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Random million dollar thought

mike — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:42:54 +0000

So, the earth is warming, ocean levels will rise, and all that, right? Here’s a couple of solutions I just came up with:

1. Figure out a way to beam excess water into space

Step 1: Vaporize Water (taking care not to vaporize fish, etc.)
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Profit! Save the world!

Maybe that space elevator would be up to the task? Something with “lasers” sounds viable, too.

2. Figure out a way to sink excess water further into earth’s core/crust/mantle/whatever.

Step 1: Drill a really big hole or two
Step 2: ????
Step 3: Pr Save the world!

Easy enough, right? I’ll let the think tanks come up with the all-important Step 2 for those suggestions. You can all thank me later for saving the planet.

Let’s hear your solutions!

ant worm

mike — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:18:35 +0000

so, similar to (but totally different than) that hawk eating a squirrel i saw a couple weeks ago, i came across these ants swarming a stranded worm on the walk up to my house today. this time i had my good camera.

there are 4 more pics on my flickr page, if this is your cup of tea… personally, just editing these photos gave me the heebie jeebies.

oddly enough, i just saw this cartoon today on the perry bible fellowship (a web comic):

a hawk!

mike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:55:09 +0000

…i think, or maybe an eagle? i think a hawk. i saw this on the ualbany campus a few minutes ago. i used the only camera on me – my phone – and took a few shots. i thought it was pretty neat.

this is a cropped version. i took 3 other shots, but i was the closest for this one… i was surprised it let me get that close even!