,4,9,8,10,11,5, and 6
Mid-term has changed and will now be only 115 multiple choice questions. I am dropping the essays due to time constraints. Still open note.
Thanks and good luck
Who Says Weird Stuff Doesn’t Happen?
Spontaneous Human Combustion, is an interesting topic. And while there are some convincing skeptics, there are quite a few of these cases that cannot be explained, no matter how convoluted the explanation.
Man bursts into flames and dies in front of horrified onlookers while walking down London street
Quarter Project Info
Here are the quarter project options for EPS and Dynamic Earth…
When Toys Go Bad
Happy Holidays to everyone. Now a quick warning from the New York Times and the FBI. Internet connected toys are a threat to privacy and the security of children. They should NOT be purchased for, or owned by, children.
A Cute Toy Just Brought a Hacker Into Your Home (New York Times)
R.I.P. Bruce McCandless
We lost another American hero
California’s Wildfires
Bad stuff here. NASA image of the wildfires from space.
Amazon Echo is Not Your Friend
As I have said before, not all technology is good.
Our “Message in a Bottle” is Still Working
Wow. It still works, what an amazing machine.
After 37 years, Voyager 1 has fired up its trajectory thrusters
Perhaps This Year’s Darwin Award Winner
Well this should be amusing…
‘I Don’t Believe In Science,’ Says Flat-Earther Set To Launch Himself In Own Rocket
What an idiot. Perhaps he doesn’t believe in gravity either. I’m betting he backs out.
UPDATE: Looks like he’s getting ready to back out…
A flat-Earther’s plan to launch himself in a homemade rocket just hit a speed bump
I must admit, I am a bit confused by this whole “flat-earth” thing. How can you disbelieve something that is so easy to prove? Science isn’t a belief system. It’s all evidence based. Belief never enters into it. It doesn’t need to because it’s about proof.
Where are All the Aliens?
It’s a good question. Some of the possible answers are a bit scary though.