Comments on: Zozobra

By: OXO

OXO — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 11:50:12 +0000

Sad to say,but this blog is dying..

By: Russ Abbott

Russ Abbott — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 18:46:45 +0000

I don’t know where to put this question, so I’ll leave it here in the hope that one of you will find it interesting enough to comment on. Thanks.

Do all particles decay? I understand that some, e.g., the proton, have very long expected lives. But are there any particles that are known (to the extent that theory can know these things) not ever to decay? What about quarks and photons?

This site (http://pdg.lbl.gov/2010/tables/rpp2010-sum-gauge-higgs-bosons.pdf) says that guage and higgs bosons are stable. Does that mean that they never decay?

A related question is whether there are any particles that are indestructible, i.e., no matter how much energy is applied to them, they can not be forced to fragment into components or combine with something else and in so doing lose their identity?

Thanks.

By: Jeux Nokia

Jeux Nokia — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:25:44 +0000

I grew up in Santa Fe and have many happy memories of Fiestas & Zozobra. I remember trying to guess which shade of neon his hair would be each year (this was in the 80’s) and watching him pass by our school on a flatbed a few days before the event.

By: Low Math, Meekly Interacting

Low Math, Meekly Interacting — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 23:23:22 +0000

Geez, moaning and struggling and crying. Makes me feel kinda bad for the guy.

By: Social Entropy

Social Entropy — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:51:47 +0000

Hahahaha I’m from Brazil and it’s always good to know other cultures. Speaking of which, take a look at my post, originally in Portuguese, which I would like to give a first lesson in physics and chemistry to children who have never seen it. And while I criticized the Brazilian educational system. I’m curious to read the opinion of someone from outside the country. Leave a comment!

http://migre.me/1fNne

By: Naninooni

Naninooni — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:53:08 +0000

Rhacodactylus must get his flair for social commentary from his idols, Lush Rimbaugh & Glenn Beck, eh wot?

By: Cosmonut

Cosmonut — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:15:04 +0000

That brought back good memories.

By: Rhacodactylus

Rhacodactylus — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:39:53 +0000

Lol, the inconvenient thing about Black Rock City is managing not to strangle hippies while you’re there =)

By: JT

JT — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:21:53 +0000

I grew up in Santa Fe and have many happy memories of Fiestas & Zozobra. I remember trying to guess which shade of neon his hair would be each year (this was in the 80′s) and watching him pass by our school on a flatbed a few days before the event. I also remember playing a “gloom” when I was a little kid, basically a bunch of kids would dress up in white sheets like little ghosts and dance around Zozobra before he was burned. As Dan says, it’s a unique event, part of what makes the City Different different. Viva la Fiesta! Que Viva!

By: Mandeep

Mandeep — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:04:10 +0000

D- wow, i totally thought you were initially describing Burning Man, till you said it was in Santa Fe, which i guess was somewhat deliberate in how you set it up ;-> (and i would’ve been a little surprised that you went to BM, not so ‘convenient’ as you say at the end — many of my friends have gone, but it’s not the kind of thing i could easily make time for myself, either..)

Funny, and i guess the purposes are somewhat similar too, for this part of it.

Burn him, burn him, and begin anew!!!!

Rather interesting and coincidental (i guess?) that it coincides (at least this year) with Jewish High Holy Days, where the cycle of renewal for the next year is also celebrated (i mean, even as the “hardcore atheist” you are, you can sympathize with the cultural roots of a time for reflection on the past, and hopefulness for the new, right..?!).

Btw, i notice you (and others a bit too) are making much more effort to keep the blog going, even with Sean dropping in here and there, not being *fully* on hiatus — it’s definitely appreciated, and i like seeing the different perspectives and interests people have on various things. :->

-M