Friday five
Nov. 23rd, 2012 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
glacier_kitty1. What’s your favorite black article of clothing? Shirts, pants, etc
2. What’s the best black food? Oreos, beans..
3. How did you pass the time during your most recent extended blackout (power outage)? I sat around and made mom call the power company haha. Luckily it wasn't that long
4. When did you last play blackjack? I never have
5. What are some songs in your iTunes (or other media player) whose titles contain the word black? Black Rose, Black Dragon, The Black Halo, Take the Black, etc
One of the best things about holidays (besides food haha)..playing Pictionary with family and laughing like crazy :D
I finished my volcanoes essay. You were supposed to pick three significant volcanoes and write about eruptions and human significance. Then you had to pick the one you thought was the most significant in human history
Volcanoes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth. They can erupt and destroy whole towns, or they can just have little eruptions, just spewing out a little lava or ash. This paper will discuss three volcanoes that have had a significant effect in human history.
The first volcano is Mount Tambora. Tambora is a 9,350 foot stratovolcano in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Before it erupted in 1915, it was thought the volcano had a 5,000 year repose period. It’s had at least four eruptions in human history, the last a minor eruption in 1967.
On April 5, 1815, Tambora came to life after 5,000 years of silence. The first eruption could be heard 800 miles away and ash fell in east Java. That was just the beginning. Five days later, on April 10, the real show began. At 7 PM, three flaming columns merged into one. The volcano was literally on fire. Pumice stones and ash rained down on the land. Pyroclastic flows swept down on all sides of the island, destroying the town of Tambora. 38 cubic miles of pyroclastic deposits and 12 cubic miles of magma were ejected into the air. Ash fell 800 miles away from the volcano. The force of the eruption caused part of the volcano to collapse, leaving a caldera – 4,100 feet of the volcano was lost. At least 92,000 people were killed from that alone. The 1815 Tambora eruption was the most powerful eruption in recorded history.
The cloud of ash Tambora ejected stayed in the atmosphere for months, blotting out the sun and killing crops. Over the next year, temperatures dropped five degrees. In the summer of 1816, snow fell in June in Canada and the US and frost was recorded in every month. Europe became very cold. Because of the Napoleonic Wars, there were already food shortages, but the volcano made it worse. Around 200,000 people died from starvation. 1816 was known as “the year without a summer.” The cold summers had positive effects too - Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and Baron Karl Christian Ludwig von Drais de Sauerbrun invented the bicycle.
The second volcano is Krakatoa, located in the Pacific Ocean between Java and Sumatra. Krakatoa is a 2,667 foot stratovolcano. It has erupted many times in human history, though an exact number is unknown. It last erupted in 2012.
Before Krakatoa erupted in 1883, earthquakes shook the island. In June 1883, small volcanic eruptions occurred. Finally, on August 27, 1883, the volcano unleashed its fury. Four huge eruptions from 14 vents shook the volcano. Pumice and ash were shot into the sky. Sailors on ships miles from the volcano were pelted with pumice and deafened by the explosion. The final eruption literally tore the island apart. The sound traveled across the ocean, reaching the island Diego Garcia, 2,000 miles away. Tsunamis killed 36,000 people. Ash blocked the sun and caused spectacular sunsets. Temperature fell for the next couple years. Because of the invention of the telegraph, news of the eruption reached Europe and the US within hours, making the event one of the first big news stories to travel around the world quickly. The public was fascinated they were able to get news so quickly.
The third significant volcano is Mount Saint Helens. St. Helens is an 8,363 foot stratovolcano located in Washington state. It has erupted many times, usually with a 200 year to 15,000 year repose time. It last erupted in 2008. Native Americans called St. Helens “Louwala-Clough,” meaning “smoking mountain.”
