Fossilised Rain Drops Found In India 9
angkor writes ""An Indian geologist says he has discovered imprints of some of the oldest raindrops on Earth, dating back more than a billion years."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/ newsid_1713000/1713001.stm"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/ newsid_1713000/1713001.stm"
Proof at last! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Proof at last! (Score:2, Funny)
Look for fossilized footprints. (Score:1)
Nearby... (Score:4, Funny)
Duh! (Score:2, Funny)
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>Balram Chatterji, a former director of the Geological Survey of India, said the finding could help in establishing the atmospheric conditions on Earth millions of years ago.
"We've concluded that, well, millions of years ago, rain fell in a downward direction, droplets most likely pulled down due to the force of gravity, and uh, there was some sort of other force that may have deflected the drops from a perfectly vertical path, so the rain didn't fall straight down. We've dubbed this 'wind'."
("Hey, what's this rushing sound, all around me, I think I'll call it 'wind'! And this big round flat thing coming straight towards me! Needs a big, round sounding name, like, umm... grrooouuund! I wonder if it'll be friends with me!*SPLAT*")
First recorded thoughts about the weather (Score:1)