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Tag Archives: Iceland
Sit on a continent, go for a ride.
Of course you know about plate tectonics. Sit on a continent, go for a ride. You were probably told in grade school that continents move with as much speed (and unstoppable determination) as your fingernails are supposed to grow. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, Plate Tectonics
Tagged Canada, Chile, Haida Gwaii, Iceland, plate tectonics
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Yummy. Buffon’s Pi.
As I write this, pi day is happening. On our local (Mountain Savings Time) clocks, it will soon be 3.14.15 (month-day-year) then 9:26:53. We use the American month-day-year for this event (rather than day-month-year as the rest of the world … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Geology, Religion
Tagged Archimedes, Buffon's Needle, Count Buffon, Iceland, math, value of pi, volcanoes
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What’s that Smell?
Yesterday’s odoriferous eruption of Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano got me thinking about the nasty stuff just below our feet. The volcano has begun gassing smelly poisons and the scent of Iceland’s rotten eggs has been whiffed as far away as Finland. Why … Continue reading