Moving, But Not In A Straight Line
18 hours ago
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach.
I must confess, I use WUWT as a lab notebook on steroids. It reflects my latest work, my latest calculations, my latest graphics, my latest theories. My thanks to all participants who make this possible: Anthony Watts, Charles The Moderator, anonymous moderators around the planet, as well as all the commentators and lurkers who keep me from going off the rails and suggest new avenues to explore. What a time to be alive!
Onwards. Here’s my latest.
I was watching a National Geographic documentary about the use of airborne lidar to look straight down and see through the trees of the Guatemalan jungle to expose Mayan ruins. The commenter said “If we see straight lines on the ground, it’s not natural. It’s something made by man.”
And it’s true—in general, nature doesn’t do straight lines. As the poet said:
“Glory be to God for dappled things –
For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow;
For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim;
Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings;”
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