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Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science
stevesliva
post Apr 5 2011, 06:59 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Apr 5 2011, 08:21 AM) *
(sigh)...prepare for bizarre questions about Mars & nuclear explosions from friends, family & neighbors, all. This is wrong on so many levels I don't wanna even think about it, but of course it's getting media coverage...Google News picked it up.


Natural fission explosions are all the rage:
http://www.physorg.com/news183884450.html
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post May 27 2011, 07:13 PM
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Another great headline today, "Aussie Student Find's Universe's Missing Mass." Well, turns out it's not all of the missing mass, just some of the "regular" matter, lurking in intergalactic filaments. And didn't I read about that somewhere else in a popular magazine in the past month?


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post May 27 2011, 11:54 PM
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Damn Aussies ... first we found Australia that Aborigines knew of before and now we've found some missing universe that some astronomer had found before laugh.gif
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post May 27 2011, 11:58 PM
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Yeah, but Skippy always found those stupid kids who fell down wells long before the rescue teams did... laugh.gif


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post May 28 2011, 12:07 AM
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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo always had a copy of the episode's script in her pouch. So of course she knew! laugh.gif
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post May 28 2011, 06:55 AM
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Skippy was even capable of skipping over the Iron Curtain smile.gif


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post May 28 2011, 03:29 PM
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Sadly, as often happens when young stars rise to success and fame too quickly, after the show ended poor old Skippy let herself fall into a life of wild parties and drinking that would embarrass Lindsay Lohan.
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post May 28 2011, 08:33 PM
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And I thought the "truth" about Lassie was disillusioning!

Kangaroos are by common consent “dumber than sheep” and
can’t be trained to do anything, even to stay on set. The
solution was to have at least a dozen on hand at all times –
which is why Skippy often changes size, shape and colour.

“The kangaroos,” Goddard remembers, “were always bogging off
into the bush, and there was a prize for whoever captured the
most Skippies at the end of each day.
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post May 28 2011, 08:41 PM
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That explains a lot. Damned unreliable creatures, kangaroos.

You always know exactly where you stand with a Dalek.

Not so good at the "getting kids out of wells" thing tho, has to be said.


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post Jun 15 2011, 06:02 PM
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Here's a very lazy headline, courtesy of space.com

Unusual Total Lunar Eclipse Coincides with Full Moon Tonight

That could have been worded so much better.

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post Jun 15 2011, 08:39 PM
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I'd like to see a "usual" total lunar eclipse that DOESN'T coincide with a full moon... rolleyes.gif


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post Jun 16 2011, 12:18 AM
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Sadly we didn't see anything of the lunar eclipse from here in Cumbria, too much cloud and crud, but we still had a hugely enjoyable public event up at the castle...

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post Jun 26 2011, 11:57 AM
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post Jul 3 2011, 02:26 PM
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laugh.gif laugh.gif http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8257...covered-on-mars
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post Jul 3 2011, 05:40 PM
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(sigh)...It's times like this when we REALLY need a "facepalm" emoticon... rolleyes.gif


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