Posted on 05/14/2024 12:55:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: For the mostly harmless denizens of planet Earth, the brighter stars of open cluster NGC 2169 seem to form a cosmic 37. Did you expect 42? From our perspective, the improbable numerical asterism appears solely by chance. It lies at an estimated distance of 3,300 light-years toward the constellation Orion. As far as galactic or open star clusters go, NGC 2169 is a small one, spanning about 7 light-years. Formed at the same time from the same cloud of dust and gas, the stars of NGC 2169 are only about 11 million years old. Such clusters are expected to disperse over time as they encounter other stars, interstellar clouds, and experience gravitational tides while hitchhiking through the galaxy. Over four billion years ago, our own Sun was likely formed in a similar open cluster of stars.
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“When asked to pick a number between 1 and 100, most people say 37. “
So now we know why.
(video at link)
Now that we’ve read this, we’ll be sure to choose another number.
LOL...yep. “No 37 for me — everybody else is choosing it!”
I bet a certain subset of the population pick 42.
Yogi Berra: “Nobody goes to that restaurant any more - it’s too crowded.”
I’ve never seen this before. I guess I’ll have to wait til next winter to get a good look at it. Cool.
LOL...I was trying hard to remember what Yogi said. Thanks.
I think what he actually said is that nobody goes there anymore because it’s too popular :-)
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