Mars’ Big Ocean
At this point, there's very little doubt that in the past liquid water existed on Mars.
However, in the article entitled: "Ancient Ocean on Mars Supported by global distribution of deltas and Valleys of Nature Geoscience" two University of Colorado scientists, based on elevation data taken by various probes and study of deposits in 52 deltas and thousands dry river valleys, claim that up to one third of the planet's surface was covered in water 3,500 million years ago.
Pictured: What Mars might have looked like 3.5 billion years ago with a large ocean of water... and a Mars version of Australia on the far right.
According to their estimates, this vast ocean would have contained 124 million cubic kilometers of water, which come to be as much as one-tenth of the current oceans of the Earth, although it must be thrown to the table that Mars is about half the size of Earth.
The big question that remains, is: "What the hell happened on Mars that was big enough to make the planet lose all that water? That may be a good question to answer in future missions to our neighbor but [presumed] desolated planet.
Deciding Where To Go Drinking
Normally when we met with our friends, most people have a bar by default. This bar is always going out of inertia and is often called "Same-place-as-always". Where is it? Same-place-as-always. I wont be surprise if they actually named a bar like that. If I ever open up a bar, it'll be named like that. Well, my friends and I frequent a bar called "Blue" (catchy, isn't it? Yes, it's even blue) Where was I? Oh yeah, this avoids having to decide which of the seven hundred sixty-nine bars in a ten mile radius we should go on that said day. But one day you get tired of always seeing the same faces and the same waiters, to the extent that even the waiters know what you are going to order. Yes, because there's like a pressure that makes you ask the same drink, you know, it even tastes weird just to think of changing your usual drink:
- "No, I don't feel like having beer today, I want an Orange Fanta.
- "A Fanta? Is there something wrong with you today?"
- "Can't I order a Fanta now?"
- "Erm... yes ... but it's because you always ask for beer ..."
- "So? I want a Fanta today"
- "You sure?"
- "No, just bring me the damn beer."
Never go to the same bar with an undecided guy, or these things will end up happening. Then, one day, for a change of scenery and so that the undecided can quietly drink a Fanta without remorse of conscience, you've decided to change bar. And that's where the problems begin. Which one to go? Who decides? How to change a routine so... rutinary? And this is when it occurs ... Badabing! The ordeal of choosing a bar!
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What was Number "0" again? Hooters?
In every group of friends there is always someone more determined, more willing to take command and contribute ideas. Not me, you want to go to Hell, and I'm sure as hell that I'll go with you and call shotgun! Normally, the other guys on the group, maybe because they don't like to or maybe because they don't think, at all, are doing well to have someone decide for all of you. But there is always this... bastard that objects about everything. Thus, every new bar that is mentioned is a new chance for this guy to say anything. And I mean anything:
- "What if we go to Hard Rock?"
- "Not that one, my ex frequents that one and I don't want to bump into her."
- "What about Lufferoo bar?"
- "Not that one, that place smells weird."
- "What if we go to Abalon, then?"
- "Not that one, expensive as hell dude!"
- "Then let's go to Oitap."
- "Not that one either. There are pink flying elephants trying to get me on that one."
- "Wait, WHAT???"
- "What?" You don't see them?
Avatar – When Words Fail To Describe A Movie
I could have started this post by telling you how awesome this movie is, but that wouldn't be enough. I could have started it by telling you how incredible the special effects are, but that would fall short to the real thing. And to think James Cameron waited 10 year to make this movie. Did his money from Titanic run out? Maybe not, but he has proven again that he is, indeed, the king of the world. You even forget you're looking at computer-animated actors, and that the dialog is kinda stock (not bad), but none of that matters.
Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Stephen Lang, Avatar is made to blow you away.
So, how can you describe Avatar? Well, it's Pocahontas + Aliens + Kashyyyk battle + 3-meter-long elves - spirituality + Ana Lucia from Lost + Bravehart + Matrix + bugs that look like dragons + Hartbreak Ridge - a too-simple script + 3D without exaggerating + The Cavern Of Zion + Awesome technology from the future + Epicness.
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