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North Star Closer to Earth Than Thought
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| December 4, 2012
| Andrew Fazekas
Posted on 12/09/2012 1:56:24 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
434 downsized to 323?
Hmmm....
This could all be due to deflation, where even our money ain’t worth what it used to be some 10 years ago.
On the positive side, a savings of 30% would mean that, the amount of fuel (and cost) to get to Polaris, would be a lot less.
Also, what else could be the scientists be wrong about? Is it possible that, even the universe is 30% smaller than the current estimates?
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12/09/2012 4:21:15 PM PST
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adorno
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To: adorno
All I know is that it's best to never take any scientific pronouncements too seriously.
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12/09/2012 4:22:38 PM PST
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BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: BenLurkin
All I know is that it's best to never take any scientific pronouncements too seriously.
Except for global warming pronouncements; otherwise, you risk the chance of being called a "denier", and you for certain don't want to go through life being scarred that way.
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12/09/2012 4:35:55 PM PST
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adorno
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To: BenLurkin
No wonder the polar ice cap is melting.......
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posted on
12/09/2012 5:20:52 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
To: layman
According to my calculations it is 347 light years away. 347 light years, 42 miles, 9 feet, and 3/4 inches, to be precise. I double checked it.
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12/09/2012 5:31:18 PM PST
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Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: Flick Lives
Haven't seen one of those in awhile!
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12/09/2012 6:04:02 PM PST
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BwanaNdege
(Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
To: Red Badger
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12/09/2012 6:13:03 PM PST
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BenLurkin
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To: layman
Of course the 323 figure is in Roman years. If they were using the Islamic calendar (expect NASA to adopt that any day now to show respect for Muslim contributions to science), it would be about 3% more so something like 333 light-years (since their year is 11 days shorter than the solar year).
Of course if we were to use Martian years it would be a lot less since the Martian year is 1.88 of our years (687 days). Mars is tilted 25 degrees but I don't know which star would be the North Star on Mars--chances are it is not Polaris. So the Martians probably could care less how far away Polaris is. Anyway they must be hiding way under the surface since our spaceships have yet to find them.
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12/15/2012 6:36:08 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
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