Welcome!
The Penn State Marine Science Society welcomes you to explore its exciting resources for oceanography, marine biology, and marine geology opportunities and involvement right here at University Park (and maybe pet some penguins on aquarium trips).
News
We had our last meeting so good luck on finals to everyone!
Riddle of the Week: (medium) A friendly boat at sea...
A boat is floating out at sea.
There is a ladder fixed to the side of the boat.
The ladder has 7 rungs, with the bottom rung at the same level as the sea.
Each rung is exactly 1 foot (12 inches) apart.
If the water level rises at a rate of 6 inches every 20 minutes, how long will it be until the water is level with the 4th rung of the ladder?
[scroll down for riddles and answers from the previous weeks]
T-Shirts ARE IN!!! They will be brought to meetings for the rest of the semester. If for whatever reason you can't make it to the meetings you can email Mike Bollinger.
Join our listserv for immediate updates regarding MSS events, activities, and opportunities. To join, send an email with your name and major to our President, Mike Bollinger.
Read our old secretary, Jordan Thomas's, blog about her adventures completing the Marine Science Minor abroad at the University of Southampton in the UK.
Join the MSS facebook group here.
MSS and Nittany Divers teamed up for Homecoming Parade 2011
Get Involved!
Come to our bi-weekly meetings to meet MSS members, hear from guest speakers, and learn about Marine Science opportunities at Penn State. Check our events page for a full schedule of lectures, meetings, and trips.
To learn about courses related to marine biology, marine geology, marine ecology, acoustics, and acoustics; to get in contact with marine science researchers at Penn State; or to learn about the Marine Science minor and international opportunities, visit our resources page.
For information regarding Science Diving, check the resource tab on this website check out the EMS Science Diving Webpageand to watch some cool videos : http://www.ems.psu.edu/sciencediving/
Riddles from Previous Weeks!
(easy) When you need it, you throw it away, but when you don’t need it, you take it back... (HINT: think boat related)
==> Answer: ɹoɥɔuɐ uɐ
(medium): Why did the shark spit the clown he intended on eating, out of his mouth?
==> Answer: ʎuunɟ pǝʇsɐʇ ʇı pıɐs ǝH
(medium): What does mother earth use to go fishing?
==> Answer: sǝlod ɥʇnos puɐ ɥʇɹoN
(easy): What did the ocean say to the shore?
===> Answer: pǝʌɐʍ ʇsnɾ ʇı 'ʞlɐʇ ʇ,uɐɔ suɐǝɔo 'ƃuıɥʇou
(medium): Why is it so easy to weigh a fish?
===>Answer: sǝlɐɔs uʍo ɹıǝɥʇ ǝʌɐɥ ʎǝɥʇ ǝsnɐɔǝq
(medium): If the ocean had a bedroom, would it be clean?
===>Answer: ʎǝpıʇ ǝq plnoʍ ʇı
(hard): There is something found in the ocean, if you remove the last letter the word becomes a fruit. What is the fruit?
===>Answer: lɹɐǝd