A Day of Wonder on our own Planet!

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Mark G
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Re: A Day of Wonder on our own Planet!

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NGC7000 wrote:Mark, your response reminds me of the comment made by those who have some doubts about the current products of Evolution, likening this vortex of random events to a junkyard full of pieces of metal and debris. A hurricane rolls through whipping up all the pieces of junk on the ground and drops out a brand new Rolls Royce as it passes on. :lol:
:lol: Hey it COULD happen :lol: :lol:

Tom, I like the one about an infinite number of monkeys with typewriters randomly hitting the keys, and eventually ................................ creating a duplicate epic novel like Moby dick. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: A Day of Wonder on our own Planet!

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All these speculations are wonderful!
I really don't know, but tend to think it was indeed a dried stalk of grass about six inches long bending over,
twisting and etching its signature in the strong wind. As has been suggested, it finally broke off and blew away, leaving us guessing.

The perfection astounds me though. I should be ashamed of myself for doubting the perfection of nature.

We as humans, just can stand the thought that at times, we come across something in nature completely unexplainable.

I can't wait for the next blizzard!

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I suggested the grass thing because I have seen it before. I was skiing and came down a windswept open slope where enough snow had been blown away that stalks of grass were coming up through the snow and each one had a circle.
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Yes, I've actually seen circles in the sand at the beach, just not as intricate.
Considering how strong the wind was blowing during the blizzard, as well as the powdery composition of the snow,
I'm thinking that "grass blade" (how boring) was able to whip out a foot wide circle. :shock:

I hope the aliens are happy they've put another one over on us!!...very clever of them to wear little vole and
field mouse suits! :roll:

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Well Bill after all I've heard from those that made an educated theory , I'll side with Bruce, it's an ant super collider!!! There has to be an explanation for it, but for now it's the good lord's secret :shock: :shock:
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