Flotsametrics and the Floating World, by Curtis Ebbesmeyer & Eric Scigliano
Fascinating book about one oceanographers discoveries about the gyres and currents that shape the ocean. Ebbesmeyer is the scientist who brought fame to the floating toys in the Pacific back in the 90’s. Part memoir, part scientific primer, and part manifesto it really brings home how important the ocean’s currents are to history, life, and even death.
I ran across this article on the BBC website and thought the following description was entirely awesome.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Jerusalem Diary: 4 May:
There were four types of meat, the sort that appears to have been cooked for a day at a low, slow heat, then given a massage, then sent on holiday, and only when it has become at one with its surrounding ingredients and is so relaxed that it falls off the bone at the mere approach of your fork, is it then ready to be served.