347 - Skipping Strikes

00:00:00 - Researchers have determined that if you want one big skip instead of many little skips you should select a potato-shaped rock instead of a flat one . If that's what you're into… 00:23:00 - Another way to enjoy a day on the river is with a beverage. Patrick is back to basics with a Guinness . Charlie is legally enjoying a Rogue Ginger Yuzu CBD Seltzer . And Ryan is recovering with some maximum-strength cold medicine. 00:31:45 - In the war between astronomers and lightning , the astronomers are now fighting back by using lasers to steer lightning across the sky ! 00:51:25 - The PaleoPOWs are a lot like lightning, we're never sure where it's going to hit but we can hope to guide it. First up, Patrick provides a Canadian Apple Podcasts Review from Peachy🍑Jess, who was kind enough to give us 5 stars! Next up, Charlie has an e-mail from Gerrit B. who provides some neat updates after listening to episode 342 and provides the following links: American Solar Challenge Inside the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World US Navy synthesizes jet fuel solely out of seawater; costs $3-6 gallon Missing Link to a Livable Climate: How Hydrogen-Enabled Synthetic Fuels Can Help Deliver the Paris Goals ​​​​​​​​​​​​ Fission Battery Initiative​​ Workshop And finally, Patron Adrian K. has earned their BSso by submitting for our consideration a thesis entitled: Ballistics and Skip-tistics: Laser-guided manufacture of fulgurite skipping stones . Thanks, Adrian! More cool rewards await you if you decide to support us on our Patreon ! Music credit: Smooth Stone - Blue Dot Sessions Audio Production: Ryan Haupt

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347 - Skipping Strikes is an episode from Science... sort of by Brachiolope.

This episode is 01:09:49 long.

This episode was published on Apr 29, 2023.

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