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Oct. 1st, 2009 04:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ruApparently it's now illegal to throw bottles away in NC. That's right folks. Recycle, or ELSE. XD Since we recycle anyway, I don't see it as a big deal, but I still find it amusing that this is now law.
Either way, this prompted a small rant on my part last night, when Dad was talking about it, remarking that a bottle is defined as a container with an opening that's smaller than the bottom. This made Mom note that some jars have tops that are smaller than the bottom, and it also brought up the question of where cans and jars fall into this scheme.
I subsequently started declaring that they really need to do a morphometric analysis to determine a stable species concept for bottles, cans, and jars. How much smaller should the opening be in order to be defined as a bottle? Are there jar subspecies that are like bottles? These questions really need to be answered. Someone develop a dichotomous key!
I spend WAY too much time measuring things.
On a selfish note, I've been a little disgruntled over the fact that NOBODY has noticed my stormwater scarf--a scarf that was about two years in the making, and that I've finally finished (which reminds me, I should take pictures of it). And now that the weather's cooling off, I've been sporting it a fair bit. I think it's a gorgeous scarf, personally, not to mention it's my first attempt at lace. Considering the amount of time it took, it'd be nice if somebody said "Hey, that's a pretty scarf." Admittedly, I generally don't wear it while I'm inside, but it's been laying on the back of my chair for all to see, and people I know see me wearing it as I come in. I know it's not that big of a deal, and hey, *I* like it, and I love wearing it, so it's serving its purpose. It's just be nice for somebody to notice it, considering the amount of time and effort it took. Ah well.
Either way, this prompted a small rant on my part last night, when Dad was talking about it, remarking that a bottle is defined as a container with an opening that's smaller than the bottom. This made Mom note that some jars have tops that are smaller than the bottom, and it also brought up the question of where cans and jars fall into this scheme.
I subsequently started declaring that they really need to do a morphometric analysis to determine a stable species concept for bottles, cans, and jars. How much smaller should the opening be in order to be defined as a bottle? Are there jar subspecies that are like bottles? These questions really need to be answered. Someone develop a dichotomous key!
I spend WAY too much time measuring things.
On a selfish note, I've been a little disgruntled over the fact that NOBODY has noticed my stormwater scarf--a scarf that was about two years in the making, and that I've finally finished (which reminds me, I should take pictures of it). And now that the weather's cooling off, I've been sporting it a fair bit. I think it's a gorgeous scarf, personally, not to mention it's my first attempt at lace. Considering the amount of time it took, it'd be nice if somebody said "Hey, that's a pretty scarf." Admittedly, I generally don't wear it while I'm inside, but it's been laying on the back of my chair for all to see, and people I know see me wearing it as I come in. I know it's not that big of a deal, and hey, *I* like it, and I love wearing it, so it's serving its purpose. It's just be nice for somebody to notice it, considering the amount of time and effort it took. Ah well.