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Who raised and did the conservation work on the DeSurville anchors found in Doubtless Bay in the Far North NZ. Jakeflake 00:05, 2 May 2007 (UTC) ( I ask because the wrong person often gets credited with this work and I wonder if Wikipedia has reference to this info.)
The correct info on this is:- Yes Kelly Tarlton found the first one, Mike Bearsley found the second one. Later Kelly located the third one using a magnetometer. Mike Bearsley raised and did all the conservation work on the first and second anchors. The third anchor was left on the seabed as a memorial to the sailors from DeSurville's ship who died of scurvy and were buried at sea nearby. Mikes anchor was displayed in the Kaitaia museum complete with a correctly scaled hand adzed stock and a rope made up by the navy exactly as the original. Mike Bearsley delivered 'Kelly's anchor' to the Auckland museum for temporary display and later it was taken to Te Papa. At TePapa that anchor was given a coat of varnish as its final coat in spite of instructions as to the type of metal laquer to use. This explains its milky appearance. The anchor was then strapped to a wall. 124.197.35.189
I am Darryl Bearsley, son of Mike Bearsley and I can verify the (immediately) above information to be 100% accurate. I would however add that although Kelly Tarlton began the search for the anchors first, he soon gave up and asked Mike Bearsley if he would like to continue. Mike took up the search in conjunction with the local news man Derek Vincent. Mike was performing a grid search of the bay, when engine troubles forced him to put the search on hold for a short time while repairs were made to his boat. During this time out of the water, Derek gave the search details to Kelly Tarlton, who continued from the point at which Mike Bearsley had been searching and shortly thereafter came upon the first anchor. Once back in the water, Mike found the second anchor exactly where his research had led him to believe it would be. (To be thorough, he had been searching the entire bay). It's a testament to Mike Bearsley's skill and dedication to the preservation of this historical find, that Mike, under direction of Dr Colin Pearson (of the Western Australian Museum), not only supervised, but did the majority of the preservation work himself. It certainly would have been an interesting exercise to transport these massive and unstable artifacts 971 kilometers from Doubtless Bay to Wellington where the (at the time) nearest experts at conservation work were, had Mike not dedicated so much time and effort to perfecting the preservation process himself, in Kaitaia.
I remember there was an article on Wikipedia about a girl who was born in 1990 and died in 2003 because she commited suicide. it happened in Texas. What was the name of that girl? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.64.137.205 ( talk) 01:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
My question is, do you guys know anything about this, its and addiction to spicy foods, called Pungency Addiction Syndrome, cuz i really like spicy food, not to that extent, but im still curious as to how spicy food affects the brain in a way that makes it addictive.
As I understand this, chillies and hot currys etc cause a release of adrenalin and endorphines which regular eaters of these foods tend to get slightly addicted to. this is why they tend to like hotter and hotter spices as time goes by. 124.197.35.189
What would be the effects on persons body if they were to consume 100% pure capsaicin? Is there a lethal dose known for capsaicin? 68.231.151.161 03:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
A piece of capsicum one quarter of an inch square in a pot of stew repeats on me all day so I hate to think of the effect of a whole capsicum let alone pure capsaicin. 124.197.35.189
Can you imagine just opening a vial of that stuff? I suppose that it is almost impossible to handle: full protection and fume hoods. -- Zeizmic 11:46, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
The phrase to know for this kind of question is material safety data sheet (MSDS). You can find many of them by just googling for capsaicin msds. They quote varying values for the oral LD50 (the dose that kills half the animals that eat it) in rat or mouse, which is about as close to humans as you will find experimental numbers for. This source quotes 47 mg/kg of body weight, while this one quotes various numbers around 100-150 mg/kg. For an 80 kg human, 50 mg/kg would add up to 4 grams of pure capsaicin. -- mglg( talk) 18:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
What kind of entity would have the face which looks like the devil with no horns a scaly body and wings like a bat. Whatme 08:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
a bat? Could you give a better description?
And the picture on the article looks nothing like a Chupacabra. They have huge tails and spines down their backs.
Hi, everyone.
I've asked this question before, so I'm sorry for asking it again. If you've already read it, please don't be angry. I just really want a good answer. So, the question: What proportion of land/earth's surface/plants/organisms have to survive temperatures below freezing (0 C)? If you know of any peripheral statistics around this question, they would be great too. Thanks very much for your help. Aaadddaaammm 08:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi! The Al Gore article has been tampered with. A line after the first paragraph reads: "There is really no way people can take this guy seriously."
This is a biased statement that should be deleted to keep in line with wikipiedias policies. Link is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore
Thanks so much, Wikipedia is great! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Octaempire ( talk • contribs) 14:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
why is spiderman the best movie ever?
WATCH CHAD VADER!!!! —The preceding
unsigned comment was added by
74.170.44.145 (
talk) 22:37, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
Because he does whatever a spider can. -- Dweller 10:52, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
I like sumgum's response the best. thank u!