In 1980, Mt. St. Helens awakened. There were earthquake swarms and steam explosions. The north flank bulged out 450 feet. On May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the volcano. The bulge suddenly slid away in one of the biggest landslides in recorded history. Ash, rocks and steam exploded and traveled northward at 300 miles per hour. Pyroclastic flows spread around the volcano for five miles. The hot gases melted ice on the volcano, causing lahars to flood river valleys and destroy trees and bridges. Thousands of animals were killed and 600 square kilometers of forests were destroyed. The Pacific Northwest was plunged into darkness. 57 people died. The explosion took 1,314 feet off the mountain, leaving a crater.
Based on my research, I believe the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is the most significant to human history. It was one of the first major disasters to travel the world so quickly. People knew within hours it had erupted. They were fascinated – thus began the interest in natural disasters and being able to follow them. The invention of the telegram and the eruption of Krakatoa soon after changed life forever.
91. Drowning
Uhh..no :P
1. Introduction
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation
101. Life
101. Youth
103. Content
104. Change
105. Dreams
106. Pessimistic
107. Pirate
108. Novel
109. Doom
110. Garden
111. Sadness
112. Confusion
113. Freedom
114. Inevitable
115. Idle
116. Vampires
117. Convention
118. Roleplaying
119. Skull
120. Pain
121. Joy
122. Time
123. Warmth
124. Voodoo
125. Insomnia
126. Solitude
127. Zombies
128. Heaven
129. Evil
130. Weary
131. Candyland
132. Robot
133. Old-school
134. Patriotism
135. Flight
136. Movie
137. What if...
138. Batman
139. Dance
140. Oh, REALLY???
141. Play
142. Uh-oh...
143. Duel
144. coldness
145. Caption
146. Photo
147. Pants
148. Red
149. Fiesta
150. Percent
151. cute
152. playfullness
153. Stress
154. Froof
155. Mutation
156. Skeleton
157. Rock
158. Lies
159. Ninja
160. Message
161. Bugs
162. Effort
163. Band-aid
164. weird
165. Imaginary
166. Fly Me to the Moon...
167. Discovery
168. What?
169. Adhesive
170. Underworld
171. tropical
172. magic
173. Random
174. Video Game
175. Crisis
176. Insanity
177. Ice
178. Working Hard
179. Hardly Working
180. Sandwich
181. Clone
182. Clumsy
183. Keyboard
184. Hope
185. Song
186. Surprise
187. Cursed
188. Awesomeness
189. hate
190. Fire
191. Orange
192. Love
193. Annoyance
194. Misunderstanding
195. Fantasy
196. Puppy
197. Lost
198. Pie
199. Fate
200. Death
2. What’s the best black food? Oreos, beans..
3. How did you pass the time during your most recent extended blackout (power outage)? I sat around and made mom call the power company haha. Luckily it wasn't that long
4. When did you last play blackjack? I never have
5. What are some songs in your iTunes (or other media player) whose titles contain the word black? Black Rose, Black Dragon, The Black Halo, Take the Black, etc
One of the best things about holidays (besides food haha)..playing Pictionary with family and laughing like crazy :D
I finished my volcanoes essay. You were supposed to pick three significant volcanoes and write about eruptions and human significance. Then you had to pick the one you thought was the most significant in human history
Volcanoes are some of the most powerful forces on Earth. They can erupt and destroy whole towns, or they can just have little eruptions, just spewing out a little lava or ash. This paper will discuss three volcanoes that have had a significant effect in human history.
The first volcano is Mount Tambora. Tambora is a 9,350 foot stratovolcano in the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. Before it erupted in 1915, it was thought the volcano had a 5,000 year repose period. It’s had at least four eruptions in human history, the last a minor eruption in 1967.
On April 5, 1815, Tambora came to life after 5,000 years of silence. The first eruption could be heard 800 miles away and ash fell in east Java. That was just the beginning. Five days later, on April 10, the real show began. At 7 PM, three flaming columns merged into one. The volcano was literally on fire. Pumice stones and ash rained down on the land. Pyroclastic flows swept down on all sides of the island, destroying the town of Tambora. 38 cubic miles of pyroclastic deposits and 12 cubic miles of magma were ejected into the air. Ash fell 800 miles away from the volcano. The force of the eruption caused part of the volcano to collapse, leaving a caldera – 4,100 feet of the volcano was lost. At least 92,000 people were killed from that alone. The 1815 Tambora eruption was the most powerful eruption in recorded history.
