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That line from the father's song in Mary Poppins, where he's going on about how nothing can go wrong, in Britain in 1910.  That's about the point I realized the boy was gonna die in a trench.

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Big Universe is Big

Started by AFK, December 04, 2010, 02:43:25 PM

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Jasper

The upside down version of the globe makes the Americas look distant and unimportant to the grand scheme of things.

Telarus

I prefer Bucky Fuller's map:

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Telarus

This is cool:

Going round in circles
In contradiction to most cosmologists' opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
http://www.economist.com/node/17626874
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Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Telarus on December 07, 2010, 06:40:01 AM
This is cool:

Going round in circles
In contradiction to most cosmologists' opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
http://www.economist.com/node/17626874

Is repost. I got there first.
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Bucky Fuller's map is pretty damn sexy.
"You can fool some of the people all the time, and those are the ones you want to concentrate on."
-George Bush

LMNO

I think I want a copy of that map.

Nephew Twiddleton

Also, just want to point out:
Compare Smallest-sized particle that surgical masks block out to largest known virus.

I think that you can correctly assume the general ratio.
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Quote from: Telarus on December 07, 2010, 06:40:01 AM
This is cool:

Going round in circles
In contradiction to most cosmologists' opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
http://www.economist.com/node/17626874

Dr... ROGER PENROSE???  :eek:
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Nephew Twiddleton

Quote from: Nigel on December 16, 2010, 06:34:35 AM
Quote from: Telarus on December 07, 2010, 06:40:01 AM
This is cool:

Going round in circles
In contradiction to most cosmologists' opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
http://www.economist.com/node/17626874

Dr... ROGER PENROSE???  :eek:

Secret British scientist.  :lulz:
Strange and Terrible Organ Laminator of Yesterday's Heavy Scene
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Soy El Vaquero Peludo de Oro

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Mesozoic Mister Nigel

"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."


Kai

Quote from: Nigel on December 16, 2010, 06:34:35 AM
Quote from: Telarus on December 07, 2010, 06:40:01 AM
This is cool:

Going round in circles
In contradiction to most cosmologists' opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
http://www.economist.com/node/17626874

Dr... ROGER PENROSE???  :eek:

That roger and our roger are related. He's said as much before.
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