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
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; 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
=20
=20
Larry Cochrane <cochrane@..............>