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Friday, August 28, 2015

2015[35]A -- Ins-Net As for Aug 28, 2015: "It's Birdy Call Time" [C-B-C]

Insomniac-Net ANSWERS -- Friday[35], Aug 28, 2015 [ C - B - C ]
Tonight's Topic: "It's Birdy Call Time"
ANSWERS = [ C - B - C ]
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us last night.
    We hope you discovered something interesting during the time we spent together on the Insomniac Net last night.
    Thanks to you all for playing along -- it was a lot of FUN for us. Hopefully, you had fun too!
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
=================
    This summer has been very good for bird watching -- especially in the Peoples' Republic of Seatac.
    Besides the usual gangs of chickadees, the hordes of goldfinches, and buzzing hummingbirds; there have been some new birds visiting our backyard this summer.
    Perhaps it is due to El Niño: causing longer than usual and multiple breeding seasons, or more insect food earlier, or even perhaps its the result of the many wildfires.
    Or, just pehaps, it's due to LW's obsessive tweaking of his red Audubon Bird Call device with brain-numbing bird tweets, screeches, and twitters with every twist*.
    The Audubon Bird Call consist of a semi-hollowed, birchwood wooden cylinder, inlaid with a zinc collar, and a ring grip assembly (attached by a screw) which produces "bird-like sounds" when "twisted" against the metal collar.
    (Note: You have probably seen one of the Audubon Bird Calls; but if not, you can see LW's at tonight's Blog entry here.)
    So, accordingly, for tonight's questions, how much more do you know about the... Audubon Bird Call device?
    Please choose from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B",  or "C" (if applicable!) for each questions listed below.
    Good Luck and remember YOU are always a WINNER with us, regardless of your actual answers!
    OK, drop the hashtag and let's get twittering!
 ++ "It's Birdy Call Time" ++
Question #1: How does the Audubon Bird Call attract birds?*  
        A. A How To Make 10 "Common Bird Songs" Booklet is included that shows you how to make simple birdsongs, or
        B. It mimics specific birdcalls, or
        C. It creates a tweeting noise that curious birds recognize and investigate
Audubon Bird Call
    The Audubon Bird Call is a classic, simple birdwatcher's tool with a 60 year history. Invented by Roger Eddy in 1947, its success was immediate and its production ran parallel to Mr. Eddy's other accomplishments: four published novels, several terms in the Connecticut state legislature, and maintaining a successful produce farm outside of Hartford.
    The Bird Call is made from cast zinc and birch wood in Rhode Island (the metal ring still reads "NEWINGTON CONN" in honor of the factory's original location). It doesn't mimic specific birdcalls but rather creates a tweeting noise that curious birds recognize and investigate.
    American Bird Products is still owned and run by the Eddy family. With a little care and the occasional application of rosin, their Bird Call will last for years.
    - Made in USA (Rhode Island) $9.00  OUT OF STOCK
        [SOURCE: AUDUBON BIRD CALL on Hickorees]
Question #2: How many different colors can you get the Audubon Bird Call in?
        A. Just one -- red, or
        B. Just two -- red and birch, or
        C. Seven colors (of the rainbow -- can you name them?)
The Original Audubon Bird Call, available in red or natural birch finish. Rosin capsule included.
The bird call's sound is produced by twisting the cast zinc plug against the wooden cylinder.
Originally used by hunters in Europe, the bird call's sound attracts birds by convincing them that there are other birds in the area.
        [SOURCE: American Bird Products]
Question #3: Sometimes the Audubon Bird Call will "lose its voice". To fix this, you will need to rub what on the zinc collar?
        A. Any vegetable oil, or
        B. 3-in-1 Mechanic's Oil, or
        C. Rosin (like baseball players and gymnasts use)
Audubon bird call with rosin (capsule in upper right).
When twisted, this remarkable birchwood and metal instrument makes a variety of sounds similar to wild birds.
Each bird call is handmade and individually tuned.
Be sure to keep the instrument dry; a small amount of the included powdered rosin, used occasionally, will renew the bird call's voice.
Total length approximately 2-1/2" x 3/4" wide.

        [SOURCE: AUDUBON BIRD CALL on West Music]
 YouTube Videos:
 Audubon Bird Call #1 #2 #3  
=================
    ++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++  -- from a Chinese Proverb:
             "A bird does not sing because it has an answer.  It sings because it has a song."
                     [SOURCE: Bird Quotes]
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Answers = 2015[35]A -- Ins-Net As for Aug 28, 2015: "It's Birdy Call Time"
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Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
NOTE: Be sure to check out additional info & photos on
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Next Week: WYHearIWYG!
================
Thank you!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
Posted 2015-08-29 01:30PT
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Posted by K7LWA.INS at 11:59 PM


2015[35]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Aug 28, 2015: "It's Birdy Call Time"

Insomniac-Net Questions -- Friday[35], Aug 28, 2015
Tonight's Topic: "It's Birdy Call Time"
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us tonight.
    We hope you'll discover something interesting during the time we spend together on the Insomniac Net for the next 90+ minutes.
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
=================
    This summer has been very good for bird watching -- especially in the Peoples' Republic of Seatac.
    Besides the usual gangs of chickadees, the hordes of goldfinches, and buzzing hummingbirds; there have been some new birds visiting our backyard this summer.
    Perhaps it is due to El Niño: causing longer than usual and multiple breeding seasons, or more insect food earlier, or even perhaps its the result of the many wildfires.
    Or, just pehaps, it's due to LW's obsessive tweaking of his red Audubon Bird Call device with brain-numbing bird tweets, screeches, and twitters with every twist*.
   
