Comments on: The next thing antiscientists can panic people about… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Slacker Astronomy Show Notes » Great Balls of Low Entropy Gas Fire! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16453 Slacker Astronomy Show Notes » Great Balls of Low Entropy Gas Fire! Tue, 01 Aug 2006 03:18:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16453 [...] Bad Astronomer Blog entry on this article You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite [...] […] Bad Astronomer Blog entry on this article You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite […]

]]> By: Kim Miau http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16454 Kim Miau Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:09:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16454 I am thinking why there is antiscientist in this world? Are they, the antiscientists crazy? Anyway, The Bad Astronomer, have you received my email? I am thinking why there is antiscientist in this world? Are they, the antiscientists crazy? Anyway, The Bad Astronomer, have you received my email?

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16475 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:35:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16475 Dagnappit, I checked that number twice! Figures. I fixed it, thanks. :-) Dagnappit, I checked that number twice! Figures. I fixed it, thanks. :-)

]]> By: dhtroy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16474 dhtroy Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:31:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16474 Oh great. We make it through the last possible life ending event and now this ... My home owner insurance rates are <i>never</i> gonna go down ... :p Oh great. We make it through the last possible life ending event and now this …

My home owner insurance rates are never gonna go down …

:p

]]> By: PK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16473 PK Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:53:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16473 icemith, that's funny! icemith, that’s funny!

]]> By: Steve Cox http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16472 Steve Cox Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:27:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16472 you said "250 million light years from Earth. Feeling lazy? I’ll convert it for you: that’s 15,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles" Isn't is more like 1,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles? See, it's a lot closer than you think =) you said “250 million light years from Earth. Feeling lazy? I’ll convert it for you: that’s 15,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles”

Isn’t is more like 1,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 miles? See, it’s a lot closer than you think =)

]]> By: icemith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16471 icemith Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:11:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/06/25/the-next-thing-antiscientists-can-panic-people-about/#comment-16471 Phil, did you know that distance is exactly 24,140,160,000,000,000,381.41453 Km. That last bit at the end is important, (I like to be accurate), ie 381 Kilometers, and 414 meters and 530 millimeters. Does anyone know what that distance represents? It is very pertinent to the U.S., the end bit that is. That's my contribution 'till I read the comments. Ivan Phil, did you know that distance is exactly 24,140,160,000,000,000,381.41453 Km. That last bit at the end is important, (I like to be accurate), ie 381 Kilometers, and 414 meters and 530 millimeters.

Does anyone know what that distance represents? It is very pertinent to the U.S., the end bit that is.

That’s my contribution ’till I read the comments.

Ivan

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