Category Archives: Curious things

Aurora Borealis induced sounds confirmed – measured at 70m AGL

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

From Aalto University , something I’ve always wondered about but could never hear myself. They have a video of aurora, complete with sounds which follows below. I wonder if this isn’t something akin to thunder, where magnetic or static field … Continue reading →

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Some vexing vexillology – don’t forget to fly your flag today

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

As I put out my flag this morning (seen at left), I recalled this interesting story in the WSJ the other day about vexillology – the study of flags, and a controversy over an image carved into a Revolutionary War … Continue reading →

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I get mail: strange sciency spam

Posted on July 3, 2012 by

People send me stuff. I get about 1000 emails a day now, between all my different accounts. A lot of it is spam. Today I got an email from “Tesla Generator” advertising the usual “free energy” scam, and I figured … Continue reading →

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Explosives may be used to dislodge frozen cows

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Last Friday I had weather cows, this week it’s frozen cows. From the “winter that wasn’t” department, it seems that the winter in Colorado was bad enough to cause some free range cows to seek shelter in/around a rustic shelter … Continue reading →

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Titanic Anniversary: Unusual Climate + Extreme Ice Conditions = Tragic Accident

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Guest Post by Dr. Tim Ball April 14th is the anniversary of Titanic‘s collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. The event occurred at 41° 46′ N and 50° 14′ W, almost the most southerly location on record (Figure … Continue reading →

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Mystery cloud spotted on Mars by amateur astronomer

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Here’s something fascinating and puzzling, maybe WUWT readers can help figure this one out. There’s also a neat flipbook animation below the read more line. Wayne Jaeschke writes: Here’s a stumper for any Mars experts. While processing my Mars images … Continue reading →

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My Monday adventure with planes, trains, and automobiles

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

This post has nothing to do with science or climate, but it does go to illustrate how life gets more complex each day thanks to increased bureaucracy, and that you should take nothing for granted in the world of air … Continue reading →

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10 Billion Butterfly Sneezes

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

More chaos than you can shake a stick at. Guest post by Andi Cockroft (Anyone familiar with the Moody Blues should recognise the title – from “Higher and Higher”) As some will have learned by now, I do not possess … Continue reading →

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Ranger Rick

Posted on February 26, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I’ve had the privilege of living in a wide variety of countries and societies. And having not always been entirely sane myself, one way that I judge societies is by how they handle their crazy … Continue reading →

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Friday Funny – an inconvenient lesson from 60 years ago

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Someone, I can’t recall who, sent me a link to this over a week ago before Fakegate exploded. I’ve had it open in my browser since. Published in 1951, it seems prescient as we look at the global warming affair … Continue reading →

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The Simon-Erlich Wager at Seven Billion People

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Guest post by David Middleton Back in 1980, the great libertarian economist, Julian Simon, and the prepetually wrong Malthusian biologist, Paul Erlich, entered into a little wager regarding population growth and resource scarcity. They decided on using the inflation-adjusted prices … Continue reading →

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Climate change invites aliens into Canada

Posted on January 19, 2012 by

From the Canadian Science Publishing (NRC Research Press) Climate change invites alien invaders – Is Canada ready? Ottawa, Ontario – A comprehensive multi-disciplinary synthesis just published in Environmental Reviews reveals the urgent need for further investigation and policy development to … Continue reading →

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Spaceballs – the debris

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Curious story in AFP yesterday: Full story here – Click the image above for a large view of the object. Me thinks it is from either of these spacecraft:

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Climate Skeptic Combusts in New [William J Clinton Foundation] Video

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

By WUWT regular “Just The Facts” Correction: This video appears to be associated with the William J Clinton Foundation versus the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) as was previously stated. Updated Below – New “The Air-Conditioned Suit” video surfaces “‘Combustible’ is … Continue reading →

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Little Bubbles, part 1

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Guest Post by Caleb Shaw Preface:  Climate Scientists and School Girls – A humorous description of a layman trying to investigate the little bubbles in ice cores,  involving both the actual science,  and a layman’s amazement over the politics. My … Continue reading →

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Earth versus the flying saucers

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I’m sure many of you remember this campy scifi film from 1956. Roswell on steroids. But did you know that there is a natural phenomenon on Earth that gives rise to reports of flying saucers on a regular basis? In … Continue reading →

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Electric airplane

Posted on October 4, 2011 by

No, that’s not the name of a rock band. But there is a real twin fuselage motor glider featuring a 145 kW electric motor, lithium-ion batteries, and retractable landing gear. From NASA: Pipistrel-USA, Taurus G4 aircraft is seen as it … Continue reading →

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Deep Carbon Pollution?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

From the American Association for the Advancement of Science, this press release was for some reason included in the atmospheric science category of Eurekalert. Carbon cycle reaches Earth’s lower mantle, Science study reports Evidence of carbon cycle found in ‘superdeep’ … Continue reading →

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Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

Alternate title: How long before Bill McKibben says: this brown dwarf has a middle name, and it’s global warming. Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm TORONTO, ON – A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness … Continue reading →

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Uranium munching microbes

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

From Michigan State University Microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste EAST LANSING, Mich. — Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals. Details … Continue reading →

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