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Inaccuracy in reporting astronomy and science
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post May 8 2008, 03:39 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ May 8 2008, 01:52 AM) *
"Oh," she replies, "can't they [Mars] send us probes, then?"


Obviously she's thinking "sample return". Excellent!
Keep the momentum building! laugh.gif


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post May 8 2008, 03:56 PM
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That's in the 'They have the internet on computers now?' ballpark of utter subject-unawareness.


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post May 9 2008, 12:14 AM
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That almost defies belief. blink.gif You really have to wonder just what kind of a mental picture of the Universe such people have...


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post May 9 2008, 07:30 AM
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You SURE she's not the same as the blond big-wigged martian lady from MARS ATTACKS! ?

ack! ack-AkAk!

Ach-thbt! <no.. that's Bill-the-Cat>
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post May 11 2008, 04:28 PM
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Seen in a discount bookstore recently...

( People of a nervous disposition might want to sit down before looking at this picture... )

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Yes, you did read that correctly... rolleyes.gif


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post May 11 2008, 04:41 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ May 11 2008, 11:28 AM) *
Yes, you did read that correctly... rolleyes.gif



Ummm. OK.

Maybe the directions are to use the telescope to view the Horoscope section of the local newspaper held upside down 100 feet away.
And BTW, you could probably also use the telescope to look at the moon and stars and stuff like that....


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post May 11 2008, 04:48 PM
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The Oxford University association is particularly poignant.

If anyone can contact Stephen Hawking, send this along; he'll rip someone at Oxford a new one.


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post May 11 2008, 04:50 PM
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The charitable Stu thinks "Printing error, crept through quality control, should have been spotted but wasn't..."

The world weary Stu thinks "IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!" (slap slap slap!!!)


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post May 11 2008, 04:52 PM
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Uh, gotta go with 'world-weary' here, big guy; this is just plain unforgiveable.

I mean, seriously: this is just beyond belief, and I'm certain that the Oxford astronomy department faculty will absolutely flip out if they see this! Somebody's head is gonna roll like a bowling ball.


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post May 12 2008, 01:40 AM
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And here's another example of what this thread is about:

I'm sitting here watching "Faces of Earth" on the Science Channel, a geologic history of the planet, and they've gotten around to mentioning the K-T impact. The exact line they used was "Something, likely an asteroid from space, hit the Earth."

No kidding! Gee, and here I was always under the assumption it was an asteroid from New Jersey... but hey, if they say it was from space, who am I to argue?

*D'OH!*

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post May 12 2008, 02:03 AM
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No...despite this error, be afraid of New Jersey, be very afraid! They're gonna pour "kawfee" all over the planet, and convert it all into diners just off the Turnpike!

At night, the Sopranos come... blink.gif


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post May 13 2008, 07:03 PM
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I showed the "astrology telescope" pic at my astronomical society meeting last night, and I swear several people almost fell off their chairs laughing... or was it crying? Hmm, not sure...!

... actually, that's a VERY clumsy way of passing on my thanks to Doug for coming up to talk to us all at that meeting here in Kendal last night. It was a superb evening, Doug's talk was brilliant, no other way of describing it, and he really impressed everyone there. There's a full report on the meeting on my blog here if anyone wants a look.

Thanks Doug!


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post May 13 2008, 07:34 PM
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Actually Stu we want to hear the post-event pub crawling report.


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post May 13 2008, 07:47 PM
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Afraid there was no "crawl" to report, not with some of us at work at 7am next morning and Doug on an early train home again... just a quiet (well, 'quiet' apart from the ignorant SOB who was swearing loudly at the bar, trying to prove how hard he was...) pint in an old-fashioned pub around the corner, setting the world (well, ESA!) to rights while the pub darts team got soundly thrashed in the room next door... wink.gif


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