Comments on: Blue planet http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/ 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. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:11:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Martin Moran http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44314 Martin Moran Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:40:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44314 Why does the color look so different to the orginal blue marble, is it because its been stitched together and the color evened up? Why does the color look so different to the orginal blue marble, is it because its been stitched together and the color evened up?

]]> By: erlando http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44313 erlando Fri, 03 Aug 2007 07:27:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44313 @Quiet Desperation >Is anyone actually doing that? I always thought the Flat Earth Society was a bit of a lark? Believe it or not, but there is still a - no doubt very small - minority of round earth deniers. (I've met one. He was very convinced and would no doubt have some weird explanation for this picture). Some people are obviously content going through their life with eyes closed, their fingers firmly stuck in their ears going "LALALALALALALALA". I see something like this picture and I go "Wow! I live there? That's absolutely amazing!". @Quiet Desperation

>Is anyone actually doing that? I always thought the Flat Earth Society was a bit of a lark?

Believe it or not, but there is still a – no doubt very small – minority of round earth deniers. (I’ve met one. He was very convinced and would no doubt have some weird explanation for this picture). Some people are obviously content going through their life with eyes closed, their fingers firmly stuck in their ears going “LALALALALALALALA”.

I see something like this picture and I go “Wow! I live there? That’s absolutely amazing!”.

]]> By: Shane Killian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44312 Shane Killian Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:44:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44312 I've had this as my MySpace background for quite awhile. I think it's my favorite Earth picture ever. I’ve had this as my MySpace background for quite awhile. I think it’s my favorite Earth picture ever.

]]> By: AndreH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44297 AndreH Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:23:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44297 Sorry for the typos! @Mighty Favog Obviously the picture is made from centre top of the disc. So the turtle and the 4 elephants are underneath and can’t be seen. Andre Sorry for the typos!

@Mighty Favog

Obviously the picture is made from centre top of the disc. So the turtle and the 4 elephants are underneath and can’t be seen.

Andre

]]> By: AndreH http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44296 AndreH Thu, 02 Aug 2007 11:21:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44296 @Mighty Favog Obviously you the picture is made from centre top of the disc. So the turtle and the 4 elephants are underneath at can't be seen. Andre @Mighty Favog

Obviously you the picture is made from centre top of the disc. So the turtle and the 4 elephants are underneath at can’t be seen.

Andre

]]> By: Quiet Desperation http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44295 Quiet Desperation Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:45:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44295 >>> How some people can still claim that the >>> earth is flat is beyond comprehension. Is anyone actually doing that? I always thought the Flat Earth Society was a bit of a lark? The spherical nature of the Earth was generally known by about 300 AD. The idea that most people thought the Earth was flat when Columbus set out is utter myth. I heard it just this week in one of those annoying, pretentious Lexus radio ads. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth_mythology >>> How some people can still claim that the
>>> earth is flat is beyond comprehension.

Is anyone actually doing that? I always thought the Flat Earth Society was a bit of a lark?

The spherical nature of the Earth was generally known by about 300 AD. The idea that most people thought the Earth was flat when Columbus set out is utter myth. I heard it just this week in one of those annoying, pretentious Lexus radio ads.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Earth_mythology

]]> By: erlando http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-44294 erlando Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:31:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/08/01/blue-planet/#comment-44294 Go to the site and click on the "east" links for non-"US-centric"..: http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/2429/globe_east_2048.jpg http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/2429/globe_east_540.jpg Just stunning. How some people can still claim that the earth is flat is beyond comprehension. Go to the site and click on the “east” links for non-”US-centric”..:

http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/2429/globe_east_2048.jpg
http://veimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/2429/globe_east_540.jpg

Just stunning. How some people can still claim that the earth is flat is beyond comprehension.

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