A CURATED COLLECTION OF SCIENCE FACTS AND DELICIOUS FICTIONS !
Showing posts with label Questions for Readers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Questions for Readers. Show all posts

4/5/26

TOM GRUBER FIRST FOOTAGE OF HAWAIIAN DAY OCTOPUS WHO RECOGNIZED HERSELF ?! DO YOU AGREE?

I think Octopuses might be the most intelligent of sea creatures, other than the whales.  In this video, Tom  Gruber, the inventor of Siri, filmed one that saw itself in a mirror.  To be honest, I think the octopus saw another octopus.  DO YOU THINK IT KNEW IT WAS LOOKING AT ITSELF?

9/16/25

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS FOR HOW TO RECYCLE SOMETHING?

I'm always interested in any ideas or information on how to recycle things, especially PLASTICS, so that we can combat the SEA OF PLASTIC as well as all other forms of PLASTIC POLLUTION!

Please leave a comment, including any links to information you'd like me to read!

THANKS!







Siren

1/12/25

CAN FIREFIGHTERS USE OCEAN SALT WATER TO FIGHT THE CALIFORNIA FIRES?

The answer is that they do so, but in desperation, because the salt water is corrosive to equipment and the soil in which the salt water has been dumped is not friendly to plant life.  Some areas where ocean water has been dumped to put out a fire remain barren of plant life for years.  When urban sources for water are used up, fire fighters will use ocean water. 


-Siren

12/14/24

DEAD MORAY EEL WASHES UP ON BEACH IN LAGUNA NIGUEL (IS THIS A DELICIOUS FICTION?)

SAN FRANCISCO GATE : NIGHTMARISH MARINE CREATURE WASHES ASHORE 

The Muraena helena, also known as the Mediterranean eel, was once harvested in seaside ponds, and multiple universities describe how they were even doted on and dressed up like beautiful women: While over 6,000 of them were reportedly supplied to Julius Caesar for lavish banquets, Antonia, the niece of Augustus, allegedly kept one as a pet and adorned it with earrings. f



Do you think this is true?  Check the article to see what it says!