tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post5392068224487203318..comments2023-11-05T03:45:19.337-05:00Comments on Apparent Dip: Predicting Science NewsThermochronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-1118100546900704752008-01-11T00:20:00.000-05:002008-01-11T00:20:00.000-05:00(newbie here) - You all laugh but I have a daughte...(newbie here) - You all laugh but I have a daughter who has wanted to be a scientist since the age of 5 and now at 9 has zeroed in on astrobiology/astrogeology (wants to study the rocks from other planets, I'm sure I've got the name wrong).<BR/><BR/>ANYWAY, I found your nice little blog because I was and AM searching for "stuffed toy rocks". They now have microbes (you can give someone a stuffed Herpes virus...ain't that sweet), so I thought much like PetRocks of the past...? You never know.<BR/><BR/>So BRING ON the plush geology toys!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-45965674028312495852007-12-01T01:13:00.000-05:002007-12-01T01:13:00.000-05:00You guys!You guys!Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-70428506748272726872007-11-30T15:53:00.000-05:002007-11-30T15:53:00.000-05:00How about "The Little Pumpellyite That Could?"How about "The Little Pumpellyite That Could?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-65844654438844607132007-11-30T11:56:00.000-05:002007-11-30T11:56:00.000-05:00Also, the Velcro gimmick of "Granny Granite and he...Also, the Velcro gimmick of "Granny Granite and her Delaminating Pals" is unstoppable.Yami McMootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396829286693323508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-43138687880313288422007-11-30T11:55:00.000-05:002007-11-30T11:55:00.000-05:00Mud volcanoes don't really lend themselves to plus...Mud volcanoes don't really lend themselves to plush, but what parent can resist giving their child a manual on how to fill the back yard with mud, educationally?<BR/><BR/>You would think that this is restricting the joys of mud volcanology to those children whose families are sufficiently well-off to have yards, but actually, children who travel to the local Superfund site to make their mud volcanoes are getting a much more authentic experience.Yami McMootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396829286693323508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-47058241918142581072007-11-29T14:12:00.000-05:002007-11-29T14:12:00.000-05:00hmm...this comment might come up twice...something...hmm...this comment might come up twice...something weird happened<BR/><BR/>No, I do not have a prototype of the plush turbidite ... yet.<BR/><BR/>I predict that a full Bouma sequence would be a big seller, but I can also envision a cute 'bottom-absent' turbidite, and a tough-looking, but lovable, mass transport complex.<BR/><BR/>The toy box for them will be a foreland basin, you get your choice of retroarc or peripheral (sold separately, of course).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-21467087297460036512007-11-29T08:20:00.000-05:002007-11-29T08:20:00.000-05:00Kim - I can see how AGU is an odd time or faculty,...Kim - I can see how AGU is an odd time or faculty, my bosses luck out with the timing of finals I suppose, but as it is we are all missing end of the year thingies (which means I am passing up many free food and beer opportunities.)<BR/><BR/>And let's just keep track, with Kim's response the score is Plush Apatite 1, stuffed turbidite and magnetic toy 0.Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-76066078171260291642007-11-29T08:11:00.000-05:002007-11-29T08:11:00.000-05:00If I was in a position where I had students, I cou...<I>If I was in a position where I had students, I could also see this as a good way to make the connection between current research and the science page of their local paper.</I><BR/><BR/>It's too bad that AGU is during finals week (which is one reason why I never go) - this is a great idea.<BR/><BR/>(I stopped being a member because I wasn't going to the meetings and there was this huge pile of EOSes threatening the deskcrops in my office. If you've never seen a giant garnet shaking in fear in front of a pile of mere paper... well, it is a sad thing.)<BR/><BR/>As for geology-themed kids' books - the Magic Schoolbus series has some geology books.<BR/><BR/>And I would be the first to buy a giant plush apatite for my kid. (Magnetic toys, alas, keep being recalled because kids swallow the magnets and then their intestines get stuck together and... well, eek.)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-1339259876970784292007-11-29T03:43:00.000-05:002007-11-29T03:43:00.000-05:00It's the cuddly magnets the kids go for. Especiall...It's the cuddly magnets the kids go for. Especially if you bury a real magnet inside ;-)<BR/><BR/>And I'm not thinking about AGU, as I can only send my poster to be ripped to shreds by the tectonic mafia.Chris Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923865059164569384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-45176985540996918752007-11-29T00:22:00.001-05:002007-11-29T00:22:00.001-05:00Fischer Price's "My First Brunton", and the "Easy ...Fischer Price's "My First Brunton", and the "Easy Bake Vacuum Furnace"<BR/><BR/>I'm on a roll....Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-9879210203134178502007-11-29T00:22:00.000-05:002007-11-29T00:22:00.000-05:00I've been trying for hours to picture a stuffed tu...I've been trying for hours to picture a stuffed turbidite in my head....I'm not sure it is working. Stuffed apatites though, now that could work. Do you have a prototype? I am sure this could be our ticket to financial independence. Plush geology themed children's toys. <BR/><BR/>On a related note, I've been working on a children's book in my head about the "Brave little biotite." It will of course be thermochronology themed. But really, are there any geology themed children's books? This is a market just waiting to be exploited....Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-60585265496260243322007-11-28T21:18:00.000-05:002007-11-28T21:18:00.000-05:00don't you mean the general public will soon notice...don't you mean the general public will soon notice how hot deep-marine sedimentation is?<BR/><BR/>i foresee small, stuffed turbidites (kinda like stuffed animals) that will excite young and old alike...similar to the beanie-baby craze of the mid 90s.<BR/><BR/>i can't waitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com