Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 So some have speculated that the extinction from the Younger Dryas could have been caused by an impact event. The frequent referain in opposition to that idea has been the absence of a large impact crater or its remenants. Guess what we just found in Greenland? Here’s the article: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/impact-crater-greenland-asteroid-younger-dryas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippounet Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I can't help myself, this is the only thing that came to my mind, sorry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZNVGpuQ7o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rippounet said: I can't help myself, this is the only thing that came to my mind, sorry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJZNVGpuQ7o I like talking science. Much more fun than the “never ending clown fight” that is politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 I was looking on Reddit about this article, which brought up this which seems to fit very nicely and provides a potentially more precise date for the impact. But that information came from a complete kook who then proceeded to amaze everyone about how the ancients made a pact to pass knowledge into the future and how this tied into the Sumerians and other things. It was diverting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 3 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: So some have speculated that the extinction from the Younger Dryas could have been caused by an impact event. The frequent referain in opposition to that idea has been the absence of a large impact crater or its remenants. Guess what we just found in Greenland? Here’s the article: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/impact-crater-greenland-asteroid-younger-dryas I just read this article also and it does solve a conundrum concerning the disappearance of North American megafauna. Some thought the arrival of people from Asia was the cause but the timelines never seemed to match in that the animals disappeared before the people had a chance to really gain a foothold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S John Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 This is right up my alley. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 2 hours ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: I like talking science. Much more fun than the “never ending clown fight” that is politics. How dare you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: How dare you! Because I hate talking about politics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 #Legalizerecreationalmegafauna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datepalm Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 OK I have to mention this - I was on a transatlantic flight that went over Greenland this week, and the little flight path map thing they have showed Greenland as green. As in, this massive, ice-free island (in the shape of iced-Greenland, whereas we know that probably under the ice its an archipelago, but like that should be my concern) with green satellite imagery landcover that doesn't exist and never existed there and I assume was like copy-pasted from somewhere in the Midwest or something. I mean, someone had to put this together and draw up this strange Green-Greenland globe in the background of the little flight path app, its not just an error showing the wrong season or a weird projection or something. It was just bizarre. I'm seriously thinking of writing the airline just to get to the bottom of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A True Kaniggit Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 5:46 PM, Ser Scot A Ellison said: Because I hate talking about politics? For disparaging clown fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 5 hours ago, A True Kaniggit said: For disparaging clown fights. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 All I know is that in the suggested for me articles at the end was this one that explains how Wombats are the only animals whose poop is cube shaped. Valuable knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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