tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post5748616659640061249..comments2023-06-30T05:16:57.517-07:00Comments on Gosporn: A Bun in the OvenMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-41481312361765096892010-03-04T21:21:14.959-08:002010-03-04T21:21:14.959-08:00Gosporn,
Easter island and it's relation to t...Gosporn,<br /><br />Easter island and it's relation to the Chile quake. . .I also saw easter in the news somewhere else recently. . .I can't remember where.<br /><br />Birthing pains right now. Very nice.<br /><br />This Georgia funeral is interesting in conjunction with the Georgia Russia war that started at the opening games of the last olympics. <br /><br />Further and further down the rabbit hole we go. Where we stop, nobody knows.<br /><br />ThuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-84975554969929579262010-03-03T17:12:25.679-08:002010-03-03T17:12:25.679-08:00Riverwolf - yes, depending...
EG - I think you j...Riverwolf - yes, depending... <br /><br />EG - I think you just blinded me with science! <br /><br />"Interesting fact: because of angular velocity, the effect of gravity is slightly less at the equator."<br /><br />Which is why rocket launching pads are placed as closely to the equator as possible. See, I wasn't daydreaming ALL the time in physics class!<br /><br />Haven't seen Avatar yet. I figure everyone's already gone over that one with a fine toothed comb.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-40796599136480300482010-03-03T13:20:10.612-08:002010-03-03T13:20:10.612-08:00Man, thanks for reminding me about that Sliders ep...Man, thanks for reminding me about that Sliders episode. You know, that series had the strongest debut that I have ever seen in a single science fiction series ever: the world with the Soviets running things was absolutely terrifying. The rest of the series never lived up to the strength of that debut.<br /><br />Then, Sliders slipped into doing comedy episodes that weren't frightening or thoughtful. Which is a shame because that series had the single greatest potential to actually analyze real issues. What if the obesity percentage dives above 70%? What if sexual harassment codes give women more power in the workplace? I'd love to see them do an episode about an earth where the homosexual/heterosexual rates are inverted...now that would be some gutsy, ballsy TV. <br /><br />Also, I had the biggest crush on Jerry O'Connell. Incidentally, he'd be my first choice to be a young Tarzan or Hercules. <br /><br />Finally, a science and mathematics post! About the slight wobble given to the earth's axis by the Chilean earthquake...think of it like this: changes in the distribution of earth's mass can change the rotation of the earth. The earth isn't perfectly round because of the movement of its fluid components, so the earth rotates around slightly off balance, and the axial tilt of the earth is slightly off from its pole, straight up and down parallel to the solar plane of the ecliptic - a difference at the about 23.5 degrees (which is also the latitude position of the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, indicating the tropics band - for that reason, seasons never really affect that part of the world, as the earth doesn't "dip" that far). If the contents of the earth shift around, the rotation of the earth can slightly change for the same reason figure skaters can control the speed they rotate, by putting their arms closer or further away from their bodies.<br /><br />Interesting fact: because of angular velocity, the effect of gravity is slightly less at the equator. <br /><br />Rotation is actually a fascinating mathematical topic. Neutron stars, for instance, rotate thousands of times per second. There are some that are shaped like oblong sat-on jellybeans because of the centrifugal force of their own spin.<br /><br />Pulsars, a specific type of Neutron stars, were, when they were first discovered, thought to be artificial, like cosmic lighthouses, because of their regular rotation.<br /><br />By the way, have you seen Avatar yet? I figured you'd have a field day with that movie.Esperanto Grrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255411270358682407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-87246669019449075432010-03-03T12:51:17.742-08:002010-03-03T12:51:17.742-08:00I share your frustrations. At this point, if I can...I share your frustrations. At this point, if I can't have a pole shift, I'd settle for some good pole dancing (Spring, rebirth, maypoles??)--depending on who's doing the dancing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-90005717507957720952010-03-03T10:13:33.735-08:002010-03-03T10:13:33.735-08:00"too much Latter Day Saints"? ;-)
I'..."too much Latter Day Saints"? ;-)<br /><br />I'm on a major ST4 jag right now (see Whale Watching, below) with Kirk and Spock playing my "extraterrestrial prophets".Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531037998720855468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34649134.post-76640948209148904022010-03-03T09:31:51.858-08:002010-03-03T09:31:51.858-08:00ST4- Right on- I always thought "too much LDS...ST4- Right on- I always thought "too much LDS" was a little inside joke.<br /><br />Interesting with the Pentecost- the Pentecostals are the future of global Chrisitianity, and are simultaneous the gayest and the most homophobic religious movement out there. How will that turn out?The Secret Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676425268231171924noreply@blogger.com