The Sydney Dust Storm

Some photos of it to be found here (Boston Globe) & here (Flickr)

CIVIL DEFENSE WARNING

Interesting e-mail I got from UH today:

As you know, one recent concern is a threatened missile from North Korea, potentially headed toward Hawaii, sometime within the next week.

We are being advised that State Civil Defense will be the main agency alerting citizens of any conditions warranting action. Radio is the primary source for those advisories, along with the siren warning system tested every month.

There would be, it’s estimated, about 22 minutes from launch to arrival in the Islands if the missile were to get that far.

The basic advice is this. If you hear the sirens, take cover immediately (away from windows if you are indoors) or if you are in a vehicle, pull to the side of the road, lean forward in your car, but keep the radio on to hear the “all clear” or other instructions.

The US military has taken extra precautions to protect Hawaii. State Civil Defense will deploy the health department and other resources if necessary. Officials are confident any threat would be overcome. But precaution is always advised.

I immediately went to a website that made me immune to Korean missile attacks. I've forgotten the address. But then I remembered a week ago or so seeing this post from Gizmodo. Note, that they're a gadget blog, and didn't get it quite right.

Where North Korean missiles could hit:

Then they remembered the Earth was round, and updated the map:

It is possible that Hawaii's Civil Defense people get their news from the same blogs that I do but aren't as thorough, and we've got less to worry about (California is more a more likely target). It's also possible that they read the news from more reputable sources, and there's something going down that I'm missing.

It would suck either way, therefore I am currently digging a cave/bomb shelter in our shared backyard mountain. You can reserve a space if you come help and pitch in for chips and water and toilet paper and stuff. If you come after the fact expecting a spot because we're "friends", understand that I can't promise anything.

Round ONE: LHC VS. LHD

SCIENCE PORN!!!

Large Hadron Collider:

Large Helical Device:

I RETURN!

Slow Motion Baby Laugh

This makes...

For some good cosplay I tell you whut.