<p>A recent publication tried to determine if strange folded glasses found in the Atacama Desert formed by an  extraterrestrial process. Turns out, mineraology and microscopy hold the key!</p>

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<li><a href="https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article-pdf/doi/10.1130/G49426.1/5456021/g49426.pdf" rel="nofollow">Schultz, Peter H., et al. &quot;Widespread glasses generated by cometary fireballs during the late Pleistocene in the Atacama Desert, Chile.&quot; Geology (2021).</a></li>
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<h2>Fun Paper Friday</h2>

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<li>Can chicken de-feathering be used as a wind speed proxy? Some old experiments might shed some light on the subject.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00431672.1975.9931768?journalCode=vwws20" rel="nofollow">Vonnegut, Bernard. &quot;Chicken Plucking as Measure of Tornado Wind Speed.&quot; Weatherwise 28.5 (1975): 217-217.</a></li>
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Episode 310 - "Paul Bunyan's Potty"

John Leeman and Shannon Dulin discuss geoscience and technology weekly for your enjoyment! Features include guests, fun paper Friday selections, product reviews, and banter about recent developments. Shannon is a field geologist who tolerates technology and John is a self-proclaimed nerd that tolerates geologists.