Category Archives: Science

New Evidence Supports Theory That Mars Rover Mission Is Actually a Bernal Hill Hoax

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

David L. Kutzler, Major (Ret.), USAF lives in Tucson, Arizona, but he is a Bernalwood reader, and has been closely following the recent allegations of a government hoax to conceal evidence that NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover is not really roving … Continue reading →

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Bernalwood’s Rainbow Situation Room Tracks Effects of Multiple Rainbow Strikes Across Bernal Heights

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

It was a very busy Saturday at the Bernalwood Rainbow Situation Control Facility. As a series of intense storms brought rain to Bernal Heights, intermittent periods of sunshine generated primary and secondary rainbow aftershocks across our neighborhood. Using the latest … Continue reading →

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Visualizing Bernal Heights After Lots and Lots of Sea-Level Rise

Posted on December 20, 2012 by

Burrito Justice, chief spokesblogger for the La Lengua separatists, recently joined forces with Brian Stokle to provide a detailed examination of what San Francisco would look like following significant sea-level rise caused by global climate change. As you may recall, … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Alert! Exceptionally Fortuitous “Triple Twelve” Double Rainbow Spreads Euphoria Across Bernal Heights

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

This morning at approximately 8:08 am, scientists at the Bernal Heights Prismatic Observatory recorded a massive Category 4 rainbow arcing across the northern sky, just west of Mission Street. At the same time, a faint, secondary halo was seen just … Continue reading →

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New Technology Lets BASA Astronomer Sip Coffee While Exploring Vast, Distant Galaxies

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Neighbor Clifton, Chief of Astronomical Research for the Bernal Aeronautics and Space Administration (BASA), recently acquired some new gear which significantly expands his ability to explore the far reaches of the universe from the safety and comfort of the Bernal … Continue reading →

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Junior Science Team Explores Puddles at Precita Playground

Posted on November 19, 2012 by

Last weekend’s heavy rains were good new for flowers, foliage… and small children. During a lull in the rains on Saturday, Neighbor Kristen led a team of aspiring Bernal Heights scientists on a mission to the Precita Park playground: Neighbors … Continue reading →

Posted in Children and Parenting, Science, Weather | 5 Comments

Astronomer Explores Lunar Surface and Jupiter from Bernal Heights Observatory

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

While you were enjoying the warm weather earlier this week, your neighborhood aeronautics and space agency was hard at work exploring the solar system. Neighbor Clifton, Chief of Astronomical Research for the Bernal Aeronautics and Space Administration (BASA), files this … Continue reading →

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Threat or Menace? Bernalwood Mounts New Defense to Counter La Lengua’s Burrito Rail Gun

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

Those uppity La Lenguans have become uppity again, as the militarization of the La Lengua Autonomous Zone continues. Earlier this week, the La Lengua rebel propagandist known as Burrito Justice claimed to have developed a new superweapon, in the form … Continue reading →

Posted in La Lengua, Science | 10 Comments

Star Sighting: Shuttle Endeavour Soars Over Bernal Heights

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Well, that was rather epic, wasn’t it? When we told you yesterday that the pilot of the Boeing 747 carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour would be thinking of Bernal Heights as he flew over San Francisco, we weren’t kidding. But … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Photography, Science, Technology, Transportation | 21 Comments

BASA’s Chief Astronomer Is a Celebrity in England

Posted on July 31, 2012 by

The Olympics aren’t the only thing generating news right now in England. Neighbor Clifton, Chief of Astronomical Research for the Bernal Aeronautics and Space Administration (BASA), reports that his awesome photo of the Transit of Venus as seen through Sutro … Continue reading →

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BASA Astronomer Welcomes M13 Galaxy to Bernal Heights

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

The Citizens of Bernalwood are glamorous and rather vain, but we take great pride in our neighborly inclusiveness. That welcoming spirit applies to Bernal Heights residents new and old, as well as alien life forms from far-distant galaxies. Clifton Reed, … Continue reading →

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Transit of Venus AND Sutro Tower Serendipitously Photographed from Bernal Hill

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

On Tuesday evening I went up the hill to see if anyone brought a big telescope to observe the transit of Venus across the face of the sun. I arrived with a pair of cheap cardboard eclipse-viewing glasses that I’d … Continue reading →

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Copernican Groupies Gather on Bernal Hill to View Solar Eclipse

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Scientists say the earth revolves around the sun. Others believe the whole thing is a liberal conspiracy concocted by scientists with a heliocentric agenda. Opinions differ, but among the former crowd, Sunday evening’s solar eclipse was a pretty big deal. … Continue reading →

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