I had no idea and fascinated that trees can actually have genetic modification that makes them albino. They have no chlorophyll. That exist by absorbing nutrients from nearby trees. Even the mighty redwood can have this genetic modification.
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Golden Record Recieved
Have you ever wondered what might happen if the Voyager spacecraft, launched in 1977 to reach out to extra-terrestrial civilizations (among other things!) was discovered by an alien species? This animated short by Katarina Hughes answers the question.Although this “ground” has been covered by a number of TV shows and movies (most notably in Star Trek: The Motion Picture), I think Hughes has come up with something… much more likely… here.
https://www.kuriositas.com/2025/10/golden-record-received.html
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
On this day in History: Aug 27, 1883 - The loudest Sound in Recorded History
The Day the World Roared: Krakatoa's Earth-Shattering Boom
Imagine a sound so immense it circled the globe multiple times, ruptured eardrums hundreds of miles away, and was heard clearly nearly 3,000 miles from its source. This isn't a scene from a sci-fi movie; it's the reality of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, an event that unleashed what is widely considered the loudest sound ever recorded in human history.
On August 27, 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, exploded with unfathomable force. The eruption generated a tsunami that devastated coastal areas, but it was the sound wave that truly defied belief.
Witnesses as far away as Perth, Australia (over 1,900 miles away), reported hearing "a series of reports, like heavy guns in an easterly direction." On the island of Rodrigues, nearly 3,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean, residents reported hearing "distant heavy guns." Think about that for a moment: a sound traveling across entire oceans, audible to the human ear.
The atmospheric shockwave from Krakatoa's eruption circled the Earth at least three times, and barographs (instruments that measure atmospheric pressure) around the world detected its passage for days afterward. In some places, the pressure wave was so intense it caused a temporary, noticeable rise in sea levels.
To put this into perspective, the sound was estimated to have reached 180 decibels at a distance of 100 miles. For reference, a jet engine at 100 feet is about 140 decibels, and anything above 120 decibels can cause immediate hearing damage. Krakatoa was off the charts!
The 1883 Krakatoa eruption was a catastrophic event that claimed tens of thousands of lives and drastically altered global weather patterns for years. But its most enduring legacy, perhaps, is the record-breaking roar that shook the very fabric of our planet, a powerful reminder of nature's raw and terrifying power.
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I was lucky to grow up before the internet and social media.
"A bunny, small enough to nestle in a cereal bowl, has recently started hanging out in my backyard. Now and again, it nibbles a plant or lies in the sun. Mostly, it explores the limits of movement, zooming, darting, feinting, and trundling through bushes. Once, I saw it corner so hard that it sprayed mulch in a giant, messy arc. A human kid who did that would almost certainly be called inside to clean up. But I haven’t seen the adults in this bunny’s life in weeks; the baby has carte blanche. If only more of the kids I know could be so lucky." - Henry Abbott
- I really think if we all got back in touch with Nature like our ancestors did for 300,000 + years we all would be happier and we would be better off. We continue to resist our natural instincs and construct false/fake environments when we actually just belong outside in Nature.
- Take baby steps if you must. But GET OUTSIDE.
- We would take a lot better care of the planet if we allow the planet to take care of us.
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