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To: kinkblot who wrote (332)	11/14/2000 1:36:42 AM
From: Volsi Mimir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 480

Here's a really good presentation of Strings and Black Holes:(1999) title: What is String Theory and What Does It Have To Do With Black Holes? Dr. Joe Polchinski, ITP, UCSB online.itp.ucsb.edu I know he cites one of my favorite books : The Elegant Universe by Greene

To: kinkblot who wrote (332)	6/9/2002 10:05:54 AM
From: kinkblot	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 480

The Origin of Methane (and Oil) in the Crust of the Earth people.cornell.edu Modern information re-directs attention to the theories of a non-biological, primeval origin. Among this information is the prominence of hydrocarbons gases, liquids and solids on many other bodies of the solar system, as well as in interstellar space. [more back at Thomas Gold's home page] He also proposes that the 'organics' down there could support life and that life on Earth may have originated there. No doubt the men in black are aware of Gold; wrt conventional wisdom, his theories are as 'out there' as aliens arriving in UFOs. However, they are probably not flashy enough to catch the attention of the general public. Otoh, a few months ago a guest on The Tonight Show showed how the related phenomenon in Gold's NEW ITEM could explain why so many boats (reduced flotation due to gas bubbles) and planes (methane cloud ignited by engine exhaust) have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle. He demonstrated both effects using a toy boat, toy plane and water tank, but I'm not convinced yet - not until I see it in the National Enquirer. Downedbyamegafart!

To: kinkblot who wrote (332)	5/23/2003 10:30:18 PM
From: kinkblot	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 480

Is bug from outer space? thesun.co.uk Chandra Wickramasinghe, Cardiff University Milton Wainwright, Sheffield University astrobiology.cf.ac.uk - Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology In the July 2001 SPIE Conference paper (left sidebar), NCW et al. estimate the daily mass input of biomaterial to Earth from space at about a third of a ton - assuming that the microbial cells detected are indeed from space. They found viable cells in air samples taken from 24-41 kilometers, "well above the local tropopause (16 km), above which no air from lower down would normally be transported." In the Sun article the estimate is put at "a ton," so either the calculation has been refined or The Sun rounded up to the nearest whole number. Over an extended period, the amount is less important than the composition. Biochemical precursors? Fully-fledged microbes? Giant flying reptiles?