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Rock scissor paper, Nature's roshambo

 
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Andre



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:08 pm    Post subject: Rock scissor paper, Nature's roshambo Reply with quote
Roshambo is the name for a popular two-person hand game. It may also be referred to as Paper, Rock, Scissors. Rock blunts scissors, scissors cut paper, paper folds around rock. Nature plays it too. But instead of paper it uses logs:

Log folds around rock:



Picture courtesy of Joanne.
location: Sharonville Creek Road stream, Ohio

It's mystery solving time again. What happened here?


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well, since it is Creek Road, the body of water is a creek too Razz

Top of the photo is roughly south

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How did that happen?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Join us here if you just can't wait to know   Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Matt wrote:
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