The Audubon Bird Call consist of a semi-hollowed, birchwood wooden cylinder, inlaid with a zinc collar, and a ring grip assembly (attached by a screw) which produces "bird-like sounds" when "twisted" against the metal collar.
    (Note: You have probably seen one of the Audubon Bird Calls; but if not, you can see LW's at tonight's Blog entry here.)     So, accordingly, for tonight's questions, how much more do you know about the... Audubon Bird Call device?
    Please choose from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B",  or "C" (if applicable!) for each questions listed below.
    Good Luck and remember YOU are always a WINNER with us, regardless of your actual answers!
    OK, drop the hashtag and let's get twittering!
++ "It's Birdy Call Time" ++
Question #1: How does the Audubon Bird Call attract birds?*  
        A. A How To Make 10 "Common Bird Songs" Booklet is included that shows you how to make simple birdsongs, or
        B. It mimics specific birdcalls, or
        C. It creates a tweeting noise that curious birds recognize and investigate
Question #2: How many different colors can you get the Audubon Bird Call in?
        A. Just one -- red, or
        B. Just two -- red and birch, or
        C. Seven colors (of the rainbow -- can you name them?)
Question #3: Sometimes the Audubon Bird Call will "lose its voice". To fix this, you will need to rub what on the zinc collar?
        A. Any vegetable oil, or
        B. 3-in-1 Mechanic's Oil, or
        C. Rosin (like baseball players and gymnasts use)
        [SOURCE: TBA -- LW's Super-Secret Boids, Boids, Lookit at all dem Boids!]
=================
=================
    ++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++  -- from a Chinese Proverb:
             "A bird does not sing because it has an answer.  It sings because it has a song."
            [SOURCE: Bird Quotes]
=================
BLOG LINKS:
Questions = 2015[35]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Aug 28, 2015: "It's Birdy Call Time"
Answers = 2015[35]A -- Ins-Net As for Aug 28, 2015: "It's Birdy Call Time"
=================
Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
NOTE: Be sure to check out additional info & photos on
KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG
(http://k7lwa-ins.blogspot.com/)
NOTE: Blog may have Questions posted earlier than Yahoo!
Next Week: WYHearIWYG!

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Posted by K7LWA.INS at 7:47 PM


Friday, August 21, 2015

2015[34]A -- Ins-Net As for Aug 21, 2015: "It's TorF Trivia (Killer Lake Nyos)" [A-B-B]

