Comments on: It should be obvious to even the most dim-witted individual who holds an advanced degree in hyperbolic topology! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/ 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. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:53:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Wedge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39312 Wedge Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:49:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39312 "DERT" Cool acronym. I have one expanded already, it stands for "Does Everyone Really Think" "Moon Base Alpha establishes in 2099, 100 years after its television show name sake. News at 11, thank-you very much..." “DERT”

Cool acronym.

I have one expanded already, it stands for “Does Everyone Really Think”

“Moon Base Alpha establishes in 2099, 100 years after its television show name sake. News at 11, thank-you very much…”

]]> By: RayCeeYa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39311 RayCeeYa Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:59:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39311 This is why most NASA projects have catchy acronyms. Everyone knows congress won't fund anything that doesn't have a catchy acronym. I say they call the project DERT. They can worry about figuring out what the letters stand for later. This is why most NASA projects have catchy acronyms. Everyone knows congress won’t fund anything that doesn’t have a catchy acronym. I say they call the project DERT. They can worry about figuring out what the letters stand for later.

]]> By: PsyberDave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39310 PsyberDave Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:15:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39310 Ross, Professor Frink often finishes his soliloquies with a phrase containing, among other odd things, something like "Glavin!", which is the last name of the author of the regolith paper. Ross,

Professor Frink often finishes his soliloquies with a phrase containing, among other odd things, something like “Glavin!”, which is the last name of the author of the regolith paper.

]]> By: Ross http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39309 Ross Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:48:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39309 I feel rather stupid, but what exactly about the lunar regolith paper reminded you of Prof. Frink? I feel rather stupid, but what exactly about the lunar regolith paper reminded you of Prof. Frink?

]]> By: Luke http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39308 Luke Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:19:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39308 What gave it away? Was it the HOY-VIN MAY-VIN or just the whole thing that I do? What gave it away? Was it the HOY-VIN MAY-VIN or just the whole thing that I do?

]]> By: Gary Mcleod http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39307 Gary Mcleod Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:48:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39307 Just as long as they don't confuse the Monsterometer with the Frog Exaggerator, Gwyvyn! That's what I like about Phil, he makes you laugh, makes you think, he likes to run and then the thing with the... person. Just as long as they don’t confuse the Monsterometer with the Frog Exaggerator, Gwyvyn! That’s what I like about Phil, he makes you laugh, makes you think, he likes to run and then the thing with the… person.

]]> By: Scott Halls http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39306 Scott Halls Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:41:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/06/21/it-should-be-obvious-to-even-the-most-dim-witted-individual-who-holds-an-advanced-degree-in-hyperbolic-topology/#comment-39306 Roughly translated it means, by using a series of wax candles they are going to see if squids are hiding in the moon dust. Roughly translated it means, by using a series of wax candles they are going to see if squids are hiding in the moon dust.

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