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[[File:Gigantic obsidian sphere believed responsible for strange cable car behavior.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Gigantic obsidian sphere'''.]] | [[File:Gigantic obsidian sphere believed responsible for strange cable car behavior.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Gigantic obsidian sphere'''.]] | ||
The '''gigantic obsidian sphere''' is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022. | The '''San Francisco sphere''' ('''gigantic obsidian sphere''', etc.) is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022. | ||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
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File:All we have to sphere is sphere itself.jpg|link=All we have to sphere is sphere itself|"'''[[All we have to sphere is sphere itself]]'''" is popular catch-phrase from the mid-1930s, widely but incorrectly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt. | |||
File:Toledo giant red ball incident - Alarmo-Gram.jpg|link=Toledo giant red ball incident (nonfiction)|'''[[2015 Toledo giant red ball incident (nonfiction)|Giant Red Ball]]''' rolls down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015, and will not be denied. | |||
File:Citrusball 2.jpg|link=Citrusball|'''[[Citrusball]]''' Citrus ball is a family of sports involving citrus fruit. Derived from basketball, citrusball is played (with many local variations) around the world. | |||
File:Bucky Fuller, Orb King.jpg|link=Bucky Fuller, Orb King|'''''[[Bucky Fuller, Orb King]]''''' is a 2021 fantasy engineering film about a brilliant wizard (Buckminster Fuller) who uses tensegrity principles to construct a glowing blue orb. | |||
File:What Would Emperor Norton Do.jpg|link=What Would Emperor Norton Do?|'''[[What Would Emperor Norton Do?]]''' is a popular catch-phrase which humorously appeals to Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[All we have to sphere is sphere itself]] | |||
* ''[[Bucky Fuller, Orb King]]'' | |||
* [[Citrusball]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[What Would Emperor Norton Do?]] | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[2015 Toledo giant red ball incident (nonfiction)]] | |||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)]] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay San Francisco Bay] @ Wikipedia | ||
=== Social media === | |||
* [] @ | * [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1679221703908503556 Post] @ Twitter (12 July 2023) | ||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1628475612724707329 Post] @ Twitter (22 February 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1562537872023990273 Post] @ Twitter () | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Black (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:California (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Colors (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category: (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:San Francisco (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Spheres (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:23, 19 August 2024
The San Francisco sphere (gigantic obsidian sphere, etc.) is an unnatural feature of San Francisco Bay, known since at least 2022.
In the News
"All we have to sphere is sphere itself" is popular catch-phrase from the mid-1930s, widely but incorrectly attributed to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Giant Red Ball rolls down the street in Toledo, Ohio on August 19, 2015, and will not be denied.
Citrusball Citrus ball is a family of sports involving citrus fruit. Derived from basketball, citrusball is played (with many local variations) around the world.
Bucky Fuller, Orb King is a 2021 fantasy engineering film about a brilliant wizard (Buckminster Fuller) who uses tensegrity principles to construct a glowing blue orb.
What Would Emperor Norton Do? is a popular catch-phrase which humorously appeals to Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States".
Fiction cross-reference
- All we have to sphere is sphere itself
- Bucky Fuller, Orb King
- Citrusball
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- What Would Emperor Norton Do?
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- San Francisco Bay @ Wikipedia