1. [OT] Dry lakes
- Posted by Evan Marshall <1evan at sbcglobal.net>
Sep 20, 2006
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Last edited Sep 21, 2006
cklester wrote:
>
> Jeremy Peterson wrote:
> > Kat wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Water is a option in lakes, but as people drown in it, i think it
> > >> should not be an option. Sheesh.
> > > If there's no water in your "lake," it's not a lake; it's just a hole. You
> > > can't drive your boat in a hole.
> > > -=ck
> > But if it just hasn't rained in a while it's still a lake, but you call it
> > an
> > "empty lake".
>
> It is no longer a lake. There's no such thing as an empty lake. The very
> definition of lake requires water. Otherwise, it's a hole.
>
<snip>
What about Rogers and Rosamond dry lakes at Edwards Air Force Base? Or
Lucerne Dry Lake in the Mojave? Etc., etc.
Or you could call it a Playa and go to the Burning Man Festival in the
Black Rock desert.
2. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
- Posted by cklester <cklester at yahoo.com>
Sep 20, 2006
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Last edited Sep 21, 2006
Evan Marshall wrote:
>
> cklester wrote:
> > It is no longer a lake. There's no such thing as an empty lake. The very
> > definition of lake requires water. Otherwise, it's a hole.
> >
> What about Rogers and Rosamond dry lakes at Edwards Air Force Base? Or
> Lucerne Dry Lake in the Mojave?
You can call Pluto a planet all you want, but apparently it's not. heheh
I will forever maintain that without water, a hole is never a lake, no matter
what it was before or could be in the future. 8)
-=ck
"Programming in a state of Euphoria."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
3. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
- Posted by "Kat" <kat12 at coosahs.net>
Sep 20, 2006
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Last edited Sep 21, 2006
>
>
> posted by: cklester <cklester at yahoo.com>
>
> Evan Marshall wrote:
> >
> > cklester wrote:
> > > It is no longer a lake. There's no such thing as an empty lake.
> > > The very definition of lake requires water. Otherwise, it's a
> > > hole.
> > >
> > What about Rogers and Rosamond dry lakes at Edwards Air Force Base?
> > Or Lucerne Dry Lake in the Mojave?
>
> You can call Pluto a planet all you want, but apparently it's not.
> heheh
>
> I will forever maintain that without water, a hole is never a lake, no
> matter what it was before or could be in the future. 8)
Ok, redefining "lake"....
Oh look, a valley full of dihydrogen oxide! You know that stuff can
kill you if you inhale even a 1/4 liter of it?!?
Kat
4. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
Kat wrote:
>
> > I will forever maintain that without water, a hole is never a lake, no
> > matter what it was before or could be in the future. 8)
>
> Ok, redefining "lake"....
> Oh look, a valley full of dihydrogen oxide! You know that stuff can
> kill you if you inhale even a 1/4 liter of it?!?
Be careful. <a href="http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html">dihydrogen monoxide</a> is
a killer.
-=ck
"Programming in a state of Euphoria."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
5. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
The site you are pointing is an hoax:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax
cklester wrote:
>
> Kat wrote:
> >
> > > I will forever maintain that without water, a hole is never a lake, no
> > > matter what it was before or could be in the future. 8)
> >
> > Ok, redefining "lake"....
> > Oh look, a valley full of dihydrogen oxide! You know that stuff can
> > kill you if you inhale even a 1/4 liter of it?!?
>
> Be careful. <a href="http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html">dihydrogen monoxide</a>
> is a killer.
>
> -=ck
> "Programming in a state of Euphoria."
> <a
> href="http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/">http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/</a>
6. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
jacques deschênes wrote:
>
>
> The site you are pointing is an hoax:
>
> cklester wrote:
> >
> > Be careful. <a href="http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html">dihydrogen monoxide</a>
> > is a killer.
> >
Yeah, but it's all true! Won't someone think of the children?!
Matt Lewis
7. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
jacques deschênes wrote:
>
>
> The site you are pointing is an hoax:
> <a
> href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dihydrogen_monoxide_hoax</a>
Ssshhhh!!! You'll spoil the fun!!! (I know it's a hoax.)
-=ck
"Programming in a state of Euphoria."
http://www.cklester.com/euphoria/
8. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
> Yeah, but it's all true! Won't someone think of the children?!
I heard if children consume too much dihydrogen monoxide during the
day, they may have uncontrolled bladder issues while sleeping. Perhaps
we should remove dihydrogen monoxide from our children's diets?
=P
~Greg
9. Re: [OT] Dry lakes
Greg Haberek wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but it's all true! Won't someone think of the children?!
>
> I heard if children consume too much dihydrogen monoxide during the
> day, they may have uncontrolled bladder issues while sleeping. Perhaps
> we should remove dihydrogen monoxide from our children's diets?
>
> =P
>
> ~Greg
You can blame that on the soft-drink companies! Did you know that one of the
main ingredients is dihydrogen monoxide?
~Ryan W. Johnson
Fluid Application Environment
http://www.fluidae.com/
[cool quote here, if i ever think of one...]
