I stumbled across this little pearl of knowledge in my travels today:
Water impoundment by dams in the Northern Hemisphere is now so great that it has caused measurable geodynamic changes in the Earth’s rotation and gravitational field (Chao, 1995).
CHAO, B. F. (1995). Anthropogenic impact on global geodynamics due to reservoir water impoundment. Geophysical Research Letters [...]
Mum, Dad and I braved Sunday’s early morning light (an hour earlier, on account of daylight savings) to go birdwatching. I hadn’t been out to look at birds for some time, so it was good to dust off the Swarovski’s, nick a Leica scope from the Lab and go searching for the rare and beautiful [...]
I bought this Peugeot for $5 at a recycling centre near Kempsey, on the NSW north coast. It was just a rusted frame, with the wrong seatpost, an ATAX stem and steel handlebars. It also had a synthetic Brooks saddle that I sold for free money*.
With the help of Lynn at Chainring Transit Authority, [...]
This field trip really was like a trip to the desert, which is kinda strange, given that it should really be a wetland. The guys did their aerial survey and only saw a single White-necked Heron - a fair drop from the hundreds of thousands that have been recorded there previously and an indication of [...]
Duncs and I are recovering from our injuries at the Rayner Rehab Clinic (very plush).
today Rob and I have been on a yellow brick road magical medical tour of Sydney, with stops at Randwick (GP), Burwood (Orthopedic wizard), Bankstown (Hospital admissions and pre-op screening paperwork) and Auburn (shish plates, baklava, turkish delight and chocolates).
ok, maybe [...]