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Could they have signaled with a mirror?

This makes me think of the myth of fire-breathing dragons. Like a light that might precede the day.

Maybe a warthog diet is a better comparison than a walrus

However Hill forts have ramparts and ditches which suggests a fort-type structure?

Could these ditches be some kind of herding path? Today we use fences.

Strange... I had a thumbs down next to one of my comments, which has now disappeared.

It means someone thumbed it up

All this talk of crows reminds me of the book I read as a kid, Wild Animals I Have Known which was written over 100 years ago. In it is a story of the author's observations of a crow and his band.
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Night time air density at sea level -- is it lower than daytime air density?

Density is so varied based on temperature, pressure, and humidity. If the temperature and humidity are lower probably ...

Can you tell us why ?
Some child pornography laws are very strict, the taking of pictures of anyone under 18 that shows them naked would be a violation. As a result the scanners ordered for Canadia ...

The near miss on Christmas Day means that bodyscanners will soon be in use at airports in UK and US.

There is a big problem with those scanners, in some countries (ex. Canada) it would be illegal t ...

Is it because of its narrowness?

I wondered about its lack of tides (no seaweed sitting on the beach) but I don't think there is much special about an eastern tide.

I was starting to wonder about Algae for a little while, it's just like sea weed and the Arctic goes though an Algal bloom every summer. 6 months of sun might help with that.

Krill feed on algae t ...

White is associated with purity.

White horses are not albino, there is actually no such thing as an albino horse. White horses have to be bred specifically to get the white color. Maybe there is ...

Well according to Chad clouds hover over islands and apparently he's right. A thin strip of land or peninsula is similar to an island in that respect presumably. Perhaps it causes air to rise? But the ...

Dragon could look like boats with sails for wings and ores for arms and legs.
That's rather good. Ores, as opposed to oars, are associated with the underground.

LOL! You know, I tried really har ...

Perth and Fremantle are in turn green because of the Easterly Effect of the Great Australian Bight. However there are two caveats here. First of all the GAB does not produce a full easterly effect a ...

...Tsar-Khan/Dragon = Kinship/Legal Division

States (Tsar-tsars?) and Counties (Khan-tsars) are political kinship divisions established by surveyed lines.

ok. Then how did they get associated w ...

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Topic: How the Ancients measured the Earth
Ishtar Replies: 281 Views: 340463	Forum: Megalithic Posted: 7:46 pm Subject: How the Ancients measured the Earth
Ishtar Replies: 281 Views: 340463	Could they have signaled with a mirror? This makes me think of the myth of fire-breathing dragons. Like a light that might precede the day.
Topic: Origins of....Species
Ishtar Replies: 265 Views: 444864	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 2:56 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Ishtar Replies: 265 Views: 444864	Maybe a warthog diet is a better comparison than a walrus
Topic: Hill Forts
Ishtar Replies: 1328 Views: 811119	Forum: British History Posted: 5:56 pm Subject: Hill Forts
Ishtar Replies: 1328 Views: 811119	However Hill forts have ramparts and ditches which suggests a fort-type structure? Could these ditches be some kind of herding path? Today we use fences.
Topic: Flying Chaucers
Ishtar Replies: 1174 Views: 960376	Forum: Linguistics Posted: 3:51 pm Subject: Flying Chaucers
Ishtar Replies: 1174 Views: 960376	Strange... I had a thumbs down next to one of my comments, which has now disappeared. It means someone thumbed it up
Topic: Origins of....Species
Ishtar Replies: 265 Views: 444864	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 7:41 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Ishtar Replies: 265 Views: 444864	All this talk of crows reminds me of the book I read as a kid, Wild Animals I Have Known which was written over 100 years ago. In it is a story of the author's observations of a crow and his band. ...
Topic: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 6:56 pm Subject: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Night time air density at sea level -- is it lower than daytime air density? Density is so varied based on temperature, pressure, and humidity. If the temperature and humidity are lower probably ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Ishtar Replies: 2579 Views: 1148520	Forum: Politics Posted: 8:49 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Ishtar Replies: 2579 Views: 1148520	Can you tell us why ? Some child pornography laws are very strict, the taking of pictures of anyone under 18 that shows them naked would be a violation. As a result the scanners ordered for Canadia ...
Topic: War on Terrorism
Ishtar Replies: 2579 Views: 1148520	Forum: Politics Posted: 3:20 pm Subject: War on Terrorism
Ishtar Replies: 2579 Views: 1148520	The near miss on Christmas Day means that bodyscanners will soon be in use at airports in UK and US. There is a big problem with those scanners, in some countries (ex. Canada) it would be illegal t ...
Topic: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 3:46 pm Subject: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Is it because of its narrowness? I wondered about its lack of tides (no seaweed sitting on the beach) but I don't think there is much special about an eastern tide.
Topic: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 5:36 pm Subject: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	I was starting to wonder about Algae for a little while, it's just like sea weed and the Arctic goes though an Algal bloom every summer. 6 months of sun might help with that. Krill feed on algae t ...
Topic: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	Forum: British History Posted: 4:00 pm Subject: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	White is associated with purity. White horses are not albino, there is actually no such thing as an albino horse. White horses have to be bred specifically to get the white color. Maybe there is ...
Topic: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 3:05 pm Subject: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Well according to Chad clouds hover over islands and apparently he's right. A thin strip of land or peninsula is similar to an island in that respect presumably. Perhaps it causes air to rise? But the ...
Topic: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	Forum: British History Posted: 5:15 pm Subject: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	Dragon could look like boats with sails for wings and ores for arms and legs. That's rather good. Ores, as opposed to oars, are associated with the underground. LOL! You know, I tried really har ...
Topic: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Forum: Geophysics Posted: 4:03 pm Subject: Global Warming
Ishtar Replies: 911 Views: 682935	Perth and Fremantle are in turn green because of the Easterly Effect of the Great Australian Bight. However there are two caveats here. First of all the GAB does not produce a full easterly effect a ...
Topic: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	Forum: British History Posted: 4:35 am Subject: Going Walkabout
Ishtar Replies: 644 Views: 563518	...Tsar-Khan/Dragon = Kinship/Legal Division States (Tsar-tsars?) and Counties (Khan-tsars) are political kinship divisions established by surveyed lines. ok. Then how did they get associated w ...