A Turning Lane As Lovely As A Tree?
The trees are now festooned with signs, banners and a “yarn bomb”, while thousands have joined the Save the Western Springs Pohutukawa group on Facebook and the trees themselves are tweeting. [The Lorax asked who would speak for the trees, but now it seems they can tweet for themselves.]
Fire In The Sky
Bolides are like lotteries – the chances of you winning the big prize are small, but the chances that someone, somewhere will win are pretty good. So if you missed last night’s fireball, you will wait a long time before seeing another one.
The Sand Reckoner
Just as scientists can explain the flocking of birds, we can also model the “flocking” of cars, exploring how patterns in traffic arise and dissipate.
The Angle of Repose
Within the Zen garden, the iconic, Fuji-esque “Moon-Viewing Platform” or Kogetsudai, is a conical mound of sand that stands as high as an adult. Ginkakuji is a World Heritage Site, so the Kogetsudai is almost certainly the world’s only UNESCO-listed sandcastle. Unlike a pyramid or a stone temple a sandcastle is an inherently evanescent structure, which must present a challenge to its curators.
Odd Odds
But if you think about it, you see a huge number of rare events in a single day — it is just that not all rare events are interesting events.