Monthly Archives: February 2019

Scientists have been flying through stratocumulus clouds with “dangling instruments from airplane wings to measure atmospheric conditions and bounce lasers off of cloud droplets.” [1] Clouds might disappear by the end of the century, it is warned. However, “what we … Continue reading →

“Could it be that the crystal skulls are here to save us from the Apocalypse?” asks the narrator in the video hopefully viewable above. [1] Certain crystals were found, by Baron Karl von Reichenbach, to have a force of polar … Continue reading →

President Donald Trump is creating an ad hoc group of federal scientists to reassess earlier government conclusions on climate change, reports The Hill. [1] Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is supposed to have released a home cooking video, “Cooking With Cortez” presumably. … Continue reading →

A couple or so days ago, Senator Dianne Feinstein was treated to a visit by some charming schoolchildren. They came to urge Green New Deal. How could Feinstein not immediately surrender to the wishes of the adorable tykes? Just when … Continue reading →

A reader, commenting on the Ersjdamoo’s Blog entry of February 17, 2019, tells us he has seen The Mothman. The Mothman is associated with the collapse of the Silver Bridge, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia to Ohio, in 1967. [1] … Continue reading →

“For much of the 20th century, magnetoreception research seemed as unsavory as the study of dowsing or telepathy.” [1] Clumsy beginnings by Franz Anton Mesmer in the late 18th century did not help the reputation of animal magnetism when Baron … Continue reading →

“Love is blind,” sayeth the Spear Shaker. SPEED: If you love her, you cannot see her. VALENTINE: Why? SPEED: Because love is blind. [1] “The sexes are oppositely electrified – hence their mutual attraction for each other.” The magnetism of … Continue reading →

I know, I know – The Russians. But see (hopefully) above the short video of the Russian traffic policeman helping a limping dog through traffic. This shows that at least one Russian is not totally evil. In case this short … Continue reading →

Kaiser, a 5-year-old king shepherd dog, scaled a wall in Ashby, Massachusetts, and embarked upon a geo-odyssey. Had Kaiser’s geo-magnetic perceptions gone haywire? What caused the dog to journey north, far into Maine, starting in June 2018? Eight months later, … Continue reading →

Notice the timeline: 1943: The U.S. Navy was conducting experiments in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyards seeking to make ships “invisible” to underwater and surface mines. Scientists ran an electric current through hundreds of meters of electrical cable around the hull … Continue reading →