{"id":12805,"date":"2023-01-30T15:46:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=12805"},"modified":"2023-01-30T15:46:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T15:46:27","slug":"devinette-et-pirouette-riddle-and-pirouette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/?p=12805","title":{"rendered":"Devinette et pirouette – Riddle and pirouette"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Devinette<\/strong>
J\u2019ai fait moi-m\u00eame les deux prises de vue ci-dessous. Ces deux lieux ont un point commun, savez-vous lequel ? Sur toute la plan\u00e8te, il existe tr\u00e8s peu de lieux avec cette particularit\u00e9.<\/strong>
Riddle<\/span><\/strong>
I took the two shots below myself. These two places have one thing in common, do you know which one? On the whole planet, there are very few places with this particularity.
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Vous croyez voir deux arbres sur chaque photo, en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 il n\u2019y en a qu\u2019un (par photo). Ces arbres ont v\u00e9cu la m\u00eame histoire : ils faisaient partie d\u2019un petit bois qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 abattu il y a quelques ann\u00e9es. Autrefois ils poussaient parmi leurs cong\u00e9n\u00e8res, trop serr\u00e9s pour se d\u00e9velopper, alors ils cherchaient \u00e0 grandir le plus possible pour atteindre la lumi\u00e8re et ils d\u00e9veloppaient ce toupet au sommet.<\/strong>
Depuis que les voisins ont disparu, depuis que chacun de ces deux arbres dispose d\u2019espace et de lumi\u00e8re, il lance des ramilles sur toute la hauteur de son tronc. On peut imaginer que dans quelques ann\u00e9es, la taille et la densit\u00e9 des branches auront fait dispara\u00eetre cette diff\u00e9rence.<\/strong>
Merci \u00e0 Paul de m\u2019avoir fait remarquer ce ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne alors que nous faisions le rituel tour du plateau.<\/strong>
You think you see two trees in each photo, in reality there is only one (per photo). These trees went through the same story: they were part of a small wood that was felled a few years ago. They used to grow among their fellows, too close together to grow, so they tried to climb as fast as possible to reach the light and they developed this tuft at the top.<\/span><\/strong>
Since the neighbors have disappeared, since each of these two trees has space and light, it shoots twigs all the way up its trunk. One can imagine that in a few years, the size and density of the branches will have made this difference disappear.<\/span><\/strong>
Thanks to Paul for pointing out this phenomenon to me while we were doing the ritual \u00ab tour du plateau \u00bb.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Notre quotidien est fait de rencontres ou de journ\u00e9es plus tranquilles. C\u2019est tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able \u00e0 vivre, mais \u00e0 raconter ce n\u2019est pas palpitant. En effet\u2026<\/strong>
Our daily life is made up of meetings or quieter days. It is very pleasant to live, but to tell it is not thrilling. In effect\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Lundi, nuages \u2014 Monday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mardi, nuages \u2014 Tuesday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mercredi, nuages \u2014 Wednesday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jeudi, nuages \u2014 Thursday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vendredi, nuages \u2014 Friday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Samedi, nuages \u2014 Saturday, clouds<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Dimanche, nuages \u00e0 rayures\u2026 \u2014 Sunday, striped clouds\u2026<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

Si notre existence est plut\u00f4t routini\u00e8re, ce n\u2019est pas le cas partout\u00a0: il s\u2019est produit un \u00e9v\u00e9nement extraordinaire \u00e0 quelques centaines de kilom\u00e8tres d\u2019ici. Quand j\u2019\u00e9tais jeune, – c\u2019\u00e9tait au cours du mill\u00e9naire pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent, c\u2019est dire\u00a0! – je suis descendue dans un gouffre, le Spelunca, \u00e0 Dions pr\u00e8s de la-Calmette dans le Gard. Je l\u2019ai toujours appel\u00e9 Spelunca, mais dans les m\u00e9dias je trouve Sp\u00e9lonque, Esp\u00e9luques, Esp\u00e9luca\u2026 <\/strong>
Gouffre profond, oui, mais en forme d\u2019entonnoir inclin\u00e9, on peut y descendre presque les mains dans les poches. Vous arrivez dans cette salle immense qui n\u2019est rien d\u2019autre que l\u2019entonnoir, rempli des alluvions du Gardon au cours de mill\u00e9naires. <\/strong>
