Jonathan ,'Touched'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
There are places that have large-scale models ("large" being relative here) of the sloar system. I think the biggest one has Pluto 20 miles away from the sun.
BTW, did you know that the sun is a mass of superheated gas? It's also a gigantic nuclear furnace.
There's a model of the solar system on the Mall. The Sun is near the Air and Space Museum. I've yet to see Pluto -- I think it's near the Holocaust Museum, some blocks away.
I realize I have forgotten just how big the orbits of the planets are.
Use a crazy log scale!
And that's a neat project for your kids.
I kept thinking "I'll just pop online and check...oh wait. Damn." last night. Didn't realize how much I take for granted the ability to get to the internet whenever I feel like.
Yeah, I know what you mean. Earlier today I was thinking to myself, "Gee, remember when I had to use a modem to dial up an ISP, tying up my phone line?" (And then I responded, "Of course I remember that; I'm you, you idiot!") Yeah, back when going online required a modicum of planning ahead....
I could do just the inner planets with the Sun being 25cm across and still fit Mars in the yard. The Earth would be about 2 mm across. Small, but doable.
Clearly someone didn't drink enough alcohol of sufficiently high proofage to prevent this...
I drank more over those five days than I have ever. And I still got the plague.
Too bad making fun of Kevin Sorbo took priority over our plans to get slightly schnozzled and go to the Harry Potter slash panel.
My cable/DVR remote is broken. Without it I can only flip through the channels from the box-- can't record, rewind, or watch something I've recorded. It's like the dark ages!
Yeah, I know what you mean. Earlier today I was thinking to myself, "Gee, remember when I had to use a modem to dial up an ISP, tying up my phone line?" (And then I responded, "Of course I remember that; I'm you, you idiot!") Yeah, back when going online required a modicum of planning ahead....
Well, I had two phone lines installed as soon as I moved out on my own. I knew I'd be spending a lot of time on the internet and would want my phone free. Still, the phone bills weren't fun. (I think moving to the cable modem and dropping the second phone line and old ISP actually ended up being cheaper for me.) But having to sit there and wait while the modem dialed up definitely took a away from the whole "let me check this real quick" factor.
Funny thing was, I originally told myself I didn't need a cable modem, then I went to visit a friend who had one for a week and immediately signed up for the service when I got home.
Dana, you must tell stories about making fun of Kevin Sorbo.
Too bad making fun of Kevin Sorbo took priority over our plans to get slightly schnozzled and go to the Harry Potter slash panel.
The food was really good, too. And when we finally got back to the hotel Saturday night, I thought my sore throat was due to all the muffled snickering.
I shoulda drank more sake.