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by mike_sharkey2010
Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:10 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....
Replies: 107
Views: 43372

Re: Poll: When I couldn't find APOD online, I thought....

Surely this - THIS- was the true sign of Nibiru about to strike the Earth, despite all the skeptics and critics saying it didn't exist...
by mike_sharkey2010
Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science
Replies: 6
Views: 1330

Re: PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science

Ahhh, I have so much enjoyed Phill Plait's work on the Bad Astronomy website, and lately in some of the television programs on NTGEO or Science channel. wrt. Venus transit - I drove to the local observatory (about 10 miles from my work), and was pleased to help two young men that had bought a brand ...
by mike_sharkey2010
Thu May 31, 2012 3:01 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Provocative Title (MetaThread)
Replies: 193
Views: 156507

Re: Provocative Title (MetaThread)

Latecoming response to original topic, no longer relevant. Notation of concern that unspecified aspects of tertiary unrelated topic, mentioned in obscure sidenote earlier, has greater impact upon original topic than has been credited by scientific community. Expression of concern regarding impending...
by mike_sharkey2010
Mon May 07, 2012 9:10 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Scale of the Universe
Replies: 2
Views: 3927

Re: Scale of the Universe

Wow! Thank you so much. This is a great tool for explaining at least *some* of the scales involved when looking at astronomical events. Since I teach Astronomy merit badge for Boy Scouts, this will be a handy visual aid. (I've been using the ''Earth as a Peppercorn'' model, and taking the guys on a ...
by mike_sharkey2010
Mon May 07, 2012 8:17 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: The wrong Margareta was invited to dinner
Replies: 5
Views: 1610

Re: The wrong Margareta was invited to dinner

You meet one Margareta Winberg, you've met them all... But at least Sweden had the class to (1) admit they made a mistake and (2) still invite the therapist Margareta to their dinner and best yet - (3) had her sit in the group photo!! Be honest. Other than the Carter and Ford administrations, how ma...
by mike_sharkey2010
Mon May 07, 2012 5:40 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Neighborhood Animals!
Replies: 61
Views: 8691

Re: Neighborhood Animals!

Hey Beyond Texarkana, as it happens. Right at the intersection of 3 or 4 different 'climes' And was a farm kid growing up in Minnesooota, and a Boy Scout (Eagle Rank), and currently a Scout Leader... so paying attention to the critters around me is sort of..part of the whole package. (Tying in to th...
by mike_sharkey2010
Fri May 04, 2012 6:20 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Neighborhood Animals!
Replies: 61
Views: 8691

Re: Neighborhood Animals!

Hmm.. living rural or semi-rural has a distinct advantage in the variety of critters one can see if one simply keeps an eye open. At our current home I've seen: Several squirrels - almost all grey squirrels. A once large population of rabbits, that dwindled enormously during the 'reign' of a couple ...
by mike_sharkey2010
Thu May 03, 2012 8:51 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Astronomically Bad Jokes (Or good)
Replies: 453
Views: 103607

Re: Astronomically Bad Jokes (Or good)

And a few of the old favorite cannibal jokes.... Did you hear about the cannibal that passed his brother in the woods?... badum-dum tsshh Did you hear about the cannibal student that was expelled from school for buttering up his teacher?... Did you hear about the starving cannibal that went to the s...
by mike_sharkey2010
Thu May 03, 2012 8:16 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: What kind of Superhero are you?
Replies: 21
Views: 1031

Re: What kind of Superhero are you?

As it happens, this would mean I am 'The Grey Calculator'. Sounds like another name for the human brain. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk0IDCD2pXs http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094794/ Oh... my.... This has now made my list of 'Supremely Cheesy Monsters + Poor Acting/Screaming + Bad Science + Painf...
by mike_sharkey2010
Wed Apr 25, 2012 5:59 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: What kind of Superhero are you?
Replies: 21
Views: 1031

Re: What kind of Superhero are you?

As it happens, this would mean I am 'The Grey Calculator'.
Not an entirely bad superhero name, or perhaps a super-baddie.
Certainly would fit in with the Rogues Gallery of the 1960's TV Batman.