Ink and Equations

Real science, written as stories, poems, satire and speeches

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Real science, written as stories, poems, satire and speeches.

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    Poetry

    Rhyming poems that find the beauty, strangeness or weight in a scientific idea, without bending the science to fit the rhyme.

    8 pieces so far
    1. The Moon does not reach down and lift the sea Why the Beach Disappears Twice a Day, by The editors
    2. The Moon you see is one second old, The Moon You See Is One Second Old, by The editors
    3. You'd think a tree is made of ground: Trees Are Made of Thin Air, by The editors
    4. The hydrogen in every tear Most of You Was Made Inside a Star, by The editors
    5. We draw them pointed at the top, Raindrops Are Not Shaped Like Raindrops, by The editors
    6. The octopus, not satisfied The Octopus Has Three Hearts and Blue Blood, by The editors
    7. There's metal in your salt: a soft Salt Is a Metal That Explodes and a Poison Gas, by The editors
    8. Most liquids, cooling, shuffle near, Ice Floats, Which Is Lucky for Fish, by The editors