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    Copper
    wrote on 26 Jan 2023, 17:40 last edited by
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    Conditions improving from 2 years ago

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    https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Maps/CompareTwoWeeks.aspx

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      bachophile
      wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 06:06 last edited by
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      D332F7EB-8952-4B56-9804-DA3F5EA763DE.jpeg

      Look again. It’s one picture. Not two.

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        27 Jan 2023, 06:06

        D332F7EB-8952-4B56-9804-DA3F5EA763DE.jpeg

        Look again. It’s one picture. Not two.

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        mark
        wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:27 last edited by
        #816

        @bachophile WTF is that? It looks like a stubby cargo ship but what is the structure on the left?

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          mark
          wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:28 last edited by
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          A woodpecker's tongue is so long that it wraps around its skull to protect its brain from over 1000g of acceleration when it's hammering away

          Read more http://bit.ly/3XXIU7c

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            Catseye3
            wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:31 last edited by
            #818

            That really is interesting. I have often wondered how a little bird's brain survives those thunderous blows without rattling around in its skull like a BB in a bottle.

            Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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              27 Jan 2023, 14:31

              That really is interesting. I have often wondered how a little bird's brain survives those thunderous blows without rattling around in its skull like a BB in a bottle.

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              mark
              wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:47 last edited by
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              The Hubble looks at the dust. The Web looks through the dust.

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                27 Jan 2023, 14:31

                That really is interesting. I have often wondered how a little bird's brain survives those thunderous blows without rattling around in its skull like a BB in a bottle.

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                wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:51 last edited by
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                @Catseye3 I didn't mean to reply to your comment with another Mildly Interesting post.

                I meant to say. Maybe we should start a "Really Interesting" thread. But then I thought, who determines what is Mildly Interesting vs. Really Interesting? It's so subjective. 😉

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                • M mark
                  27 Jan 2023, 14:27

                  @bachophile WTF is that? It looks like a stubby cargo ship but what is the structure on the left?

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                  bachophile
                  wrote on 27 Jan 2023, 14:53 last edited by
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                  @mark left of what?

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                  • B bachophile
                    27 Jan 2023, 14:53

                    @mark left of what?

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                    wrote on 28 Jan 2023, 20:59 last edited by
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                    @bachophile It's just the strangest looking ship I have seen.

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                      mark
                      wrote on 28 Jan 2023, 21:00 last edited by
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                      The Earth’s Spinning Inner Core Recently Paused Then Changed Direction

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                      https://hasanjasim.online/the-earths-spinning-inner-core-recently-paused-then-changed-direction/?fbclid=IwAR1S8_BW2SgL4nWq3zhca1HqzCs4teE2-Z2p6ZNV80mwFoOW-S5deuwVlFQ

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                        28 Jan 2023, 21:00

                        The Earth’s Spinning Inner Core Recently Paused Then Changed Direction

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                        https://hasanjasim.online/the-earths-spinning-inner-core-recently-paused-then-changed-direction/?fbclid=IwAR1S8_BW2SgL4nWq3zhca1HqzCs4teE2-Z2p6ZNV80mwFoOW-S5deuwVlFQ

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                        Catseye3
                        wrote on 28 Jan 2023, 21:34 last edited by
                        #824

                        @mark

                        Is this, uh, something to worry about?

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          28 Jan 2023, 21:34

                          @mark

                          Is this, uh, something to worry about?

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                          George K
                          wrote on 28 Jan 2023, 21:36 last edited by
                          #825

                          @Catseye3 said in Mildly interesting:

                          Is this, uh, something to worry about?

                          What? You didn't feel it?

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Rainman
                            wrote on 28 Jan 2023, 22:31 last edited by
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                            When I was a kid we had this guy Newton somewhere in our school, and he made a bunch of laws.
                            As I recall something about something continuing in the same direction unless a force acted upon it. So, this "author" expects me to believe that a huge mass of spinning stuff can reverse direction in just a handful of years?
                            Ever played with an out of balance basketball? That's our earth! Literally like a basketball. Same color too.

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                              George K
                              wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 01:34 last edited by
                              #827

                              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 29 Jan 2023, 12:07 last edited by
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                                Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  jon-nyc
                                  wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 00:45 last edited by jon-nyc
                                  #829

                                  I didn’t know much about these guys, other than driving by them now and then. Interesting business model, but I’ll stick to the NY Sports Club.

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                    jon-nyc
                                    wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 00:47 last edited by
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                                    Also the more I learn about franchise models the more they seem really predatory.

                                    Only non-witches get due process.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 15:21 last edited by
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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        30 Jan 2023, 15:21

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                                        Horace
                                        wrote on 30 Jan 2023, 15:39 last edited by
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                                        @George-K Seems the invention of contraptions is an underappreciated piece of the moviemaking art. Someone oughta do a documentary series on that subject.

                                        Education is extremely important.

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                                          George K
                                          wrote on 31 Jan 2023, 01:01 last edited by
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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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