Silly science

[beetiger]

Kansas is flatter than a pancake.

I heard an interview with one of the researchers on NPR last night. He said that if you ever find yourself driving across a Kansas-scaled pancake, that you should watch out for the occasional 10-mile deep pothole.

Not to mention the maple syrup tsunamis.

Comments

[freeko.livejournal.com]

Maple Syrup Tsunami? Now thats something I would like to be caught in!

[redbird]

Look up the Great Molasses Flood--many deaths and much property damage.

[freeko.livejournal.com]

I suppose you would be right, but damn it would be tasty!

[wordslinger.livejournal.com]

ROFL!

I heard that on National Public Radio (on "Wait, Wait -- Don't Tell Me!") last weekend. I'm not surprised but I'm sure amused! Great bit of fluff research!

[secanth.livejournal.com]

*snicker* The Butter Quakes would be somewhat difficult as well.

[freeko.livejournal.com]

as well as the Blueberry hail!

Bah!

[fenton.livejournal.com]

Only if you look at it west of the Flint Hills and the Ozark Mountains. True, from roughly Abiline to Denver, on I-70, is one of the longest smooth grades in the world (rising around 3000 feet over 800 miles, or somesuch, with almost no variance). However, the northeastern part has hills steeper than Boston (so nyeah), and the southeastern part is part of the Ozark foothills.

This notice brought to you by ex-Kansans with too much trivia in their heads.

... though having driven through eastern Colorado and western Kansas, I will agree that all of the stuff between Denver and 2-3 hours west of Kansas City, on I-70, is some of the most boring space on earth :)