Explorations In Learning » earth http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew "You learn something new every day." Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:01:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Dolphins, Sharks, and Travel Photos http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/2009/08/24/dolphins-sharks-and-travel-photos/ http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/2009/08/24/dolphins-sharks-and-travel-photos/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:40:45 +0000 Magan http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/?p=118 Saturday: After watching Planet Earth, Jungles, we watched the Shallow Waters edition. The Planet Earth videos are seriously awesome! One of my cousins said that you can tell a shark from a dolphin by its tail. I never really thought about it, but it’s true; sharks swim side to side, and dolphins swim up and down (look at their tails to see the difference). Here’s a drawing I Googled.

Dolphin and Shark

Sunday: I discovered something about myself (and others, too, perhaps?) that I never really noticed before, and it’s not something I like, so I’m not going to share. Ha!

Today: Take travel photos like a pro! I’m in a library right now, so as soon as I get the chance, I’ll test this out. I definitely need to improve my [limited] photography skills and pretend that I’m a tourist. No one needs to know…

]]> http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/2009/08/24/dolphins-sharks-and-travel-photos/feed/ 12405 Planet Earth: Jungle http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/2009/08/21/planet-earth-jungle/ http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/2009/08/21/planet-earth-jungle/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:38:45 +0000 Magan http://maganle.com/musings/somethingnew/?p=112 Did you know that 2% of sunlight ever reaches the rain forest floor?

It’s kind of late into the night, but I’m watching Planet Earth (Jungle) on HD television, and it looks so unreal! It’s quite fascinating, though–one of those times when you can’t stop watching.

Rain Forest

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