I was low all day yesterday, and so was the barometric pressure––which, I don't even know what that means.
LMGTFY, self:
"Wait! I can't die! I don't know which way Earth rotates!"
Okay, no, I checked, and I did know that: as everybody knows, on a human-made globe, Earth rotates left to right (eastward).
Looking that up, I also stumbled upon Science Focus from the BBC, which is busting with things I need to know before I die, such as,
"How many bananas would I need to eat to become radioactive?"
Not that directions apply to outer space. "A Cartographic History of What’s Up"
[scroll eastward to see entire map]
LMGTFY, self:
"Barometric pressure indicated the weight of a column of air. Approaching storms and wind cause barometric pressure to decrease. Rising pressure indicates fair weather."How did I live to almost sixty (me, almost 60?!?!) without knowing that? Ergh. Even if I live thirty more years in my right mind, I will die NOT KNOWING so many things.
"Wait! I can't die! I don't know which way Earth rotates!"
Okay, no, I checked, and I did know that: as everybody knows, on a human-made globe, Earth rotates left to right (eastward).
Looking that up, I also stumbled upon Science Focus from the BBC, which is busting with things I need to know before I die, such as,
"How many bananas would I need to eat to become radioactive?"
Not that directions apply to outer space. "A Cartographic History of What’s Up"
[scroll eastward to see entire map]
Who says that it is upsidedown?!
ReplyDeleteWe are under high pressure here...the effects of that on fine hair...static electricity...aaargh!!
But doesn’t the earth rotate in the opposite direction below the equator?
ReplyDeleteAnd also on a confused note: one thing I like about old videos of the Beach Boys doing “California Girls” is Mike Love’s pointing upward when he sings about “the northern girls.” North is up!