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To: cripplecreek
One of the guys stuck his arm through the barrier and pulled it back flash frozen.

I remember as a kid it was said if you threw a banana out your window on Pluto, it would shatter upon impact a meter below.

Don't know if that would happen or not.

If you really want to blow your mind, read up on the physical properties of neutron stars. Stuff like falling off a bar stool and hitting the surface at 1/3rd the speed of light.

Space is cool.

12 posted on 06/13/2015 8:09:32 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: Drew68

When I was a kid, I read an article that claimed if you could somehow stand on the highest point on Venus (and not die instantly), the pressure and nature of its atmosphere would bend the horizon and would allow you to look out and see the back of your own head stretched out across the sky.

I have no idea if that is even remotely true, but it’s a very neat thing to ponder.


22 posted on 06/13/2015 8:36:47 PM PDT by DemforBush (Ex-Democrat, and NotforJeb. Just so we're clear.)
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To: Drew68

“...it would shatter upon impact a meter below...”

“To Build a Fire”, Jack London.


24 posted on 06/14/2015 1:09:38 AM PDT by Born to Conserve
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