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Fossilised Rain Drops Found In India

Posted by Hemos on from the tiny-tiny-fossils dept.

angkor writes ""An Indian geologist says he has discovered imprints of some of the oldest raindrops on Earth, dating back more than a billion years."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/ newsid_1713000/1713001.stm"

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  1. Matchbox 20 dissapointed by DarkLoki · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In a statement earlier today Rob Thomas, frontman for the band Matchbox 20, expressed his and his band's dissapointment that they were unable to make the rain, given that it was made over a billion years ago.

    Thomas noted that if his bid to know that he made the rain had suceeded he'd have put little yellow tags on every one and he would have invited everyone to come and see them when he was done. Thomas, who has long wondered what it would be like to know that he made the rain. So last year he had fellow musician Carlos Santana put in a petition with Santana's good friend God for rainmaker status. God told reporters that until the discovery of billion year old rain Thomas was "at the top of a very short list" for the rainmaker posistion. But in light of the age of the fossilized rain God has decided that he would go with someone with more experience, because, "We simply can't entrust some novice rainmaker, no matter how much they have wondered about it, with a billion year-old institution such as the Rain." When asked why God, all knowing creator of the universe, didn't know that the rain was over a billion years old God told this reporter, "I was really busy with the Martians, I had sent them a savior who would spill his water so the Martians could grok forgiveness for their sins. Then there was the whole 'blowing up the fifth planet' thing, and the great Canal destruction not to mention the ever mounting complaints of their Jovian slaves. Somewhere in there I must have made rain on earth then forgotten about it, probably just before the Titan tower bombing." The Lord had "seriously thought that the thing with Noah was the first time I made the rain, and [Rob] would have been able to handle that. But once a meterological force hits several million years [old] they become real bastards."

    However, hope is not lost for Thomas, he claims that his talks with the Galactic Superhero Agency are going "really well." Thomas' application is on hold until the GSA can find a planet which will infuse Thomas with the ability to get a funky high on the yellow sun. Thomas is also under consideration to be the Head Honcho, a highly contended spot with applicants including Dick Cheney, Steve Ballmer, Shigeru Miyamoto, Linus Torvalds and Peter Jackson, current front-runner.