 Insomniac-Net ANSWERS -- Friday[34], Aug 21, 2015 [ A - B - B ]
Tonight's Topic: "It's TorF Trivia (Killer Lake Nyos)"
ANSWERS = [ A - B - B ]
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us last night.
    We hope you discovered something interesting during the time we spent together on the Insomniac Net last night.
    Thanks to you all for playing along -- it was a lot of FUN for us. Hopefully, you had fun too!
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
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    It's that time again:  Some TRUE or FALSE ("TorF") Trivia -- about a tragic event that occurred 29 years ago today in Cameroon, West Africa.
    Around 9:30 PM on August 21, 1986a cloudy mixture of carbon dioxide (CO2) and water droplets rose violently from Lake Nyos -- the 800-ft (200m) deep volcanic crater on Mount Cameroon -- and spilled out of the crater and swept down adjacent valleys.
   Since this 100-foot (50m) thick deadly cloud descended downslope at a rate of 12-30 MPH (20-50 KPH) and covered a distance over 15 miles (23 km), it killed over 1700 people, thousands of cattle, and many more birds and animals in the villages and valleys at the base of the volcano.
    Many of the victims suffocated in their sleep.
    Just two years earlier, at another Cameroon volcano, Mount Monoun, 37 people were killed by a similar deadly carbon dioxide (CO2) expulsion from that volcano's crater lake.
    The tragedy of Lake Nyos might have been avoided; however, unfortunately, the research into the 1984 Monoun disaster was never made public until after 1986.
    So, accordingly, for tonight's topic, how much do you know about volcanic killer lakes?
    Please give us your best answer for each of the following 3 TRUE or FALSE questions, by using the (reuseable) answers of "A"=TRUE or "B"=FALSE.
    Good Luck and remember, YOU are always a WINNER with us, regardless of your actual answers!
    OK, grab those oxygen tanks and run -- don't walk -- for higher ground!
++ "It's TorF Trivia "(Killer Lake Nyos)" ++
Question #1: The reason the carbon dioxide (CO2) clouds are deadly to humans (and other animals) is that CO2 is 1.5 times denser than air -- which sinks and pushes breathable air out of the way -- and, in most cases, can cause suffocation within a few minutes -- True or False?
        A. True, or
        B. False.
THE AUGUST 21 EXPULSION OF DEADLY CO2
    The CO2-rich cloud was expelled rapidly from the southern floor of Lake Nyos. It rose as a jet with a speed of about 100 km per hour. The cloud quickly enveloped houses within the crater that were 120 meters above the shoreline of the lake. Because CO2 is about 1.5 times the density of air, the gaseous mass hugged the ground surface and descended down valleys along the north side of the crater. The deadly cloud was about 50 meters thick and it advanced downslope at a rate of 20 to 50 km per hour. This deadly mist persisted in a concentrated form over a distance of 23 km, bringing sudden death to the villages of Nyos, Kam, Cha, and Subum.
 [SOURCE: HOW VOLCANOES WORK: LAKE NYOS (1986)]
Question #2: Since 1986, many scientists investigating volcanic killer lakes have concluded that the carbon dioxide (CO2), trapped at the bottom of these lake, had suddenly risen to the surface, over-topped the crater rim, and flowed down the volcanic slopes. They called their theory: "Lake Harmonic Inversion" -- True or False?
        A. True, or
        B. False.
        Death by suffocation
    The phenomenon of lake overturn first struck in 1984 at Lake Monoun, in Cameroon. 37 people mysteriously died, suddenly and silently. A bizarre array of theories sprang up - secret testing of chemical weapons, a massacre by unknown terrorists; none really made sense. The scientists who looked into the disaster believed it had to be something to do with the lake itself, but they could not be absolutely sure.
    In 1986, before research into the Monoun disaster was made public, it all happened again.
    The tragedy of Lake Nyos, also in Cameroon, made headlines around the world when almost 1,800 people sleeping in houses around the lake suffocated in their sleep. The team of scientists that went to investigate concluded that carbon dioxide, trapped at the bottom of the lake, had suddenly risen to the surface, killing everything within 25km. They called their theory lake overturn.
[SOURCE: Killer Lakes --  BBC Horizon Two 9.00pm Thursday 4 April 2002]
Question #3: The Nyos disaster promoted a survey of deep lakes in Africa and Indonesia. Fortunately, as of 2002, no other large, deeply-cratered volcanoes with similar killer lakes have been found -- True or False?
        A. True, or
        B. False.
        Releasing the pressure
    Eventually the scientists came to realise that carbon dioxide springs underground were pumping carbon dioxide into the lake and that the whole tragedy would be repeated if nothing was done. They installed an extraordinary fountain in the middle of the lake to help the gas disperse. Even so, the level of carbon dioxide in the waters remains a concern.
    The Nyos disaster promoted a survey of deep lakes in Africa and Indonesia to see where else lake overturn could happen. All seem to be safe, except one - Lake Kivu, in Rwanda. Lake Kivu is one of the largest and deepest lakes in Africa and two million people live around its shore. It is also filling up with carbon dioxide, although it's not yet saturated with the deadly gas. The only thing that could trigger a gas release would be a massive geological event. Worryingly, Lake Kivu is sitting in an earthquake zone and surrounded by active volcanoes, including Mount Nyiragongo. If an eruption or an earthquake was to happen under the lake, then the effect could release millions of tons of asphyxiating gas into the surrounding areas. Until a solution is found, millions of lives could be at risk.
[SOURCE: Killer Lakes --  BBC Horizon Two 9.00pm Thursday 4 April 2002]
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 [General References]:
    HISTORY.COM -- Disaster -- August 21, 1986 -- Gas cloud kills Cameroon villagers (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gas-cloud-kills-cameroon-villagers)
    Theresa Kayzar -- Lake Nyos Disaster
    Killer Lakes --  BBC Horizon Two 9.00pm Thursday 4 April 2002 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2001/killerlakes.shtml)
    HOW VOLCANOES WORK: LAKE NYOS (1986) (http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/Nyos.html)
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    ++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++  -- from Bill Evans (US Geological Survey):
"This lake really is a timebomb. The gas that comes into this lake every day increases the danger of an eruption, so unless steps are taken to remove that gas it's almost a certainty that the lake would erupt again."
        [SOURCE: Killer Lakes --  BBC Horizon Two 9.00pm Thursday 4 April 2002]
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Answers = 2015[34]A -- Ins-Net As for Aug 21, 2015: "It's TorF Trivia (Killer Lake Nyos)"
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Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
NOTE: Be sure to check out additional info & photos on
KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG
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NOTE: Blog may have Questions posted earlier than Yahoo!
Next Week: WYHearIWYG!
================
Thank you!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
Posted 2015-08-22 01:30PT
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Posted by K7LWA.INS Aug 22, 2015 at 0:30 AM