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Apr 08, 2010 00:49

Did you know about 2,400 million years ago there was an event colloquially called the Oxygen Catastrophe, and it was responsible for most of life (and even rocks!) as we know it? I did not, which is a shame because it is fascinating!

The Great Oxygenation Event (GOE, also called the oxygen catastrophe or oxygen crisis or Great Oxidation) was the ( Read more... )

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travelintheways April 8 2010, 15:34:41 UTC
Woah! That is bizarre and wonderful... I mean, for current life forms. I didn't know about this either, which is sad.

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arekuru April 8 2010, 16:02:20 UTC
You'd think they'd at least have covered it in my college Geology class, 'cause of the effect on rocks, but noooo...

The Great Oxidation would be an excellent name for a band. Or the twenty-millionth Land Before Time movie. Either one.

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rasuberi April 8 2010, 16:36:17 UTC
Yo, Lisa, your post is really interesting and I'm gonna let you finish but...

should I try to buy all these One Piece Block Collection straps??? I can buy them at the nearby conbini but I think they're going to sell out fast!

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rasuberi April 8 2010, 16:38:04 UTC
Also, I'll feel like such a nerd buying 9 bottles of juice. Maybe I should wear a disguise.

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arekuru April 8 2010, 17:21:23 UTC
Like there aren't thousands of other people doing the same thing. :P Besides, at worst, you can always leave the country! Wouldn't want to be known as that girl buying all the juice for the toys...

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arekuru April 8 2010, 17:20:13 UTC
Hah, if you want to. I don't like the Pansons myself, because they're just not cute to me, but if you want them, go for it. I bought the Strong World sets myself. Even had to trade with a couple other people on those forums to get the ones I missed in the second set.

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