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Science is Drokking Fantastic Because...

Started by The Legendary Shark, 21 July, 2011, 11:05:57 PM

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Richmond Clements

Quote from: El Pops on 12 March, 2013, 09:14:17 PM
Volcanic Lightning:



VOLCANIC GOSHDARNED LIGHTNING!

From APOD:

QuoteExplanation: Why does a volcanic eruption sometimes create lightning? Pictured above, the Sakurajima volcano in southern Japan was caught erupting in early January. Magma bubbles so hot they glow shoot away as liquid rock bursts through the Earth's surface from below. The above image is particularly notable, however, for the lightning bolts caught near the volcano's summit. Why lightning occurs even in common thunderstorms remains a topic of research, and the cause of volcanic lightning is even less clear. Surely, lightning bolts help quench areas of opposite but separated electric charges. One hypothesis holds that catapulting magma bubbles or volcanic ash are themselves electrically charged, and by their motion create these separated areas. Other volcanic lightning episodes may be facilitated by charge-inducing collisions in volcanic dust. Lightning is usually occurring somewhere on Earth, typically over 40 times each second.


Shit the bed! I'm stealing this link!

Ancient Otter

Quote from: TordelBack on 13 March, 2013, 10:06:38 PMHowever, Phil Plait rips into this one big time, and for my money he makes some very persuasive points:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/11/meteorite_life_claims_of_fossils_in_a_meteorite_are_still_wrong.html

Ah well, science is still drokking fantastic because we can use it to dismiss phony discoveries & outrageous theories. S'all good.

TordelBack

Quote from: Ancient Otter on 13 March, 2013, 11:32:04 PM
Quote from: TordelBack on 13 March, 2013, 10:06:38 PMHowever, Phil Plait rips into this one big time, and for my money he makes some very persuasive points:
http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/03/11/meteorite_life_claims_of_fossils_in_a_meteorite_are_still_wrong.html

Ah well, science is still drokking fantastic because we can use it to dismiss phony discoveries & outrageous theories. S'all good.

Indubitably.  And it will happen one day.

Spikes

Id nearly forgotten, but this kinda reminds me that a good while ago, there was big talk, and plenty of headlines - but no real other detail, that the Mars Curiosity rover had made an exciting discovery.

Frank

This seems like a more plausible explanation for the existence of Dredd's "impossible niece", Vienna, than a Titan visiting room bunk-up:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21658940



O Lucky Stevie!

"We'll send all these nasty words to Aunt Jane. Don't you think that would be fun?"

Frank

Big Data = Minority Report: cops using data analysis to respond to crime before it happens.



Definitely Not Mister Pops

You may quote me on that.


vzzbux

Had a great game of Star Wars Monopoly with Robbie today. I gave him far too much grace as he trounced me big time. I think next time the gloves will be off.




V
Drokking since 1972

Peace is a lie, there's only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.

vzzbux

Drokking since 1972

Peace is a lie, there's only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken.

Charlie boy

Don't know if anybody else has seen this http://news.uk.msn.com/trending-blog/back-to-the-future-the-iranian-time-machine-marty-mcfly-delorean-874092
this thread seems the most logical place for me to put it in my opinion.