Luigi Piccardi, a geologist at the Centro di Studio dell=C3=A2=E2=82= =AC=E2=84=A2Appennino=20 e delle Catene Perimediaterranee in Firenze, discovered that earthquakes=20 along the Great Glen Fault, which lies directly underneath Loch Ness,=20 correspond to many famous observances of the "monster."=20 Ted Nield, science and communications officer for the Geological=20 Society of London, said, "It seems to me (as a Sassenach)* that Dr.=20 Piccardi's explanation of the Loch Ness monster is at least as likely as any= =20 other =E2=80=94 except, perhaps, our deep seated desire that she should exis= t!"=20 * =3D not a Scot Looks like Ted is good at his job. A masterly statement. Only when yo= u=20 consider some of the previous 'explanations', do you start to appreciate the= =20 subtlety of 'as likely as' ..... LONG LIVE NESSIE....!!! Chris =20 =20  = ; Luigi Piccardi, a geologist at the Centro di Studio dell=C3=A2=E2=82= =AC=E2=84=A2Appennino=20
e delle Catene Perimediaterranee in Firenze, discovered that earthquakes= =20
along the Great Glen Fault, which lies directly underneath Loch Ness,=20
correspond to many famous observances of the "monster."=20
Ted Nield, science and communicatio= ns officer for the Geological=20
Society of London, said, "It seems to me (as a Sassenach)* that Dr= ..=20
Piccardi's explanation of the Loch Ness monster is at least as likely as= any=20
other =E2=80=94 except, perhaps, our deep seated desire that she should=20= exist!"=20
* =3D not a Scot
Looks like Ted is good at his job.=20= A masterly statement. Only when you=20
consider some of the previous 'explanations', do you start to appreciate= the=20
subtlety of 'as likely as' .....
LONG LIVE NESSIE....!!!
Chris
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Larry Cochrane <cochrane@..............>