Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales

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Here Comes Another Bubble v1.1 - The Richter Scales
Catchy. Hope I time this one right.
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Posted Apr 23, 2008
smckenzie23
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todd: i loved this the first time it came out. i still love it.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

renster: You are also known as Odd Tunderwood.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

notgneiss: I love the irony of the link Bdog is giving me with this: "Spoon with Built-In Scales, Perfect for Dieters and Dealers." More crack for the hyped up masses...
Posted Apr 24, 2008

jessica: I prefer to think about the tulip bubble. Some words about this phenomenon were on the blackboard of the university classroom I was in last night, along with some words about the tech and housing bubbles. Tulipmania appeals to me much more. It seems less threatening to my bank account.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

jessica: Of course, blooming tulips aren't very likely to make me money, either.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

Arkansan: Jessica, I understand that centuries ago tulip bulbs were a medium of wealth, apparently made so by Holland sea-going merchants.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

Arkansan: Did I hear that Turkey is now trying to corner the market on tulip bulbs?
Posted Apr 24, 2008

Arkansan: Googled: In fact, tulip prices and the practice of tulip speculation became so excessive and frenzied that in 1637 the States of Holland passed a statute curbing such extremes.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

David S.: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan has a lovely chapter about tulips and the Dutch tulip craze.
Posted Apr 24, 2008

smckenzie23: why did "The Botany of Desire" remind me of the movie "Adaptation?"
Posted Apr 25, 2008

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