Date: 8/03/2021 19:05:01
From: buffy
ID: 1707782
Subject: Isla de Mona boulders

Last one from my afternoon reading of Sci Am.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-tsunami-likely-hurled-huge-rocks-onto-a-tiny-island/

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Date: 8/03/2021 19:11:10
From: Bubblecar
ID: 1707783
Subject: re: Isla de Mona boulders

Interesting. Doesn’t sound a very welcoming place.

>He recalls picking his way around the island’s poisonous plants, including one that can cause blistering and temporary blindness. “We’ve talked about going back with hazmat suits,” he says.

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Date: 8/03/2021 19:13:41
From: Divine Angel
ID: 1707786
Subject: re: Isla de Mona boulders

Bubblecar said:


Interesting. Doesn’t sound a very welcoming place.

>He recalls picking his way around the island’s poisonous plants, including one that can cause blistering and temporary blindness. “We’ve talked about going back with hazmat suits,” he says.

Don’t pee on the plants, you’ll regret it.

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Date: 9/03/2021 06:56:10
From: roughbarked
ID: 1707889
Subject: re: Isla de Mona boulders

Cyclones have been known to overturn parts of coral reefs but not actually throw them up on land.

What do the plants do when you pee on them? Didn’t see that in the article.

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