The cloud of ash Tambora ejected stayed in the atmosphere for months, blotting out the sun and killing crops. Over the next year, temperatures dropped five degrees. In the summer of 1816, snow fell in June in Canada and the US and frost was recorded in every month. Europe became very cold. Because of the Napoleonic Wars, there were already food shortages, but the volcano made it worse. Around 200,000 people died from starvation. 1816 was known as “the year without a summer.” The cold summers had positive effects too - Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein and Baron Karl Christian Ludwig von Drais de Sauerbrun invented the bicycle.
The second volcano is Krakatoa, located in the Pacific Ocean between Java and Sumatra. Krakatoa is a 2,667 foot stratovolcano. It has erupted many times in human history, though an exact number is unknown. It last erupted in 2012.
Before Krakatoa erupted in 1883, earthquakes shook the island. In June 1883, small volcanic eruptions occurred. Finally, on August 27, 1883, the volcano unleashed its fury. Four huge eruptions from 14 vents shook the volcano. Pumice and ash were shot into the sky. Sailors on ships miles from the volcano were pelted with pumice and deafened by the explosion. The final eruption literally tore the island apart. The sound traveled across the ocean, reaching the island Diego Garcia, 2,000 miles away. Tsunamis killed 36,000 people. Ash blocked the sun and caused spectacular sunsets. Temperature fell for the next couple years. Because of the invention of the telegraph, news of the eruption reached Europe and the US within hours, making the event one of the first big news stories to travel around the world quickly. The public was fascinated they were able to get news so quickly.
The third significant volcano is Mount Saint Helens. St. Helens is an 8,363 foot stratovolcano located in Washington state. It has erupted many times, usually with a 200 year to 15,000 year repose time. It last erupted in 2008. Native Americans called St. Helens “Louwala-Clough,” meaning “smoking mountain.”
In 1980, Mt. St. Helens awakened. There were earthquake swarms and steam explosions. The north flank bulged out 450 feet. On May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the volcano. The bulge suddenly slid away in one of the biggest landslides in recorded history. Ash, rocks and steam exploded and traveled northward at 300 miles per hour. Pyroclastic flows spread around the volcano for five miles. The hot gases melted ice on the volcano, causing lahars to flood river valleys and destroy trees and bridges. Thousands of animals were killed and 600 square kilometers of forests were destroyed. The Pacific Northwest was plunged into darkness. 57 people died. The explosion took 1,314 feet off the mountain, leaving a crater.
Based on my research, I believe the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is the most significant to human history. It was one of the first major disasters to travel the world so quickly. People knew within hours it had erupted. They were fascinated – thus began the interest in natural disasters and being able to follow them. The invention of the telegram and the eruption of Krakatoa soon after changed life forever.
