Date: | April 26, 2005 / year-entry #106 |
Tags: | non-computer |
Orig Link: | https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20050426-19/?p=35773 |
Comments: | 5 |
Summary: | Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer is a fascinating source of information. He appeared again on my local public radio station to discuss issues related to garbage floating in the ocean. For example, at the 5:05 mark, he reminds us that, if you pull a 1920's fire extinguisher out of the ocean, you shouldn't drink it. Other fascinating... |
Oceanographer Curtis Ebbesmeyer is a fascinating source of information. He appeared again on my local public radio station to discuss issues related to garbage floating in the ocean. For example, at the 5:05 mark, he reminds us that, if you pull a 1920's fire extinguisher out of the ocean, you shouldn't drink it. Other fascinating facts:
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then the left shoe and the right shoe will wash up on different shores, according to this article.
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Those 29000 rubber ducks/beavers/frogs that washed overboard in 1992 are particuarly fascinating… that must be the oddest way a science has ever advanced.
Beachcombers.org is down but I found a story with some pics:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/940859.asp?cp1=1
if only I had read this earlier.
If you drink a fire extinguisher, don’t throw it into the ocean.
BTW, I suppose drinking it qualifies for "extended exposure": http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=478457
I really do worry about Pete, if people aren’t worrying about his sake all sorts of nasty things potentially befall the guy. Without supervision he seems to be lacking in a certain amount of uncommon, common sense.
This web-site: http://members.aol.com/MorelandC/HaveOriginsData.htm
suggests that the phrase
"euphemisms for the phrases "for the love of God/Christ" or "for God’s/ Christ’s sake"… …Why Pete? Most likely it is a reference to the catholic Saint Peter."
There are some ther quirky phrase origins listed at the site
Wendy