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  • Latest Minneapolis bridge collapse theory: pigeon poop

    Inspectors investigating the I-35 bridge collapse in Minneapolis have a new theory: pigeon poop may be one of the culprits. Seriously: It is thought the build-up of guano over many years could have speeded up the rusting of the steel beams in the eight-lane bridge, which collapsed into the Mississippi on August 1. Structural engineers had ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by RussMcBee on August 25, 2007
  • Pharyngula rocks

    I love this blog: Would you believe a Nebraska community college is offering a course in creationism … and awarding science credits for it? If any McCook Community College students tried to transfer to my university, I'd argue that any who took that course ought to get negative credits because we'd have to assign additional corrective work to ...
    Posted to Russ McBee (Weblog) by Russ McBee on May 7, 2007
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