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Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day as its fissure extends 2 miles (3.2 km) https://apnews.com/article/iceland-volcano-eruption-grindavik-blue-lagoon-cb86b6852656539c131d8a8c199b05af...

Brilliant! Too much reefer, man.

Judge stunned when man with suspended license joins court Zoom call while driving https://news.yahoo.com/news/judge-stunned-man-suspended-license-010540156.html Maybe he drove himself to jail. :rolleyes:

More likely pipes, since there are a lot of hills and some mountain chains to cross. Canals only work with level grade, or downhill, one-way. Otherwise, tank cars, which is how some crude oil is moved, are feasible. I've wondered about those areas that flood frequently, e.g., those areas in...

A railroad worker figured out how to send thousands of gallons of drinking water by rail from Mississippi to the Navajo Nation to alleviate the water crisis https://news.yahoo.com/news/railroad-worker-figured-send-thousands-102702532.html

So, the name of the volcano, or volcanic complex is Sundhnúkur. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions Now, it seems a monthly occurrence.

SUV Explodes in Supermarket Parking Lot After Man Lights Cigarette Near Propane Canisters https://www.yahoo.com/news/suv-explodes-supermarket-parking-lot-001422382.html

https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-bridge-collapse-johns-hopkins-4007c3b404f4b515cf4b4f9e2ba49da3 I would think it prudent to have essentially every civil/structural engineering university program in the country to be involved somehow, so that there is a population of students (future...

So how is current activity compared with predictions at the beginning of Solar Cycle 25 (relative to Solar Cycle 1 in 1755)? Back in 2020 - https://www.weather.gov/news/201509-solar-cycle#:~:text=Solar%20Cycle%2025%20is%20forecast,a%20peak%20of%20115%20sunspots...

Supposedly, testing is happening this year. It's not clear though is they are talking about Summer in Australia (Jan-Feb (beginning of 2024) or Dec (end of 2024)), or in the US (June - Aug). From 2023 - New Pentagon-funded hypersonic test vehicle could fly in summer 2024...

https://www.space.com/us-economy-nasa-3d-printed-superalloy

Yellowstone Darwin Award Competition?

Egg = Exceptionally great g-force(s)

Railroad safety! Railroads for the most part are private property, and walking on the right of way or across the tracks in any location other than a public grade crossing is trespassing. In most cases, railroads have been in place for more than 100 years, and in some cases more than 160 years...

So this is about isotopic exchange (18O for 16O) in a metal oxide pellet? As in ZrO2, Al2O3 or MgO? It will also depend in whether the oxide is an n-type vs p-type oxide, and how the specimen is mounted, e.g., precluding diffusion from the circumference. But, as jrmichler indicated, the...