tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post905372011545381534..comments2024-03-20T06:07:07.676-06:00Comments on Jumping Jack Flash Hypothesis: It's A Gas Gas Gas: Event Update For 2016-04-01Jonny Mnemonichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-2105847952873806892016-04-03T20:14:47.623-05:002016-04-03T20:14:47.623-05:00[now here's some bad luck, ra-hih]
Man Struck...[now here's some bad luck, ra-hih]<br /><br />Man Struck By Bus After Escaping SUV Dangling Off Malibu Canyon Road<br />http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/04/03/man-struck-by-bus-after-escaping-suv-dangling-off-malibu-canyon-road/<br /><br />[listen to the news video - at the end, the man "is trying to figure out why he crashed ". . .]<br /><br />24 killed as torrential rains wreak havoc in northern Pakistan <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315756-24-killed-as-torrential-rains-wreak-havoc-in-northern-Pakistan<br /><br />The casualties took place in landsliding and incidents of roof collapse and lightning amid heavy rains and snowfall. Heavy rains triggered floods in Swat River, hill torrents and nullas, submerging many villages and hotels in the affected areas. <br /><br />Small plane crashes into the sea near Tel Aviv, Israel <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315763-Small-plane-crashes-into-the-sea-near-Tel-Aviv-Israel<br /><br />The pilot reportedly radioed a mayday to nearby Sde Dov Airport so it could land there, but somehow lost control of the plane and crashed into the water. <br /><br />[yet another country having food problems]<br />Parched fields force Thailand to look beyond rice<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/parched-fields-force-thailand-look-043154811.html<br /><br />Thailand has long served as one of the globe's main rice bowls, but chronic water shortages are pushing the country to move away from a grain that dominates its fields and has defined a way of life for generations.<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-36113034274398442062016-04-03T12:18:54.375-05:002016-04-03T12:18:54.375-05:00Electrical discharge event? Multiple flashes, temp...Electrical discharge event? Multiple flashes, temporary power outage and loud bang in Belfast, Ireland <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315748-Electrical-discharge-event-Multiple-flashes-temporary-power-outage-and-loud-bang-in-Belfast-Ireland<br /><br />Witnesses described seeing the night sky light up from up to 15 miles away, with the flash accompanied by interference to radio stations. <br /><br />[contradictory statements here]<br />NIE Networks said their early assessment indicated the fault was not suspicious. <br /><br />"Engineers from NIE Networks and Soni - the System Operator Northern Ireland - are investigating the cause." <br /> <br />[sedum-sayin'? How you be in-VESTi-gatin' if you KNOW it ain't be suspicious? sheeee-it, mufukka line] <br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-69942892372397355182016-04-03T10:21:14.290-05:002016-04-03T10:21:14.290-05:00Yeah, it ain't "sneakin'" up on ...Yeah, it ain't "sneakin'" up on us any more - it's a full scale assault!<br /><br />Breaking news:<br />Two reported dead as derailment halts US northeast train travel<br /><br /><br />Two people were reportedly killed in a train derailment near Philadelphia that forced a halt to rail services along a stretch of the northeast of the United States on Sunday.<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/two-reported-dead-derailment-halts-us-northeast-train-141430811.html<br /><br />US railway service Amtrak said in a statement that the train, the Palmetto, was en route from New York to Savannah, Georgia, when it struck a backhoe on the tracks south of Philadelphia. [wtF!]<br /><br />Amtrack has suspended rail services between New York and Philadelphia <br /><br />Mathematician Solves The Centuries-Old Sphere Problem In Higher Dimensions<br />http://www.wired.com/<br /><br />In a pair of papers posted online this month, a Ukrainian mathematician has solved two high-dimensional versions of the centuries-old “sphere packing” problem. In dimensions eight and 24 (the latter dimension in collaboration with other researchers), she has proved that two highly symmetrical arrangements pack spheres together in the densest possible way.<br /><br />In dimensions eight and 24, there exist dazzlingly symmetric sphere packings called E8 and the Leech lattice, respectively, that pack spheres better than the best candidates known to mathematicians in other dimensions.<br /><br />[Should help with mass grave loading in the near future!]<br /><br />Fire rips through Russian defense ministry building in Moscow<br />https://www.yahoo.com/news/fire-rips-russian-defense-ministry-building-moscow-124546418.html<br /><br />A source told Interfax the fire may have started as a result of a short circuit involving old electrical wiring.<br /><br />[well yeah, it MAY have, but . . .]<br /><br />1,700 lightning strikes in 2 hours for Palm Beach County, Florida <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315742-1700-lightning-strikes-in-2-hours-for-Palm-Beach-County-Florida<br /><br />[Zis you Jonny?]