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At the end of the Pleistocene a Younger Dryas black mat was deposited on top of the Pleistocene sediments in many parts of North America. A study of the magnetic fraction (~10,900±50 B.P.) from the basal section of the black mat at Murray Springs, AZ revealed the presence of amorphous iron oxide framboids in [...]
Mystery photo of Black Mat in Holland Han Kloosterman, a wonderful gentleman catastrophist in the Netherlands, has shared an all too typical story with the Tusk revealing the enormous challenge of investigating the Younger Dryas Boundary hypothesis. Han has long advertised the special nature of the “Usselo Boundary,” a Younger Dryas strata found in [...] Vance Holliday and others in this email exchange have kindly allowed me to post their chatter to the Tusk.I will clean it up later. But for now – here you go…..
On 9/24/2010 2:38 PM, Vance Holliday wrote: Richard: All I asked was why is it that when us skeptics can’t reproduce data or confirm hypothesis for The Impact Team we are accused of slipshod science or incompetence, yet The Impact team seems to always find what they are looking for??? Has anyone on The Impact Team critically looked at their own data? Questioned their hypothesis? Isn’t that was science is about? And are we really expected to believe that Vance Haynes can’t find the Black Mat??? I guess I could just as easily say to you “Fortunately science is not based on opinions but instead on measurements. Dozens of scientists bringing unique skills to the subject have provided an enormous amount of experimental data providing no support for the idea of an impact at the onset of the YDB. A few, highly biased scientists threw together some slipshod experiments to support their hypothesis.†I must confess to growing very weary of unsubstantiated accusations of incompetence, slipshod science, and bias toward everyone who doesn’t buy or who presents data contrary to the YD Impact Hypothesis. All of the people who tested the hypothesis and came up wanting or those who tried to reproduce the data are just trying to figure out what is going on. I know many of them. All are highly respected in their various fields. None had any biases or agendas that I am aware of. What is your basis for calling them “highly biasedâ€? On what basis do you decide that their experiments are “slipshodâ€? Because their data don’t confirm yours??? Impact hypothesis loses its sparkle Link to Press Release from the Washington University in St. Louis About 12,900 years ago, a sudden cold snap interrupted the gradual warming that had followed the last Ice Age. The cold lasted for the 1,300-year interval known [...]
Ted Bunch From an email from Bunch to Leroy Ellenberger: Dear Leroy – not to worry, Dalton is a competent scientist and did what he could do with the materials given to him. The problem lies with Scott and Pinter. Some brief reasons why the Dalton et al paper is inept: 1.They did not collect from [...] discovery of nanodiamond rich layer in the greenland ice sheet [...] See session proceedings here. Session 5: Comet Impact as the Cause of the Younger Dryas: Pros and Cons Todd Surovell |
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