Mare Imbrium
There are several theories concerning the origin of the moon. One theory proposes that the moon was formed byh accretion out of the same cloud of primordial dust as the earth. Another theory holds that the moon was a stray planet which was gravitationally captured by the earth. A third theory, which has fallen into disfavour, argues that the moon was ejected from the earth during its early formation. According to this third theory the moon is composed of material thrown off by the earth when its rate of spin was increased by the migration of heavy elements into the earth's core. The Pacific Ocean fills the hollow left when the earth gave birth to the moon.
-- Christopher Dewdney, Radiant Inventory
Dewdney is one of my favorite poets, and from Canada. Later on he got all funny and transhumanist, in a somewhat creepy way, but his early poetry is fantastic.
Funny, when I first read this poem I rememberd that the "material thrown off by the earth" as some kind of waste or ejecta, the accursed share. Which I thought was lovely.
We're off to Foo Camp, which is the best "conference" in the world. It's a sort of DIY conference thing, where everyone who is invited gets up and does a talk. Tons of smart people, alpha geeks, hippies and trouble makers. We were at Digifoo last year, which is the same thing for ppl in digital media.
LINK | 4:34 PM | TB
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