91. Drowning
Uhh..no :P
2. Love
3. Light
4. Dark
5. Seeking Solace
6. Break Away
7. Heaven
8. Innocence
9. Drive
10. Breathe Again
11. Memory
12. Insanity
13. Misfortune
14. Smile
15. Silence
16. Questioning
17. Blood
18. Rainbow
19. Gray
20. Fortitude
21. Vacation
22. Mother Nature
23. Cat
24. No Time
25. Trouble Lurking
26. Tears
27. Foreign
28. Sorrow
29. Happiness
30. Under the Rain
31. Flowers
32. Night
33. Expectations
34. Stars
35. Hold My Hand
36. Precious Treasure
37. Eyes
38. Abandoned
39. Dreams
40. Rated
41. Teamwork
42. Standing Still
43. Dying
44. Two Roads
45. Illusion
46. Family
47. Creation
48. Childhood
49. Stripes
50. Breaking the Rules
51. Sport
52. Deep in Thought
53. Keeping a Secret
54. Tower
55. Waiting
56. Danger Ahead
57. Sacrifice
58. Kick in the Head
59. No Way Out
60. Rejection
61. Fairy Tale
62. Magic
63. Do Not Disturb
64. Multitasking
65. Horror
66. Traps
67. Playing the Melody
68. Hero
69. Annoyance
70. 67%
71. Obsession
72. Mischief Managed
73. I Can't
74. Are You Challenging Me?
75. Mirror
76. Broken Pieces
77. Test
78. Drink
79. Starvation
80. Words
81. Pen and Paper
82. Can You Hear Me?
83. Heal
84. Out Cold
85. Spiral
86. Seeing Red
87. Food
88. Pain
89. Through the Fire
90. Triangle
91. Drowning
92. All That I Have
93. Give Up
94. Last Hope
95. Advertisement
96. In the Storm
97. Safety First
98. Puzzle
99. Solitude
100. Relaxation
101. Life
101. Youth
103. Content
104. Change
105. Dreams
106. Pessimistic
107. Pirate
108. Novel
109. Doom
110. Garden
111. Sadness
112. Confusion
113. Freedom
114. Inevitable
115. Idle
116. Vampires
117. Convention
118. Roleplaying
119. Skull
120. Pain
121. Joy
122. Time
123. Warmth
124. Voodoo
125. Insomnia
126. Solitude
127. Zombies
128. Heaven
129. Evil
130. Weary
131. Candyland
132. Robot
133. Old-school
134. Patriotism
135. Flight
136. Movie
137. What if...
138. Batman
139. Dance
140. Oh, REALLY???
141. Play
142. Uh-oh...
143. Duel
144. coldness
145. Caption
146. Photo
147. Pants
148. Red
149. Fiesta
150. Percent
151. cute
152. playfullness
153. Stress
154. Froof
155. Mutation
156. Skeleton
157. Rock
158. Lies
159. Ninja
160. Message
161. Bugs
162. Effort
163. Band-aid
164. weird
165. Imaginary
166. Fly Me to the Moon...
167. Discovery
168. What?
169. Adhesive
170. Underworld
171. tropical
172. magic
173. Random
174. Video Game
175. Crisis
176. Insanity
177. Ice
178. Working Hard
179. Hardly Working
180. Sandwich
181. Clone
182. Clumsy
183. Keyboard
184. Hope
185. Song
186. Surprise
187. Cursed
188. Awesomeness
189. hate
190. Fire
191. Orange
192. Love
193. Annoyance
194. Misunderstanding
195. Fantasy
196. Puppy
197. Lost
198. Pie
199. Fate
200. Death
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Date: 2012-11-23 10:17 pm (UTC)2. What’s the best black food? Hmm... I can agree with black beans, for one.
3. How did you pass the time during your most recent extended blackout (power outage)? My ex and I went to the park and had a cookout haha.
4. When did you last play blackjack? I don't remember.
5. What are some songs in your iTunes (or other media player) whose titles contain the word black? "Fade to Black" (Apoptygma Berzerk), "Black Mirror" (Arcade Fire), "Black Diamond Bay" (Bob Dylan), etc.
Your essay was so good and interesting to read about. Awesome!
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Date: 2012-11-26 07:02 am (UTC)1. What’s your favorite black article of clothing? I've got a couple of Shampoo shirts that are black, among them one where she wipes some blood off her face. It's pretty terrifying, but awesome nonetheless.
2. What’s the best black food? Chocolate!
3. How did you pass the time during your most recent extended blackout (power outage)? Got out some old DS games, NES games (on my GBA), meditated extensively and went to bed early. XP
4. When did you last play blackjack? Last year
5. What are some songs in your iTunes (or other media player) whose titles contain the word black? Blackball is the only one off the top of my head.