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 Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:03 pm
::Just a disembodied voice::
Doctor Reed Richards, I have heard much of you in my travels..
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:04 pm
*Looks around the room*
confused
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:09 pm
*nods politely to Blackbolt and looks around curiously*Well now...
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:14 pm
::Appears in a puff of red smoke::
But who doesn't know of your legacy..
::Looks at Black Bolt and smiles::
Good day, King.
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:23 pm
*Looks at reed and nods back*
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*shifts his eyes towards Amora*
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:35 pm
What is it Black Bolt? ::Takes a seat::
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:40 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:44 pm
Ah, Enchantress. My apologies for not recognizing your voice immediately. I have been busy in my lab as of late.
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:50 pm
::Smiles at Him then looks at Reed::
I am Surprised you recognize my voice at all.
::touches his shoulders:: But Of course Who could forget.
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:52 pm
*ahem*Right...so what brings you here?
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:54 pm
...............................
*Takes a seat*
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 12:59 pm
What draws a moth to the flame, Reed Richards? ::Squeezes his shoulders softly then goes to get a drink::
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:02 pm
Well if you actually wanted to know...there is one theory that explains why moths are not only drawn to flame, but to artifical light as well. According to one theorist, moths use a technique of celestial navigation called transverse orientation. By maintaining a constant angular relationship to a bright celestial light, such as the Moon, they can fly in a straight line. Celestial objects are so far away, that even after travelling great distances, the change in angle between the moth and the light source is negligible; further, the moon will always be in the upper part of the visual field or on the horizon. When a moth encounters a much closer artificial light and uses it for navigation, the angle changes noticeably after only a short distance, in addition to being often below the horizon. The moth instinctively attempts to correct by turning toward the light, causing airborne moths to come plummeting downwards, and - at close range - which results in a spiral flight path that gets closer and closer to the light source.
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:05 pm
It was a rhetorical question.
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Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:06 pm
As to your particular question in regards to moths and flames though, a theory which has been advanced in an attempt to explain the attraction male moths have for candles specifically is based on olfaction. There is evidence that olfaction might be, in some cases, mediated by detection of the infra-red spectra of substances. The spiky infrared spectra of a candle flame happens to contain a number of emission lines which coincide with the vibrational frequencies of the female moth's pheromone. The male moth is thereby powerfully attracted to the flame.
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