Coalition of the Confused
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From: Di (amina046)
Jul-26
The only difference between a hurricane and a typhoon is the location where the storm occurs. ... In the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, and eastern North Pacific, the term hurricane is used. The same type of disturbance in the Northwest Pacific is called a typhoon.
All are cyclones, but usually referred to by storms in the Indian Ocean.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Jul-26
Well there you go.
I know that some are called men and some women.
Cyclones and hurricanes are both named after women.
From: PTG (anotherPTG)
Jul-26
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:Cyclones and hurricanes are both named after women.
I wonder why?
Tornados 2017 06 13 - YouTube ...
From: Di (amina046)
Jul-28
This squid-inspired protein is the future of PPE
Researchers from Penn State, Germany and Turkey have designed a new kind of self-healing material that is squid-inspired and can repair itself in one second.
Read more from InverseFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Jul-28
PTG (anotherPTG) said:I wonder why?
Because we're magnificent and we love to twirl.
From: PTG (anotherPTG)
Jul-30
The first aircraft to fly on another planet
Ingenuity is a 1.8kg (4lb) helicopter that will ride to Mars attached to the belly of Nasa's Perseverance.
Read more from BBC NewsFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Aug-29
Just three more years!!
Japan wants flying cars in its skies by 2023 - and they might actually pull it off
From Blade Runner to The Jetsons, flying cars have long been promised as the transport of choice in the future, but Japan is determined to have its citizens taking to the skies in the next few years.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: slackerx
Aug-29
This reminds me of an old Dr Who episode where folks have been stuck in their flying cars in a traffic jam for years while orbiting some planet.