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 Jun 15 2006, 02:20 PM
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I believe NASA convention dictates that you have to describe the size as being a dime from X miles away, or the size of X across the continental USA
 If you can get 'Tennis Court' and 'Washing Machine' in there, you win a NASA PAO Special Award. Doug |
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djellison Silly size comparisons Jun 15 2006, 02:20 PM
Alan Stern QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 02:20 PM)... Jun 15 2006, 02:21 PM Rob Pinnegar QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 08:20 AM)... Jun 15 2006, 04:00 PM
Bob Shaw QUOTE (Rob Pinnegar @ Jun 15 2006, 05:00 ... Jun 15 2006, 04:42 PM djellison Oh - this is all set in stone stuff. The concept ... Jun 15 2006, 07:57 PM AlexBlackwell QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 07:57 PM)... Jun 15 2006, 08:05 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 03:57 PM)... Jun 15 2006, 08:07 PM David QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 15 2006, 08:07 P... Jun 15 2006, 08:19 PM djellison QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 15 2006, 09:07 P... Jun 15 2006, 08:21 PM dvandorn QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 02:57 PM)... Jun 16 2006, 03:39 AM AndyG QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 08:57 PM)... Jun 16 2006, 08:27 AM tedstryk QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 15 2006, 07:57 PM)... Jun 16 2006, 01:54 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (tedstryk @ Jun 16 2006, 09:54 AM) ... Jun 16 2006, 01:55 PM ljk4-1 My concern was and is the relaying of science to t... Jun 15 2006, 08:50 PM elakdawalla Yes -- the overuse of the "it's like scor... Jun 15 2006, 08:54 PM tasp {apology for going climatological here instead of ... Jun 16 2006, 04:12 AM dvandorn I've also heard (and seen!) hail described... Jun 16 2006, 04:33 AM climber I propose a new reference (at least for UMSF'e... Jun 16 2006, 09:01 AM Bob Shaw QUOTE (climber @ Jun 16 2006, 10:01 AM) I... Jun 16 2006, 09:26 AM Ames QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 16 2006, 10:26 AM) ... Jun 21 2006, 11:03 AM djellison I think Wales tends to get used more with the ... Jun 16 2006, 09:07 AM nprev Re all the "gee golly wow" relative metr... Jun 20 2006, 01:45 AM David QUOTE (nprev @ Jun 20 2006, 01:45 AM) Re ... Jun 20 2006, 02:04 AM djellison The total federal budget would be a pile of dollar... Jun 20 2006, 07:10 AM climber [quote name='djellison' date='Jun 20 2... Jun 20 2006, 12:20 PM monitorlizard Better make that xxxx, the Federal budget is prett... Jun 20 2006, 01:47 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Jun 20 2006, 02:47... Jun 20 2006, 01:57 PM ljk4-1 QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 20 2006, 09:57 AM) ... Jun 20 2006, 01:58 PM nprev QUOTE (ljk4-1 @ Jun 20 2006, 06:58 A... Jun 21 2006, 12:21 AM David QUOTE (monitorlizard @ Jun 20 2006, 01:47... Jun 20 2006, 01:57 PM abalone I keep opening up the new posts in this thread in ... Jun 21 2006, 12:55 AM nprev QUOTE (abalone @ Jun 20 2006, 05:55 PM) I... Jun 21 2006, 02:11 AM alan three pages of this merits a new thread Jun 21 2006, 03:36 AM djellison Good call Alan.
Doug Jun 21 2006, 07:19 AM ljk4-1 I like the one about magnetars being able to wreck... Jun 21 2006, 11:57 AM volcanopele We have a winner:
Tracking Earth's Wobbles Do... Jun 27 2006, 06:21 PM ngunn Ha! - and I notice they also casually equate a... Jun 28 2006, 12:36 PM Bob Shaw QUOTE (ngunn @ Jun 28 2006, 01:36 PM) Ha... Jun 28 2006, 01:23 PM  |
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