This month's National Geographic talks about blue holes. These are strange environments in which there is a hole filled with seawater and covered by fresh water. There is no mixing between the two types of water, so the seawater is practically oxygen-free. This creates a unique habitat for very unique lifeforms.
The biggest question I had when I read this was about the lack of diffusion. Didn't our physics teachers teach us that when two liquids are in contact, they diffuse with each other? So why does the fresh water remain fresh on top of the seawater?
I don't exactly understand it but I have no desire to look through all the equations about molecular diffusion. The answer is that the density difference between the two liquids is preventing any diffusion from taking place.
I wonder what the Saudi media is saying about her. Her country didn't support her participation and she won a bronze while no other Saudis got into the top 3 in her event.
I'm definitely interested in what happened in this. 8 tourists dead? What were they trying to do? Learn from Putin?!
It is going to be even more interesting if their pathologists find bullet holes in their bodies that don't match the calibre used by the crazy guy.
The Filipino President "defended the actions of the police at the scene, saying the gunman had not shown any sign of wanting to kill the hostages." That probably referred to the time before they tried to storm the bus.
But according to Wikipedia:
Mendoza was thought to have fired warning shots as he saw his brother and son being hauled away by the police. Mendoza claimed on live radio that he had killed two hostages. After Mendoza witnessed the arrest of his brother via the TV and radio on board the bus which was covered live by the media, he became distressed and ordered the police via radio to release his brother, or else he would start executing hostages. The first shots were fired inside the bus at about 7:25 pm, and police mounted an assault on the bus at around 7:45 pm.
Huh. So claiming that you have killed someone is not a sign that you want to kill anyone. I think the logic here is that you have already killed someone so you no longer want to kill anymore. Is that it?
8 tourists died. It's not fair to blame Filipinos in general but it would be stupid not to think the Filipino police were incompetent.
Finally understood more about the jokes in the Austin Powers movies. Seriously, you must watch all the old Bond movies to better appreciate the Austin Powers films.
For example, Dr Evil is a parody of the boss of the SPECTRE organization, the main antagonist in the Bond films of Sean Connery's era. Allota Fagina, who appeared in the International Man of Mystery, is a rephrase of Pussy Galore, the Bond girl in Goldfinger. Speaking of Goldfinger, yes that's why there's Goldmember, except Auric Goldfinger didn't actually have a finger made of gold.
Does this win the prize for "Biggest Traffic Jam in the World"? Some of the drivers have been there for 5 days. How do they have enough petrol/electricity to last that long? They must have switched off the engines and switching them back on to move an inch every few hours. 1km per day is pretty insane IMO.
This article has some of the more interesting pictures taken in the jam. They sleep, play and clean themselves on the road! It's kind of like camping, but without the trees and grass.
And among the Wiki sources I've read, this article must be the most ridiculous piece of journalistic work I've ever seen. Lots of offensive accusations backed by no evidence but those in articles in the same website, some of them written by the very author who wrote this one. Even if they're true, it doesn't matter!
Good thing it's called a Global News Blog. The word "Blog" changed the standards I should use to judge it.
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