This is amazing and wonderful and also happens to be one of the places we were stranded this summer: http://gizmodo.com/5704158/nasa-finds-new-life
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
FUCK YOU MY MOM DIED FROM REDUNDANCY!
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 03, 2010, 09:17:31 PM
FUCK YOU MY MOM DIED FROM REDUNDANCY!
HEY FUCK YOU!! YOUR MOM STEPPED IN FRONT OF MY REDUNDANCY AND KILLED IT!!!!!
Whatever. It's still fucking cool. :D
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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PLUTO IS A MOTHERFUCKING PLANET IN ACCORDANCE WITH ILLINOIS STATE LAW MOTHERFUCKER!
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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:mittens:
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Really? I am not caught up at all but I looked at the latest threads in this sub to see if anyone had posted it yet. :? Is it in Apple Talk?
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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(http://insidereel.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/neil1.jpeg?w=497&h=395)
Hee hee hee!
This post made me laugh. For reals.
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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(http://insidereel.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/neil1.jpeg?w=497&h=395)
I bet that fucker is a pie fan.
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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(http://insidereel.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/neil1.jpeg?w=497&h=395)
Okay, but SCIENCE needs to know a few things about these Dwarves:
- How do they pronounce the word "atom" ?
- What sort of camera lenses do they buy, or do they prefer just having a load of megapixels?
- Do they have free will?
Oh yeah and uh,
- Are they aware yet that RAW is dead?
These are important questions!
I've heard rumors that there are rumblings about reinstating Pluto in light of new information on Pluto and Eris.
OMG THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE SCIENCE SO MUCH <3
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 03, 2010, 09:17:31 PM
FUCK YOU MY MOM DIED FROM REDUNDANCY THAT MY MOM DIED FROM
Obligatory.
Quote from: Nigel on December 04, 2010, 07:52:05 AM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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(http://insidereel.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/neil1.jpeg?w=497&h=395)
Hee hee hee!
This post made me laugh. For reals.
I spent a few minutes looking for the right picture for this post. I might save it to my computer for further use.
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 04, 2010, 01:47:26 PM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on December 04, 2010, 01:57:17 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Wait, hang on a second there, Trip. It's a DWARF planet. It, like Pluto, does not have sufficient mass to clear its orbit of debris. Also, it's populated by dwarves. Very cold, blind dwarves.
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(http://insidereel.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/neil1.jpeg?w=497&h=395)
Okay, but SCIENCE needs to know a few things about these Dwarves:
- How do they pronounce the word "atom" ?
- What sort of camera lenses do they buy, or do they prefer just having a load of megapixels?
- Do they have free will?
They pronounce it like "awt-OHM"
They don't need cameras. They're blind. And cold.
Of course they have free will.
They are aware that RAW is dead. It was one of them that did it, after all.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 04, 2010, 02:45:16 PM
I've heard rumors that there are rumblings about reinstating Pluto in light of new information on Pluto and Eris.
Ooh, what's the info?
Also, I think the Moon should be upgraded to planet. It's about the same size as Mercury I think.
Quote from: Nigel on December 04, 2010, 07:51:22 AM
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 03, 2010, 08:56:12 PM
This is the third thread about this topic ... Did you know they named a planet Eris? ;-)
Really? I am not caught up at all but I looked at the latest threads in this sub to see if anyone had posted it yet. :? Is it in Apple Talk?
*shrug*
I didn't know it either.
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on December 04, 2010, 04:34:25 PM
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 03, 2010, 09:17:31 PM
FUCK YOU MY MOM DIED FROM REDUNDANCY THAT MY MOM DIED FROM
Obligatory.
Caught me off guard, now giggling like a ninny.
On topic: Would it be theoretically possible to gen-engineer arsenic based human equivalents?
Quote from: Sigmatic on December 04, 2010, 07:40:32 PM
Quote from: Eater of Clowns on December 04, 2010, 04:34:25 PM
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 03, 2010, 09:17:31 PM
FUCK YOU MY MOM DIED FROM REDUNDANCY THAT MY MOM DIED FROM
Obligatory.
Caught me off guard, now giggling like a ninny.
On topic: Would it be theoretically possible to gen-engineer arsenic based human equivalents?
I want gills so I can breathe underwater.
NG Tyson is awesome. Haters gotta hate.
Quote from: ϗ on December 05, 2010, 06:30:08 PM
NG Tyson is awesome. Haters gotta hate.
He is. I'm just satisfied with a definition of planet that has spherical, orbits a star, and does not undergo nuclear fusion.
BTW
The supposedly arsenic-based DNA in these bacteria is most probably actually based on plain old phosphorous after all:
http://scienceblogs.com/webeasties/2010/12/guest_post_arsenate-based_dna.php
http://rrresearch.blogspot.com/2010/12/arsenic-associated-bacteria-nasas.html
Bad science, sloppy research.
Well, at least Eris is still a planet, and RAW is still dead, right ...
Quote from: Triple Zero on December 06, 2010, 02:09:19 PM
BTW
The supposedly arsenic-based DNA in these bacteria is most probably actually based on plain old phosphorous after all:
http://scienceblogs.com/webeasties/2010/12/guest_post_arsenate-based_dna.php
http://rrresearch.blogspot.com/2010/12/arsenic-associated-bacteria-nasas.html
Bad science, sloppy research.
Well, at least Eris is still a planet, and RAW is still dead, right ...
Awwww how sad. :(
Although, I might wait until a source somewhat more credible than a blogger refutes it.
Quote from: Nigel on December 06, 2010, 10:53:44 PM
Although, I might wait until a source somewhat more credible than a blogger refutes it.
Yeah, my guess is that NASA wouldn't jump the gun on something like this. Of course the results have to be verified, but if the peer reviewers saw nothing wrong with the research (unless I'm thinking of some other recent thing) then it's still a good indicator that what we think are vital elements can be swapped out for similar ones.
Quote from: Nigel on December 06, 2010, 10:53:44 PM
Although, I might wait until a source somewhat more credible than a blogger refutes it.
http://www.slate.com/id/2276919/
QuoteWas this merely a case of a few isolated cranks? To find out, I reached out to a dozen experts on Monday. Almost unanimously, they think the NASA scientists have failed to make their case.
"It would be really cool if such a bug existed," said San Diego State University's Forest Rohwer, a microbiologist who looks for new species of bacteria and viruses in coral reefs. But, he added, "none of the arguments are very convincing on their own." That was about as positive as the critics could get.
"This paper should not have been published," said Shelley Copley of the University of Colorado.
Quote from: LMNO, PhD on December 07, 2010, 05:22:11 PM
Quote from: Nigel on December 06, 2010, 10:53:44 PM
Although, I might wait until a source somewhat more credible than a blogger refutes it.
http://www.slate.com/id/2276919/
QuoteWas this merely a case of a few isolated cranks? To find out, I reached out to a dozen experts on Monday. Almost unanimously, they think the NASA scientists have failed to make their case.
"It would be really cool if such a bug existed," said San Diego State University's Forest Rohwer, a microbiologist who looks for new species of bacteria and viruses in coral reefs. But, he added, "none of the arguments are very convincing on their own." That was about as positive as the critics could get.
"This paper should not have been published," said Shelley Copley of the University of Colorado.
:cry:
This isn't the first time NASA has jumped the gun on something. Just ask the McCauliffes.
Quote from: Rev. What's-His-Name? on December 07, 2010, 06:07:54 PM
This isn't the first time NASA has jumped the gun on something. Just ask the McCauliffes.
:lulz:
:facepalm:
of course.
Long term memory seems to be a bit haywire.