Pallets in fields

[dave1949]

All the big scientific words that make me google search are wearing me down ... It's so cold tomorrow I'm setting my pallets on fire the HECK with science !!!

Don't do that!!! My psychic powers tell me that we are very close to the solution.

Madam Zelda

Yes! Do that. However, it must be done scientifically.

Carefully weigh the pallets, record the relative humidity and temperature, note your elevation above sea level and barometric pressure. It's best to video these measurements, that you may better fend off the usual rabidly critical attacks in journals written by jealous scientists.

With four high-speed video + stereo sound cameras placed in a quadrant around the pallets, light 'em up while capturing any combustion by-products in fire proof certified blind test head bags.

When combustion is complete, it is imperative that the remaining ash and charcoal bits are weighed and that their volume in liters is recorded. Do not toss empty beer cans in the fire!

Please submit your measurements and recordings to the committee for detailed analysis. Any discrepancies in the before and after combustion metrics will indicate the possibility of an alien presence having occupied the pallets.

 

[dragoneggs]

This brings back memories. The exam copies were produced by mimeograph,and I remember the many attentive and attractive coeds that enrolled in my course. Some of them requested and received individual tutoring............................

Steve

Aha... the smell of the mimeograph! Was this your version of the Spanish Fly?

 

[Wagtail]

Yes! Do that. However, it must be done scientifically.

Carefully weigh the pallets, record the relative humidity and temperature, note your elevation above sea level and barometric pressure. It's best to video these measurements, that you may better fend off the usual rabidly critical attacks in journals written by jealous scientists.

With four high-speed video + stereo sound cameras placed in a quadrant around the pallets, light 'em up while capturing any combustion by-products in fire proof certified blind test head bags.

When combustion is complete, it is imperative that the remaining ash and charcoal bits are weighed and that their volume in liters is recorded. Do not toss empty beer cans in the fire!

Please submit your measurements and recordings to the committee for detailed analysis. Any discrepancies in the before and after combustion metrics will indicate the possibility of an alien presence having occupied the pallets.

AND please don't forget to record the nail/fastener number & placement, in each quadrant, on graph paper.

Ta!

 

[davcog]

Snowmobile trail markers.

Think you nailed it MossRoad.:thumbsup:

 

[txdon]

All the big scientific words that make me google search are wearing me down ... It's so cold tomorrow I'm setting my pallets on fire the HECK with science !!!

What time? We can do a synchronized burning.

 

[dave1949]

What time? We can do a synchronized burning.

Excellent! Multi-state, synchronized experiments are beyond the capability of most science teams. Very impressive.

 

[txdon]

The talk of burning the pallets has brought snow to this arid hot dry region. This is very strange. We might should hold off till Summer.

 

[blueriver]

The talk of burning the pallets has brought snow to this arid hot dry region. This is very strange. We might should hold off till Summer.

Well burning is out of the question .. These science guys spoiled that with all the demands .. Geez it ain't rocket science to burn a couple pallets

 

[dave1949]

I am really with you on this "Ley Line" thing. To show my support, I am offering you a 25% discount on your next call to my psychic hotline.

Just give the operator the promo code "ley line."

Madam Zelda
Psychic to the Stars

Dear Madam Zelda,

I called the number shown. As a quick qualification test, after assuring Zelda that I am indeed a TBN poster 'Super Star', I asked Zelda, "Where is my home?" Zelda mumbled something about Bellevue. Wrong!!! Zero psychic ability!! Scam!!!

Your blatant commercialization of pallet science is encouraging proof that we are on to something. Nothing like the smell of success to bring out the hucksters trying to cash in on the hard work of others.

Speaking of hard work, further investigation of Ley Lines has uncovered the migratory abilities of various animals: salmon, turtles and sharks. It has been scientifically proven that these animals use their ability to sense and 'map' the earth's magnetic fields, for both latitude and longitude, to perform amazing feats of navigation.

Ley Lines are unique energy bands that connect sacred and unique places. Energy bands, magnetic lines of force--all the same thing you see.

BBC News - Sea turtles' migration mystery is 'solved'
Turtles
"Until now, how species such as loggerhead sea turtles manage to migrate thousands of miles across oceans with no visual landmarks has been a mystery."
"It took human navigators centuries to figure out how to determine longitude on their long-distance voyages."

"Loggerhead hatchlings, however, are able to manage this feat as soon as they reach the sea from their nests. On reaching the sea, the hatchlings are able to establish the correct course to the open ocean. The young loggerheads then spend several years successfully navigating complex migratory routes over thousands of miles of ocean."



BBC News - Pacific salmon migrate with a 'magnetic map'
Salmon
"A study suggests that Pacific salmon are born with an in-built "magnetic map" that helps them to migrate over thousands of kilometres. US researchers believe the fish are sensing changes in the intensity and angle of the Earth's magnetic field to establish their position in the ocean. The study is published in the journal Current Biology."

The epic journey of the Pacific salmon is one of nature's greatest migrations.
"It's like they have a map. They know something about where they are based on what field they are in Dr Nathan Putman, Oregon State University

"The fish hatch inland in rivers and streams, before swimming for hundreds or even thousands of kilometres to reach the open ocean.
After several years of foraging at sea, they make their way back to the same freshwater sites where they spawn and then die.
Lead author Dr Nathan Putman, from Oregon State University, said: "The migration is a lot of effort and it is definitely challenging, and looking at it from the outside, it doesn't seem necessarily intuitive how they could manage that."

 

[Waskom John]

Sir, I believe you missed a directional sign somewhere along the way -- your should have turned to the right. That will put you in the "Friendly Politics" forum. You ought to feel right at home there.

Madam Zelda
Psychic to the Stars

Never mind