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Lake Baikal – deep depths!
So wow – Lake Baikal is insane!!! It holds an estimated 20-30% of the world’s fresh water. It is the same square kilometer surface area as Lake Superior but holds twice as much water. xkcd.com has the best comic showing just how deep this lake is. Random Factoids as I have learned from xkcd: Apart […]
Training for the train
Training for the Train A three day trip to a conference down the highway gave me the option to fly or take the train. Given my hatred of the paranoid system that is air transit (that ends up taking the same length of time or longer than a couple-hour train or car ride down the […]
Rails Across the Curtain 