If our existence is rather routine, it is not the case everywhere: an extraordinary event occurred a few hundred kilometers from here. When I was young, – it was during the previous millennium, that is to say! – I descended into an abyss, the Spelunca, in Dions near la-Calmette in the Gard. I have always called it Spelunca, but in the media I find Sp\u00e9lonque, Esp\u00e9luques, Esp\u00e9luca\u2026<\/span><\/strong>
Deep abyss, yes, but in the shape of an inclined funnel, you can descend into it almost with your hands in your pockets. You arrive in this huge room which is nothing more than the funnel, filled with alluvial deposits from the Gardon over millennia.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Le 27 d\u00e9cembre, un effondrement s\u2019est produit, 6\u00a0000 (six mille) m\u00e8tres cubes sont descendus vers le Gardon, sans doute \u00e0 cause de la s\u00e9cheresse qui modifie la texture du sol, puis de l\u2019arriv\u00e9e de la pluie. On appelle cela \u00ab\u00a0soutirage\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong>
On December 27, a collapse occurred, 6,000 (six thousand) cubic meters descended towards the Gardon, probably due to the drought which modifies the texture of the soil, then the arrival of the rain. This is called \u00ab\u00a0soutirage\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0racking\u00a0\u00bb.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Une bonne partie de ces alluvions est rest\u00e9e en place, sans doute en \u00e9quilibre pr\u00e9caire\u00a0: les rayures rouge et blanc indiquent le risque d\u2019effondrement.<\/strong>
Much of this alluvium remained in place, no doubt precariously balanced: the red and white stripes indicate the risk of collapse.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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\u00c0 la place de la salle \u00e9voqu\u00e9e ci-dessus, un trou de 20 m\u00e8tres de profondeur, avec deux m\u00e8tres d\u2019eau au fond. <\/strong>
Instead of the room mentioned above, a hole 20 meters deep, with two meters of water at the bottom.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Pour les scientifiques, c\u2019est une aubaine, un miracle\u00a0: ils peuvent observer une coupe stratigraphique qui devrait donner des informations sur la formation des grottes, sans doute, mais aussi sur la v\u00e9g\u00e9tation des \u00e9poques pr\u00e9historiques (pr\u00e9l\u00e8vement de pollens). Ils ont d\u00e9j\u00e0 trouv\u00e9 des restes de feu, signe d\u2019occupation ancienne du site. Bien entendu, les sp\u00e9l\u00e9ologues descendent d\u00e9j\u00e0 le long de cette paroi.<\/strong>
Moi, je me connecte de temps en temps. Les mots \u00ab\u00a0Spelunca\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Dions\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0effondrement\u00a0\u00bb sont suffisants pour acc\u00e9der aux nouvelles car les m\u00e9dias les relaient r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement. En cliquant sur ce lien,<\/a> vous aurez un article avec une petite vid\u00e9o. <\/strong>
For scientists, this is a godsend, a miracle: they can observe a stratigraphic section which should give information on the formation of caves, no doubt, but also on the vegetation of prehistoric times (pollen sampling). They have already found remains of fire, a sign of ancient occupation of the site. Of course, speleologists are already descending along this wall.<\/span><\/strong>
I log in from time to time. The words \u00ab\u00a0Spelunca\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0Dions\u00a0\u00bb, \u00ab\u00a0collapse\u00a0\u00bb (or \u00ab\u00a0effondrement\u00a0\u00bb) are enough to access the news because the media relays them regularly. By clicking on this link,<\/a> you will have an article with a short video.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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DevinetteJ\u2019ai fait moi-m\u00eame les deux prises de vue ci-dessous. Ces deux lieux ont un point commun, savez-vous lequel ? Sur toute la plan\u00e8te, il existe tr\u00e8s peu de lieux avec cette particularit\u00e9.RiddleI took the two shots below myself. These two … Continuer la lecture →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12805"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12834,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12805\/revisions\/12834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pasassezdetemps.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}