Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Excuse Me?


Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. They are composed of soft sedimentary rock and are topped by a piece of harder, less easily-eroded stone that protects the column from the elements. They are mainly located in the desert in dry, hot areas.

From Wikipedia


Saturday night wifey and I are watching TV with my mom. The show cuts to a panoramic shot of a desert...

Supreme Leader: Liam and I watched a show about deserts this week, those things are called "hooters."

Me: Ya, we have them around where I grew... what did you say?

This weekend was a gold mine. GOLD. MINE.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Oil

A map of the world where size is represented by oil reserves instead of geographic area. Like the article says, this is why the US is still in Iraq.

"Borrowed" from Kottke.