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Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 8:53 am
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Interesting new measurements indicate relatively strong episodic increases of methane levels from unknown source
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/early/...ce.1261713
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 9:06 am
Fartians?
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 10:26 am
(December 17, 2014 at 9:06 am)ManMachine Wrote: Fartians?
Beat me to that. It was the first thing coming to my immature mind.
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 10:27 am
(December 17, 2014 at 10:26 am)abaris Wrote: (December 17, 2014 at 9:06 am)ManMachine Wrote: Fartians?
Beat me to that. It was the first thing coming to my immature mind.
You're such an Austropithecus 
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 10:32 am
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(December 17, 2014 at 10:26 am)abaris Wrote: (December 17, 2014 at 9:06 am)ManMachine Wrote: Fartians?
Beat me to that. It was the first thing coming to my immature mind.
I consider it an honour to carry on a tradition in fart jokes started by the Sumerians around 1900 BC.
Ancient fart jokes
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 10:37 am
Quote:As today, world leaders make good foils for ancient humour, particularly Egyptian pharaohs, as shown by this 1600BC joke:
"How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? Sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile - and urge the pharaoh to go fishing."
One Roman jape dating back to the 1st Century BC details the Emperor Augustus touring his realm and coming across a man who bears a striking resemblance to himself.
Intrigued, he asks the man: "Was your mother at one time in service at the palace?"
The man replies: "No your highness, but my father was."
Fascinating!
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 2:35 pm
(December 17, 2014 at 9:06 am)ManMachine Wrote: Fartians?
This is going on facebook.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 2:41 pm
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 3:04 pm
Unicorn shit.
Evidence for the Invisible Pink Unicorn.
Bow, heathens!
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RE: Methane sources on Mars
December 17, 2014 at 3:38 pm
for us non scientific types, what is the significance of methane being present? I would imagine a lot of gasses are present.
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