Starship Asterisk*

One thing that you can say about a deck of cards

This image, courtesy of the MAHLI Camera on Curiosity has captured an interesting image of what appear to be circular features. While they could be artifacts from Brushing the surface, they appear to be ingrained in the rock. There are several Arc features in this rock. Though being at the center of...

Insect? It's fiction! A Midsummer Night's Dream Act 3, Scene 2 PUCK: Anon his Thisbe must be answered, And forth my mimic comes. [/color][/i][/b] https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Ant_Mimic_Spider.jpg <<Ant-mimicking spiders face several challenges: they generally develop slimmer ...

wouldn't that be Tarantula Man??

"That makes Chimborazo's summit the place on Earth's surface closest to the stars." Indeed. Closer to some of the stars... further from others. And, Certainly, mountains on this side of the Earth are closer to stars on this side of the Earth than are mountains on the other side of the Ear...

starsurfer wrote:This is awesome, almost looks like something out a science fiction motion picture!

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Like this?

I would wager that, per Cubic Meter, the ISS is the most crowded place in the entire Earth/Moon system excluding cemeteries of course (though people are just dying to get in them) Not even close. The ISS has approximately the same volume as a 747, for six permanent crew members (and for short durat...

I would wager that, per Cubic Meter, the ISS is the most crowded place in the entire Earth/Moon system
excluding cemeteries of course (though people are just dying to get in them)

The Chinese are building the worlds largest Radio Telescope @ 1640Ft Diameter and will be able to search twice as much sky area as Aricebo. Of course they will displace over 9000 people to do it. But at least those Chinese families will receive $1800 in relocation compensation. http://www.coasttoco...

geckzilla wrote:And thank goodness he's still only doing one post a day after finally being fixed.

Otto...FIXED...Otto Alteredman

Janette wrote:Kaiju footprint!

Kaiju foot bones

https://i.imgur.com/xAK3wo1.jpg The uncropped picture clearly shows one of the turtles that carries the flat Earth on its back, having a short break from work. :mrgreen: With that much fire coming out of its arm and leg holes it looks more like Gamera https://terrordaves.files.wordpress.com/2015/09...

Guest wrote:

Galaxian wrote:For the same reason USAliens...

Please define "USAliens"

Those are USNon-residents

Cousin Ricky wrote:Can't they just compress space-time and get us the news now?

Obviously they did but it was just at the edge of the Event Horizon and needed the proper time dilation to Radiate outward

No no no, it was special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully

Beyond wrote:

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Got a 5 of 5

I always thought it would be really mean to take apart the cube then put it together with one corner turned, then mix it up and hand it to a genius quick solver, sit back, and enjoy

This is what the effect might look like from directly below

Here is the article
http://www.citylab.com/weather/2016/01/ ... ts/424287/

http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/01234/mhli/1234MH0001930000403569R00_DXXX.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Big_dipper_from_the_kalalau_lookout_at_the_kokee_state_park_in_hawaii.jpg/800px-Big_dipper_from_the_kalalau_lookout_at_the_kokee_state_park_in_hawaii....

Nitpicker wrote:Is the term "egg-like" used because describing the shape of an elliptical galaxy as "elliptical" is self-referential?

What's wrong with "oval"?

Nobody mention footballs, please.

Perhaps Ellipsoid

Wow, the ISS, as big as Saturn, who knew....Nice image and very well planned

Since it is still unknown where (if) it is, and it sits well beyond Pluto, what are the odds of it being intersected by New Horizons as that little probe traverses the Kuiper Belt?

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Now that looks more like a Left hand (sans ring finger) reaching to grab you.
The 3 bright regions to the right are the tips of the fingers

So if you wreck your car then it doesn't matter, because the money you expended to buy the car and pay the auto workers is still in circulation?? Interesting logic... :D would depend on what was learned from the wreck and how heavily insured you were. :wink: Yes, but where does the insurance money ...