Comments on: SCIENCE NEWS of the MONTH (Aug, 1936) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/07/science-news-of-the-month/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: StanFlouride http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/07/science-news-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1057940 StanFlouride Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:31:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4740#comment-1057940 Locusts and cicadas are two quite different insects. I'd love to read the article about 'The Lost Continents' since this about 20 years before continental drift theories began to appear in the popular press. Locusts and cicadas are two quite different insects.

I’d love to read the article about ‘The Lost Continents’ since this about 20 years before continental drift theories began to appear in the popular press.

]]> By: Charlie http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/07/science-news-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1057921 Charlie Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:56:05 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4740#comment-1057921 I think they might be talking about the fact that swarms of locust will devour entire crops. But my guess is that someone felt that anything described as a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust#Bible" rel="nofollow">plague</a> in the bible, must be bad. I think they might be talking about the fact that swarms of locust will devour entire crops. But my guess is that someone felt that anything described as a plague in the bible, must be bad.

]]> By: beagledad http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/07/07/science-news-of-the-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1057920 beagledad Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:31:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=4740#comment-1057920 Someone thought cicadas ("locusts") were dangerous? Why? Someone thought cicadas (“locusts”) were dangerous? Why?

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