Question WAS before removal: Why was this removed -
While asking it, MY Linksys unit had failed - again
Question IS: Why were these links, pertainable info removed from all UFO articles ? 205.240.144.220 23:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
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Who raised and did the conservation work on the DeSurville anchors found in Doubtless Bay in the Far North NZ. Jakeflake 00:05, 2 May 2007 (UTC) ( I ask because the wrong person often gets credited with this work and I wonder if Wikipedia has reference to this info.)
The correct info on this is:- Yes Kelly Tarlton found the first one, Mike Bearsley found the second one. Later Kelly located the third one using a magnetometer. Mike Bearsley raised and did all the conservation work on the first and second anchors. The third anchor was left on the seabed as a memorial to the sailors from DeSurville's ship who died of scurvy and were buried at sea nearby. Mikes anchor was displayed in the Kaitaia museum complete with a correctly scaled hand adzed stock and a rope made up by the navy exactly as the original. Mike Bearsley delivered 'Kelly's anchor' to the Auckland museum for temporary display and later it was taken to Te Papa. At TePapa that anchor was given a coat of varnish as its final coat in spite of instructions as to the type of metal laquer to use. This explains its milky appearance. The anchor was then strapped to a wall. 124.197.35.189
I am Darryl Bearsley, son of Mike Bearsley and I can verify the (immediately) above information to be 100% accurate. I would however add that although Kelly Tarlton began the search for the anchors first, he soon gave up and asked Mike Bearsley if he would like to continue. Mike took up the search in conjunction with the local news man Derek Vincent. Mike was performing a grid search of the bay, when engine troubles forced him to put the search on hold for a short time while repairs were made to his boat. During this time out of the water, Derek gave the search details to Kelly Tarlton, who continued from the point at which Mike Bearsley had been searching and shortly thereafter came upon the first anchor. Once back in the water, Mike found the second anchor exactly where his research had led him to believe it would be. (To be thorough, he had been searching the entire bay). It's a testament to Mike Bearsley's skill and dedication to the preservation of this historical find, that Mike, under direction of Dr Colin Pearson (of the Western Australian Museum), not only supervised, but did the majority of the preservation work himself. It certainly would have been an interesting exercise to transport these massive and unstable artifacts 971 kilometers from Doubtless Bay to Wellington where the (at the time) nearest experts at conservation work were, had Mike not dedicated so much time and effort to perfecting the preservation process himself, in Kaitaia.
I remember there was an article on Wikipedia about a girl who was born in 1990 and died in 2003 because she commited suicide. it happened in Texas. What was the name of that girl? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 76.64.137.205 ( talk) 01:50, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
My question is, do you guys know anything about this, its and addiction to spicy foods, called Pungency Addiction Syndrome, cuz i really like spicy food, not to that extent, but im still curious as to how spicy food affects the brain in a way that makes it addictive.
As I understand this, chillies and hot currys etc cause a release of adrenalin and endorphines which regular eaters of these foods tend to get slightly addicted to. this is why they tend to like hotter and hotter spices as time goes by. 124.197.35.189
What would be the effects on persons body if they were to consume 100% pure capsaicin? Is there a lethal dose known for capsaicin? 68.231.151.161 03:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
A piece of capsicum one quarter of an inch square in a pot of stew repeats on me all day so I hate to think of the effect of a whole capsicum let alone pure capsaicin. 124.197.35.189
Can you imagine just opening a vial of that stuff? I suppose that it is almost impossible to handle: full protection and fume hoods. -- Zeizmic 11:46, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
The phrase to know for this kind of question is material safety data sheet (MSDS). You can find many of them by just googling for capsaicin msds. They quote varying values for the oral LD50 (the dose that kills half the animals that eat it) in rat or mouse, which is about as close to humans as you will find experimental numbers for. This source quotes 47 mg/kg of body weight, while this one quotes various numbers around 100-150 mg/kg. For an 80 kg human, 50 mg/kg would add up to 4 grams of pure capsaicin. -- mglg( talk) 18:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
What kind of entity would have the face which looks like the devil with no horns a scaly body and wings like a bat. Whatme 08:12, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
a bat? Could you give a better description?
And the picture on the article looks nothing like a Chupacabra. They have huge tails and spines down their backs.
Hi, everyone.
I've asked this question before, so I'm sorry for asking it again. If you've already read it, please don't be angry. I just really want a good answer. So, the question: What proportion of land/earth's surface/plants/organisms have to survive temperatures below freezing (0 C)? If you know of any peripheral statistics around this question, they would be great too. Thanks very much for your help. Aaadddaaammm 08:30, 2 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi! The Al Gore article has been tampered with. A line after the first paragraph reads: "There is really no way people can take this guy seriously."
This is a biased statement that should be deleted to keep in line with wikipiedias policies. Link is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore
Thanks so much, Wikipedia is great! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Octaempire ( talk • contribs) 14:35, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
why is spiderman the best movie ever?
WATCH CHAD VADER!!!! —The preceding
unsigned comment was added by
74.170.44.145 (
talk) 22:37, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
Because he does whatever a spider can. -- Dweller 10:52, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
I like sumgum's response the best. thank u!
Question WAS before removal: Why was this removed -
While asking it, MY Linksys unit had failed - again
Question IS: Why were these links, pertainable info removed from all UFO articles ? 205.240.144.220 23:44, 2 May 2007 (UTC)