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| TCS: Mark Twain takes on Green Alarmists in 1883 |
| 2004-06-02 |
| In 1883, America’s foremost hydrologist feared life on the Mississippi was nearing extinction. Judging by what silt had done since the Civil War, he averred the mighty waterway must have shrunk 99.9%, losing over a million miles in the last eon alone. Mark Twain immortalized this milestone in environmental modeling by remarking "There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact." -snip- more on frogs, geysers, HG Wells, and social events in Calaveras County. Note: writer is a physicist. |
| Posted by:Super Hose |
| #3 Clemens wrote of California's growing mutant frog problem before the rise of steroids Yes, but did Twain demand a special division for 0-legged, or 6-legged, or two-headed frogs in Calaveras County before the days of political correctness? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-06-02 12:48:31 PM |
| #2 That may explain why I've never seen so much as a picture of either one of my grandfathers. It's a conspiracy! |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-06-02 12:10:29 PM |
| #1 Mark Twain: The Grandfather of Smartassitude. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-06-02 10:43:31 AM |