The End of the World

Where the World Ends
Originally uploaded by Turing Test This.

Me? Melodramatic? Never!

This is the follow-up to Tuesday’s post; this is the other picture/story that I mentioned. What we see here is that the sea can be very much the same shade as the sky on the Gower Peninsula, as it was on that very first day I visited it. Thus, the horizon tends to vanish, and when you stand on a cliff overlooking the sea, it is a practically seamless wall of grey that is looking back at you, what seems to be the end of the world.

If I remember correctly, that spur of rock turns into an island when the tides come up.

Also went swimming today at the Lawrence public pools with Dana and Anna. We used our mutual knowledge of friction and fluid mechanics to optimize our velocities and splash profiles. For example, if you arch your back such that only your feet and head touch the slide, you reduce friction considerably, resulting in a much faster ride. Then if you want a splash, you fold into cannonball mode at the last second.