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News Briefs 07-04-2011

It is what it is.

Mucho thanks to Kat & Greg.

Quote of the day:

“We are so captivated by and entangled in our subjective consciousness that we have forgotten the age-old fact that God speaks chiefly through dreams and visions.”

Carl Gustav Jung.

  1. Desert Cactus Hoax, but Venus Fly Trap the real deal?
    The Desert Cactus appears to be an Arpil fools joke – merely a rock cactus. However I’ve read previously that the Venus Flytrap is native only to North Carolina found within a 60-100 mile radius of Wilmington. It is tolereant of high heat, and grows within and in close proximity to several small meteor impact craters. So this truly could be of extraterrestial origin. It seems to be uniquely evolved among plants with no parallels in its characteristics. The coincidence of its uniqueness, proximity to meteor craters and heat tolerance leave open the possibility of an extratrerrestial origin – oh yeah and its carnivorous appetite for living flesh – that cements the deal. Panspermia at its B-Movie finest. All true – check it out…

    1. Mescalito’s space cousin! 🙂
      If it was an April fool’s joke, as of yet I’m unable to find any claims to it on the net.

      Reminds me of Terence McKenna, and his belief that mushrooms had originated from spores come from outer space. So the question really is: has the botanist dared to munch a piece of the cactus or not? 😉

      PS: He… mean green mother from outer space, but instead of saying “feed me”, it says “eat me!” 😛

    1. He obviously deserved it
      Obviously the police officer used all his great amount of expertise in knowing that an 8-year-old armed with a stick and making death threats is a serious menace.

      PS: I forgot to mention that It’s opposite day in Mexico.

  2. The Force
    As I wrote yesterday about the FermiLab report (the same NYT article about the FermiLab report actually), there is very little reported about what the “bump” in the data is.

    In another source I read that the unusual feature is a much increased frequency of certain decay products at unexpected times.

    I prefer the interpretation that this is due to a fundamental force, mostly that seems cooler than another particle. I just don’t like the idea that more than 80% of the matter in the universe is undetectable. Something is wrong with the model, or with the instrumentation. Maybe this new finding is part of that.

    1. May the Forde be with them
      Yeah, the new force is a cooler proposition. Either way, it’s something of a poetic justice that the Fermilab team is finding such an interesting anomaly just when it’s about to be shut down.

    1. Bock saga site
      That looks really interesting – I’m going back there when I have more time. Thanks for the link.

      Regards, Kathrinn

      P.S. Love the haunting music!

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