Question: Geology enthusiasts on KB?

[oldrider]

Any Geology students or enthusiasts on KB?

[Big Dave]

Any Geology students or enthusiasts on KB?

Don't give me that Schist.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Any Geology students or enthusiasts on KB?

I have watched the Flintstones does that count... and I been to Moraki...

[dipshit]

I work with some. What's the question?

[Nagash]

Is it as exciting as this guys job?

[Big Dave]

Nah. It rocks.

[Fatt Max]

Not personally but my mate Steve studied it, he's a real diamond geezer...

Getting on a bit now though, bit of a fossil but we dont rock the boat on that one.

Otherwise, and lets make no bones about it, that is one fascinating subject.

I'll do a bit of digging and see who else is interested in it

[R6_kid:Me]

PM Firefight. I'm pretty sure one of his daughters is a Geologist.

[SPman]

I did geology at Uni for a coupla years, but that was.....20...30.....40....ish years ago.

[Firefight]

PM Firefight. I'm pretty sure one of his daughters is a Geologist.

yep she sure is , BSc and Masters, working for

one of the big Oil co's in Azzie atm

proud dad


F/F

[Ixion]

Any Geology students or enthusiasts on KB?

Geomorphology do? Fascinating subject.

[oldrider]

Wow, eleven replies!

I thought this might have disappeared off into the KB ethos!

I have always had an interest in the world and how it got to be the way it is but lately, for a number of different reasons, I have been following my interest a little more seriously.

The subject is so enormous and so interesting, I find it constantly filling my thoughts.

The problem for me is in not being an academic I have to spend too much time trying to understand the language and finding out what most of the words mean!

My reason for posting on KB was just to see how many others of our (motorcycling) ilk had the same interests.

I have just read "The Rise and Fall of The Southern Alps" and have just bought and begun to read "A Continent On The Move", fascinating reading!

Thanks Ixion for a new word, you were spot on there.

Firefight, you have every reason to be so proud, pity she is so far away!

SP Man, I don't think your 40 years ago will have gone out of date much in scope of time involved here! (billions of years)

Well, that's my reason for posting this thread, thank you "all" for your replies.

[Mystic13]

I've studied geology. I just found I struggled to remember all the country names.

A friend of mine (female) decided to run across Portugal. I was telling my daughter how impressed i was that this lady would run across a country in South America. My daughter said "South America?, Portugal's in Europe next to Spain."

I laughed to which she asked if I'd bet. Now i'm not normally a betting man but I never let the opportunity to let a lesson go and so I upped the bet to $20.00 thinking that'll teach her for betting and hopefully she'll learn a valuable lesson.

I'd studied geology. We wandered over to the globe and sure enough. I did have a problem with country names and I'll be damned Portugal's in Europe. I'd have never have believed it. Well worth the $20.00 bucks.

On second thoughts my geology ain't too good. I know a bit more about rocks though. It's best to avoid riding over the bigger ones.

[Danae]

Mystic I think you are thinking of geography lol...

I took a paper last semester, can't remember any of it though.

[Fatt Max]

Wow, eleven replies!

I thought this might have disappeared off into the KB ethos!

I have always had an interest in the world and how it got to be the way it is but lately, for a number of different reasons, I have been following my interest a little more seriously.

The subject is so enormous and so interesting, I find it constantly filling my thoughts.

The problem for me is in not being an academic I have to spend too much time trying to understand the language and finding out what most of the words mean!

My reason for posting on KB was just to see how many others of our (motorcycling) ilk had the same interests.

I have just read "The Rise and Fall of The Southern Alps" and have just bought and begun to read "A Continent On The Move", fascinating reading!

Thanks Ixion for a new word, you were spot on there.

Firefight, you have every reason to be so proud, pity she is so far away!

SP Man, I don't think your 40 years ago will have gone out of date much in scope of time involved here! (billions of years)

Well, that's my reason for posting this thread, thank you "all" for your replies.

Ok ok, I know I took the piss earlier but like you I do have an interest in the way things are.

I recently read Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything" and could'nt put it down.

And I did 2 years of Geology at secondary school in the UK, I spent many a Saturday researching stuff in the Geological museum in South Kensignton as well as in the pissing rain on the side of some hill somewhere in Wales or Cornwall on school field trips.

On the research front, it was fun doing it that way, the internet, Google and Wiki do make things a tad too easy.

Wisharts "Air Con" is a good read as well. if you can wade through the underlying political message it does contain some really interssting and eye opening stuff.

As for general ecology and the world environment, you really cant get a better place than NZ to see it in action.

Thanks for reminding me to keep learning when I'm not riding.....