Comments on: Holy crepe! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/ 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 06:07:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Irishman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49403 Irishman Mon, 24 Sep 2007 19:18:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49403 Darth Curt said: > As for that Virgin Mary thing on NBC… I don’t see it. It's a crappy picture. I <i>think</i> what they are looking at is the shadow on the white cloth hanging below the table behind the candle. The shadow is caused by light downward on the glass candle holder, where the cylindrical candle holder, circular rim, and stress patterns in the glass form a shadow remeniscent of a hunched form wearing a hood. Must be Mary. But I could be wrong, hard to tell from the description in the article. > The other thing I don’t see is the shadow of the pole holding up that boomarang thing that IS casting a shadow on the wall. What’s up with that? Not sure what is up with the shadow. From what I can discern, there are a couple of bright light sources shining on the altar from a couple of angles. The shadows from the uprights appear to be washed out by multiple angle lights casting multiple faint shadows. Not sure why the "boomerang" is dark contrast, though. I imagine seeing up close in person would help. Darth Curt said:
> As for that Virgin Mary thing on NBC… I don’t see it.

It’s a crappy picture. I think what they are looking at is the shadow on the white cloth hanging below the table behind the candle. The shadow is caused by light downward on the glass candle holder, where the cylindrical candle holder, circular rim, and stress patterns in the glass form a shadow remeniscent of a hunched form wearing a hood. Must be Mary. But I could be wrong, hard to tell from the description in the article.

> The other thing I don’t see is the shadow of the pole holding up that boomarang thing that IS casting a shadow on the wall. What’s up with that?

Not sure what is up with the shadow. From what I can discern, there are a couple of bright light sources shining on the altar from a couple of angles. The shadows from the uprights appear to be washed out by multiple angle lights casting multiple faint shadows. Not sure why the “boomerang” is dark contrast, though. I imagine seeing up close in person would help.

]]> By: sirjonsnow http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49402 sirjonsnow Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:32:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49402 I want to see one that has the actual words "I am Jesus" on it. I want to see one that has the actual words “I am Jesus” on it.

]]> By: arensb http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49401 arensb Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:09:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49401 To me, it looks more like a salamander and a tadpole (or a sperm) chasing each other in a circle, with some random stains in the middle. To me, it looks more like a salamander and a tadpole (or a sperm) chasing each other in a circle, with some random stains in the middle.

]]> By: Rolando http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49400 Rolando Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:26:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49400 It looks like that barfing pumpkin to me. It looks like that barfing pumpkin to me.

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49399 StevoR Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:30:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49399 Sorry for the double post thought I'd caught it to correct in time .. Pretty sure I've misspelt paraeidolia (spelling???) too .. D'oh! Y'all know what I mean anyway - I hope! Sorry for the double post thought I’d caught it to correct in time ..

Pretty sure I’ve misspelt paraeidolia (spelling???) too .. D’oh!

Y’all know what I mean anyway - I hope!

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49398 StevoR Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:28:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49398 The guy in the Scream sounds right to me too ... but someone beat me to it I read. Would Jesus appearing on a cheese /cheese platter be a case of Cheese-face Christ!? ;-) (Sorry couldn't resist - one bad pun deserves another!) Paeriodia : silly, funny and given we really don't have a clue what Jesus actually looked like more than a bit ridiculous... Although given what I learnt from 'Dogma' (movie) it seems Christ was an African-Palestinean Jew ... The guy in the Scream sounds right to me too … but someone beat me to it I read.

Would Jesus appearing on a cheese /cheese platter be a case of Cheese-face Christ!? ;-)
(Sorry couldn’t resist - one bad pun deserves another!)

Paeriodia : silly, funny and given we really don’t have a clue what Jesus actually looked like more than a bit ridiculous…

Although given what I learnt from ‘Dogma’ (movie) it seems Christ was an African-Palestinean Jew …

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49397 StevoR Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/09/21/holy-crepe/#comment-49397 The guy in the Scream sounds right to me too ... but someone beat me to it I read. Would Jesus appearing on a cheese /cheese platter be a case of Cheese-face Christ!? ;-) (Sorry couldn't resist - one bad pun deserves another!) Paeriodia : silly, funny and given wereallydon't have aclue what Jesus actually looked like miore than abit ridiculous.. Although given what I learnt from 'Dogma' (movie) it seems Christ was an African-Palestinean Jew ... The guy in the Scream sounds right to me too … but someone beat me to it I read.

Would Jesus appearing on a cheese /cheese platter be a case of Cheese-face Christ!? ;-)
(Sorry couldn’t resist - one bad pun deserves another!)

Paeriodia : silly, funny and given wereallydon’t have aclue what Jesus actually looked like miore than abit ridiculous.. Although given what I learnt from ‘Dogma’ (movie) it seems Christ was an African-Palestinean Jew …

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