<br />Missouri man harassed and fined of front-yard garden <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315741-Missouri-man-harassed-and-fined-of-front-yard-garden<br /><br />It's the real thing: Coca-Cola van pulled from sinkhole in Autaugaville, Alabama <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315744-Its-the-real-thing-Coca-Cola-van-pulled-from-sinkhole-in-Autaugaville-Alabama<br /><br />Twelve feet deep and 30 feet across! Big enough to swallow the van. <br /><br />[from our No Shit, Sherlock department]<br />Another study confirms that fracking contaminates groundwater making it unsafe to drink <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315743-Another-study-confirms-that-fracking-contaminates-groundwater-making-it-unsafe-to-drink<br /><br />Wyoming has no plans to take further action on them.<br /> <br />[big money triumphs over common sense and health once again]<br /><br />Tom<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-74398816731756584682016-04-03T08:21:40.202-05:002016-04-03T08:21:40.202-05:00Snow in Guadeloupe! Heh, maybe that's where th...Snow in Guadeloupe! Heh, maybe that's where the cold air that went missing from the North Pole went. The entire climate system is seriously destabilizing now. Unstable is obviously bad for crops. I don't like looking down that road too far.Jonny Mnemonichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06516458612879773986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4388504906915444063.post-7893454537171764262016-04-03T07:39:33.258-05:002016-04-03T07:39:33.258-05:00Good morning Jonny. And it IS too, because in Che...Good morning Jonny. And it IS too, because in Chester Co. there are currently about 45,000 homes without power due to the ridiculously high winds (recorded gusts of 70 mph) last night and into this morning, accompanied by a big drop in temps, BUT I'M NOT ONE OF THEM! (yet)<br /><br />As with yesterday's report, PA is still helping out with JJFH incidents all over the state.<br /><br />Looking back to April 2015, it looks like we're well behind the rate of home/residence explosions so far this year. Summer may see some catch-up if the projected heat occurs. We're way ahead this year in boat explosions though.<br /><br />7.2 magnitude quake strikes off Vanuatu islands <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315736-7-2-magnitude-quake-strikes-off-Vanuatu-islands<br /><br />Freak hailstorm drops several inches of ice on Darjeeling, India <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315734-Freak-hailstorm-drops-several-inches-of-ice-on-Darjeeling-India<br /><br />Strong winds blow roofs off buildings in Harbin, China <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315733-Strong-winds-blow-roofs-off-buildings-in-Harbin-China<br /><br />Shocking video footage has emerged of an entire roof getting blown off an apartment block in the Chinese city of Harbin during a storm. <br /><br /> Gale-force winds hit the city on Friday, resulting in a number of residential buildings, billboards, and power lines being damaged. <br /><br /> As the roof falls to the ground, flashes of light can be seen as it crashes through power cables, causing a number of cars to catch fire while others were flattened. <br /><br /> Video recorded by locals in the area also shows a prefabricated building being blown over and its interior falling apart. <br /><br /> Three people died in storm related accidents, CCTV reported. <br /><br />Snow falls on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe for the first time in 'extraordinary weather phenomenon' <br />http://www.sott.net/article/315730-Snow-falls-on-the-Caribbean-island-of-Guadeloupe-for-the-first-time-in-extraordinary-weather-phenomenon<br /><br />This has never before been seen in Guadeloupe. This is an exceptional event that we will never forget." <br /><br />Two weeks ago in the same area, in a residential district which is just below La Soufriere Volcano overlooking the Town of Basse Terre, residents were surprised to see hailstones falling from the sky. <br /><br />[of course SOTT misinterprets this as the coming of the next Ice Age, despite all evidence to the contrary]<br /><br />Sunday, 3 April 2016 <br />The Great Barrier Reef is dying<br /> <br />Paul Beckwith: My Condolences to Australia's Great Barrier Reef <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/the-great-barrier-reef-is-dying.html<br /><br />[SOTT doesn't do heat related stories much; this is big]<br /><br />The Great Barrier Reef along the NE coastline of Australia is (soon to be was) the largest living ecosystem on Earth. It is dying, and it's loss will be devastating for planet Earth, not to mention Australia. Not only was the 2300 km long reef teeming with life (biological hotspot), it protects coastlines from storms and is a World Heritage tourist magnet. <br /><br />Heatwave for Western Australia <br /><br />MID-AUTUMN HEATWAVE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA <br />http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/heatwave-for-western-australia.html<br /><br />Parts of Western Australia are in for a mid-autumn blast of heat over the coming days.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Despite autumn being a month old significant heat is still lingering over the nation's north west. Temperatures have soared over 40 degrees in the north, such as Marble Bar and Telfer.<br /><br />Tom<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com