Wikipedia Trails: Saltwater to Paddleboarding

I liked the quote "The cure for anything is Saltwater - tears, sweat, or the sea." So my Wikipedia trails is going to start at saltwater (Saline water is what Wikipedia calls it).

From there, I went to something that is essential for most life and I went with regular water. I love water, whether I am drinking it, swimming in it, or bathing in it.

Without water there would be no surfing. I have only surfed once in my life and it is safe to say it is not my forte, but I still enjoyed it.

From there I went to paddleboarding, a more calm and relaxing activity. I have not gone paddleboarding, but would love to in the future. The theme of this Wikipedia trail was everything water!

Surfing Pixabay

Wikipedia Trails: Buddha to Consciousness

I was reading the announcements and saw that Buddha means "awakened" which can be changed to stay woke so I decided to start my Wikipedia trail here haha. Buddha is the founder of Buddhism and is a sage.

I clicked on sage to find out that it is one who obtains wisdom which a philosopher wants. The article goes on to say that some philosophers are self-aware that they lack wisdom and pursue more wisdom.

I then clicked on self-awareness. Self-awareness is sometimes confused with consciousness, but it is not that. It is recognizing yourself as a human being separate from the environment and other humans.

I ended on consciousness which is the state of being aware. You are alive and know what is going on around you in the environment or to yourself.

Consciousness Wikipedia

Wikipedia Trails: From Coyote to Burrow

The first thing you think of when you think about Native American folklore is the Coyote. He is the main trickster through most of their stories. That is why I picked him for my Wikipedia trails.

From Coyote I clicked on Desert because that is where a lot of coyotes are from. Deserts are barren wastelands where there is few life because of the lack of water and I think its cool how animals have adapted to live there.

Going on with that point, I came across the word Xerocole. These are the animals that have adapted to live in deserts. There are many different things that the animals do to survive such as living under the surface of the desert.

These animals tend to Burrow underground to survive the heat. Smaller animals are the ones that tend to burrow because they do not have to dig as big of a hole and are generally better diggers.

Xerocoles in their Burrow Wikimedia Commons

Wikipedia Trails: From Bluetooth to Phonograph

I saw Bluetooth on the myth item of Canvas home page and decided that is where my Wikipedia trial is going to start. I use Bluetooth almost every day and was curious about its origin.

From there I clicked on Wireless speaker. I don't use a wireless speaker as much as Bluetooth headphones, but I still appreciate their capabilities. I think it is amazing how speakers can play music through just Bluetooth.

There weren't many options to click on and I decided to go with RCA Plug. I was curious to see what this plug was. It was the plug that I used to use for my Nintendo 64 and can be seen in the picture below. The N64 was my childhood and I thought it was cool that I clicked on that link.

I clicked on phonograph next. This is where it all started. This device was created in 1877 and was the first thing to record and reproduce sounds. I thought it was interesting that I went from the newest technology of transmitting sounds to devices to the original.

RCA Plug Wikipedia

Wikipedia Trails: Pelican to Demon

I saw the proverb of the day with a pelican on it and went to that Wikipedia page. The bird has a long beak and was itching his neck. It is also one of the largest water birds.

From there, I clicked on a link to Mythology of all things. The wikipedia page said the pelican has a long history of significance in mythology and why would I not click on mythology since that is what class we are taking!

After that I was choosing between clicking on giants, elves, or faeries and I chose elves. I clicked on thinking it was going to talk about the elves that help Santa, but they originated from Germanic mythology and folklore where it then spread to Christian cultures.

Then I clicked demon after because I thought it would be weird to go from pelican to a demon in the Wikipedia trails post. The demon is prevalent in mythology as well as many other things such as religion and literature.

Pelican Wikipedia                             Arrow Right Wikimedia Commons          Demon Wikipedia

 

Wikipedia Trails: From Electron Microscope to Atlantic Ocean

I started with Electron Microscope because my roommate is using one in his research,and from there I went to vacuum as in the space vacant of matter, and from there I went to tropical cyclone also known as a hurricane, and from there I went to the Atlantic Ocean.

Electron microscopes are used in biology to see the structure of very tiny things. They can magnify things up to 10 million times.

A vacuum is a space devoid of matter. It is sometimes used in physics to show how things would work if they were not affected by air resistance making them work in ideal conditions.

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm that bring heavy rain and can cause flooding in places close to sea level. They can be called tropical cyclones, hurricanes or tropical storm depending on the severity of the storm.

The Atlantic Ocean is on the East side of North and South America extending all the way to the West side of Europe and Africa. It is the second largest Ocean just behind the Pacific Ocean. It covers around 20% of the worlds surface.

Tropical Storm Wikimedia Commons