Meteor? My Asteroid! - 30 June 2021 - Plague Journal Day 475

Micah 6:8
Genesis 19:23-25
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

We have a couple anniversaries today. First off, on 30 June 1905, Albert Einstein submitted a paper titled “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper” ("On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies") outlining his theory of special relativity. Over 120 years later, it is still the generally accepted theory about the relationship between space and time, or rather of spacetime. Special relativity was the predecessor to his theory of General relativity, which Einstein published in 1916, and which also remains the most-commonly-used description of gravitation and the like.
I have to admit that I had never noticed the title of that special relativity paper, but reading the introduction I understand it - the theory was working to extend Maxwell's electrodynamic theories to more arbitrary frames of reference. Pretty interesting.

Next up, on 30 June 1908, what is known as the Tunguska event left 2,000 square km of Siberian forest flattened and scorched. These days, the generally held explanation is that an asteroid or comet or meteor exploded in the atmosphere above the forest there. It is the largest impact event in recorded history (note that word, recorded - it's important as Velikovsky can confirm).

So there we have the theory of special relativity published (and remember, that was the basis for the Manhattan Project) and exactly three years later - to the day! - we have the largest recorded impact / explosion / destruction. As we've asked in previous posts about other oddities, can that be a coincidence? Hard to believe, isn't it?

Speaking of Oddities - who remembers them from the old WWF days? (I think it's pre-WWE, but I may be mistaken.) Kurgan et al. were an interesting sideshow in a sports-entertainment genre that welcomed sideshows. And with that wrestling reference, we wish a Happy Birthday to Cody Rhodes (the American Nightmare).


Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.