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Message 1588983 - Posted: 19 Oct 2014, 21:50:57 UTC

I saw one shatter once.



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Message 1588987 - Posted: 19 Oct 2014, 22:08:24 UTC

Must've been a chilly day, about 50 kelvin?

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Message 1588998 - Posted: 19 Oct 2014, 22:17:36 UTC

More like 223.15 Kelvin



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Message 1589042 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 0:56:04 UTC

Bad man, imho. Although, I suppose it was common in "the olden days," and
probably still is in places where poor folks live, like some parts of the
Appalachian mountains.

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/26811862/man-eating-raccoons
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Message 1589152 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 4:50:57 UTC

Leg traps are not uncommon in northern Wisconsin where, sadly, raccoon pelts are collected and sold and seem to have some value. We are an omnivorous species, and since I eat meat and own some shoes made of leather, I do not feel that I can pass judgement on somebody who eats raccoons and squirrels. I would actually be a bit worried about eating raccoons, just from a roundworm perspective. Cooking raccoon meat thoroughly probably kills the worms and their eggs, but I would guess that there is still a chance of contamination in the butchering process. Seems like a bad idea to me. In this country at least, there are easier ways to get protein than trapping and eating squirrels and raccoons.
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Message 1589239 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 12:31:15 UTC - in response to Message 1588958.  

How come leaves always fall wrong
side up after they hit the ground?
Does any one know?

Maybe Ig Nobel knows:)
http://www.improbable.com/ig/2014/
The 2014 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday night, September 18th, 2014 at the 24th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. The ceremony was webcast live.

PHYSICS PRIZE [JAPAN]: Kiyoshi Mabuchi, Kensei Tanaka, Daichi Uchijima and Rina Sakai, for measuring the amount of friction between a shoe and a banana skin, and between a banana skin and the floor, when a person steps on a banana skin that's on the floor.
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Message 1589321 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 16:22:59 UTC
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I really HATE the concept of Ig Nobels!!! Yes, the awards all sound silly on the surface, but there is more than enough science-bashing in our culture already and frankly I am sick of it. Basic research often sounds funny out of context, but basic research can lead to huge advances in a field of study.

Eric and one of his long-term research partners, Dr. Shauna Sallman, recently submitted an article to a reputable journal that, taken out of context, sounds silly and frivolous. I know exactly how silly it sounds because I had the pleasure of proof-reading one of the drafts. The article is currently being peer reviewed and Eric and Shauna are both fairly sure that it will eventually be published.

For nearly a year now, Eric and Shauna have been laughing about being likely candidates for an Ig Nobel Prize next year. Yes, they are teasing, but the potential for ridicule did make both of them think twice about exploring this idea and eventually submitting their article for publication. It would have been a SHAME not to share this good and interesting idea with other astronomers just out of a fear of ridicule. I am proud of Eric and Shauna for being bigger than that!

As for slipping on a banana peel, yes it sounds like measuring friction in this context is a silly idea, but in figuring out how to do so in a valid and reliable manner, perhaps the researchers advanced their field in some way? I am not a physicist, so I can't judge, and I don't think the rest of us unqualified folks should judge either!!!
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Message 1589340 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 17:18:44 UTC

Today I went for a walk in a local park, that has a beautiful waterfall.




And really tame squirrels.



And I mean really tame



They even help themselves.



Possibly in the abscence of raccoons here in the UK, squirrels are a good replacement.


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Message 1589345 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 17:29:01 UTC

Nice pics Bernie. Nice dacks too.
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Message 1589347 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 17:31:59 UTC - in response to Message 1589340.  

Aww, totally cute squirrel, here a lot of them have or might have bubonic plague, great pics Bernie, especially the duck pond, nice.


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Message 1589368 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 18:49:20 UTC - in response to Message 1589347.  

Aww, totally cute squirrel, here a lot of them have or might have bubonic plague, great pics Bernie, especially the duck pond, nice.




Love that pic! Fish are such nice creatures:)
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Message 1589419 - Posted: 20 Oct 2014, 20:39:39 UTC

Love those squirrel pictures!!! Thanks, Bernie.
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Message 1589536 - Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 2:23:01 UTC - in response to Message 1589340.  
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Today I went for a walk in a local park, that has a beautiful waterfall.


And really tame squirrels.

And I mean really tame

They even help themselves.

Possibly in the abscence of raccoons here in the UK, squirrels are a good replacement.


Great photos, Bernie!

When I was in Monterey, CA, I enjoyed feeding the very tame squirrels
there, too. I used to have a picture where the squirrel was up on my
knee reaching up for a peanut, which I was holding just out of reach.
(I wish I could find that photo.)


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Message 1589564 - Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 4:01:54 UTC

Very cute picture Suzie-Q!
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Message 1589634 - Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 8:47:21 UTC - in response to Message 1589564.  

Very cute picture Suzie-Q!


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Message 1589791 - Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 23:36:56 UTC
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This is what happens when one gets too much to drink...

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Message 1589818 - Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 0:21:19 UTC

Soon to have a new family member.
A miniature poodle.
So what to call her?
The cat in the family is called Morris.
How about Molly?
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Message 1589821 - Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 0:23:53 UTC - in response to Message 1589819.  

Flu shots, get 'em.



Good choice!


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Message 1589869 - Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 1:35:25 UTC - in response to Message 1589819.  
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Soon to have a new family member.
A miniature poodle.
So what to call her?
The cat in the family is called Morris.
How about Molly?

My grandfather had a poodle called Fi-Fi. (pronounced fee fee)
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Message 1589926 - Posted: 22 Oct 2014, 3:46:56 UTC - in response to Message 1589821.  

Flu shots, get 'em.



Good choice!




Got mine several weeks ago. Made Ol'Pookers get one too.
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