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08 May 01 - 06:46 PM (#458289) Subject: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D judge for yourselves!!Would NASA try to deceive you? (I don't usually start BS threads...but this awes me) and while you are there, look at a composite picture of Earth at night or, the **large** version caution 386k file My reaction to the last picture is..."Looks like we have about saturated this place....where are OUR children going to live?" |
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08 May 01 - 06:49 PM (#458294) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Mountain Dog Bill, Thanks for the link to the Bottle-nosed Galaxy. Great stuff! |
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08 May 01 - 06:51 PM (#458295) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,Karen What was their departing line as they left Earth in "A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe"? "So long and thanks for all the fish." |
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08 May 01 - 06:53 PM (#458297) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,Karen Oops! "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"...I knew that didn't sound right the first time I typed it... |
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08 May 01 - 07:13 PM (#458316) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Chicken Charlie This is a whale of a tale, all right. |
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08 May 01 - 07:19 PM (#458323) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Jeri Bill, what's wrong with the phrase "earth at night?" |
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08 May 01 - 07:27 PM (#458333) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D *grin*...well, it depends on how picky you be on nomenclature....since it depicts ALL of Earth with no direct sunlight on it...I thought...(or didn't think) |
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09 May 01 - 07:57 AM (#458573) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: gnu "Composite" is the operative word. That's an awesome pic. I know I'm going to stare at it again many times today. Thanks for posting these. |
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09 May 01 - 09:12 AM (#458614) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Mrrzy Too cool. Wonder what the rolling blackouts look like... |
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09 May 01 - 09:15 AM (#458616) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: MMario probably not noticiable. Cape Cod - where even today you can drive for a half hour at times without seeing a building is solid white in the picture. |
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09 May 01 - 10:14 AM (#458644) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Dharmabum Cool pics Bill.Thanks for passing them along. DB. |
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09 May 01 - 10:55 AM (#458674) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Noreen Just beautiful as they are, Bill... and thought provoking. |
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09 May 01 - 11:06 AM (#458681) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,Mr Red@Library Far out man Actually I see a flower - a Dolphinium And just think all those specks of light represent years of fosilized, locked-up CO2 being released per hour. |
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09 May 01 - 12:02 PM (#458729) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,Phillip That's for Boy Scouts and dolphins! (For all in tents and porpoises!) |
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09 May 01 - 06:36 PM (#459051) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Sorcha I love them! Notice Wyoming is not quite as bright as Cape Cod? That's why I live here...lol. I didn't find any captions tho. What exactly is the dolphin photo? |
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09 May 01 - 06:38 PM (#459053) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Lanfranc I seem to recall a rather surprised whale featured in the Hitchhikers Guide. Perhaps this is it! But where's the bowl of petunias? |
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09 May 01 - 06:43 PM (#459058) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,emily-o no porpoise...just dolphins. and mice, of course. and a sperm whale at one point, but that didn't last too long. neither did the flower pot. KASMASH! |
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09 May 01 - 08:18 PM (#459122) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Charley Noble I like the picture of "Earth at Night", nice and flat, which just goes to prove...;-) |
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09 May 01 - 10:49 PM (#459215) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D Sorcha...the pic is titled NGC6745 it stands for New Galactic Catalogue and represents some distant galaxy. (oh...a search took me right to http://www.kepler.demon.co.uk/html/ngc6745.html it seems it is a triple galaxy cluster in Lyra |
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09 May 01 - 10:53 PM (#459219) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D the WWW is amazing read all about it |
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10 May 01 - 09:41 AM (#459498) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D shameless refresh, just because |
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10 May 01 - 10:00 AM (#459508) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,Mr Red@Library lanfranc no petunias because they are dolphiniums unless it is just universal Oriony I find it all a bit nebulous |
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10 May 01 - 10:15 AM (#459519) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,beadie If the universe has a porpoise, its undoubtedly been around for a really long time. Does this mean that its an immortal porpoise? If so, does it violate the Mann Act? |
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10 May 01 - 10:17 AM (#459521) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D only if it is transported across a staid lion. |
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10 May 01 - 12:39 PM (#459631) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: harpmolly Y'all have been listening to PDQ Bach again...*tsk tsk* m P.S. Those pics are GREAT! |
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10 May 01 - 01:54 PM (#459717) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Don Firth Who are all these others!??!?!?!?? Don Firth |
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10 May 01 - 02:05 PM (#459730) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST,beadie I believe, to be excruciatingly correct, that the immortal porpoise would have to be transporting gulls across the staid lions. |
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10 May 01 - 02:28 PM (#459749) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D no...to be **excruciatingly** correct, 'someone' would have to be transporting gulls across the staid lions FOR immortal porpoises. (This story has been totally re-written a number of times). here is one version ( I prefer the 'staid' version better) here is a version that gets the 'staid' but leaves out the 'immortal'....sigh* |
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10 May 01 - 05:06 PM (#459944) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: GUEST Has no one read any Terry Pratchett books? |
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10 May 01 - 05:14 PM (#459949) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: mousethief The best version of the "tranporting young gulls" story is (of course) the one set to music by P.D.Q. Bach. Who's Terry Pratchett? Alex |
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10 May 01 - 07:37 PM (#460046) Subject: RE: BS: Does the universe have a porpoise? From: Bill D ...thinking back to when I first heard the story..(ohhh..lots of years! Brain cells need refreshing!).....The punch line, I believe, originally went..."arrested him for transporting a Mynah across a staid lion for immortal porpoises" and the Mynah and the 'staid' aspect of the lion were elaborately embroidered |
