Comments on: One year ago today… http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/ 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. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:28:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tod http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-98321 Tod Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:50:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-98321 Phil wrote: "If all goes well, [Michel Fournier] will fee fall from a height of 40 kilometers up..." Oh drat, a fee fall. How much is the fee from that high? Less that a dollar per km I hope... :-) -Tod Phil wrote: “If all goes well, [Michel Fournier] will fee fall from a height of 40 kilometers up…”

Oh drat, a fee fall. How much is the fee from that high? Less that a dollar per km I hope… :-)

-Tod

]]> By: Walkiria http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91661 Walkiria Mon, 26 May 2008 14:08:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91661 Heeeeyyy Then it's been a year since I started reeding your blog!!! Well a little more than that. I don't remember exactly when or why I ended up reading your blog but I do remember you talking about moving. So happy anniversary to me? Hahahahaa. Love the blog, it helps my "learn something everyday" quota. Heeeeyyy Then it’s been a year since I started reeding your blog!!! Well a little more than that. I don’t remember exactly when or why I ended up reading your blog but I do remember you talking about moving. So happy anniversary to me? Hahahahaa. Love the blog, it helps my “learn something everyday” quota.

]]> By: Kimpatsu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91660 Kimpatsu Mon, 26 May 2008 05:53:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91660 <i>Les dernières nouvelles (dimanche 25 mai 18h00) sur le saut de Michel Fournier. A ce moment et sous réserve de variation météo, le saut est toujours confirmé pour lundi 26 vers 4h30. Les journalistes sont invités à venir à l'aéroport vers 4h30 et ils seront dans un bâtiment réservé aux journalistes.</i> "The latest news (Sunday 25 May 18:00--that's 6:00PM for Americans) on the jump by Michel Fournier. At the moment, and allowing for changes in the weather, the jump is good to go for Monday 26 around 4:30hrs. Journalists are invited to arrive at the airport for 4:30, and they will be in a building reserved for the press." So, why don't you go and cover this, Phil? --- Yes, the pepperpots are back, together with Rose... Les dernières nouvelles (dimanche 25 mai 18h00) sur le saut de Michel Fournier.
A ce moment et sous réserve de variation météo, le saut est toujours confirmé pour lundi 26 vers 4h30. Les journalistes sont invités à venir à l’aéroport vers 4h30 et ils seront dans un bâtiment réservé aux journalistes.
“The latest news (Sunday 25 May 18:00–that’s 6:00PM for Americans) on the jump by Michel Fournier.
At the moment, and allowing for changes in the weather, the jump is good to go for Monday 26 around 4:30hrs. Journalists are invited to arrive at the airport for 4:30, and they will be in a building reserved for the press.”
So, why don’t you go and cover this, Phil?
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Yes, the pepperpots are back, together with Rose…

]]> By: Ken http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91659 Ken Mon, 26 May 2008 04:14:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91659 Oh dear. The Little Astronomer is apparently good at remembering dates. What is it about the X chromosome and remembering mundane dates/anniversaries? Lucky for her, the upcoming generations get all kinds of technical gadgets and facebook to remind em... Oh dear. The Little Astronomer is apparently good at remembering dates. What is it about the X chromosome and remembering mundane dates/anniversaries? Lucky for her, the upcoming generations get all kinds of technical gadgets and facebook to remind em…

]]> By: Sanity http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91658 Sanity Sun, 25 May 2008 23:09:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91658 what, nothing about towelday? And here i've got my great towelday pics, all sitting pretty on old-fashioned film... what, nothing about towelday?
And here i’ve got my great towelday pics, all sitting pretty on old-fashioned film…

]]> By: Rachel http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91657 Rachel Sun, 25 May 2008 22:33:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91657 I can't believe I found you after you move..I am at CCSF starting to dip my feet into astronomy ( i really don't know why it took me so long to figure out how perfect this area of study is for me...)...And there you were..driving across the best looking bridge around. Awesome. I love the subject and your blog makes it easy to share subject matter with others. That and subjecting my sweetie to Astronomy Today podcast! He thinks it is almost better than Car Talk. Almost.. I can’t believe I found you after you move..I am at CCSF starting to dip my feet into astronomy ( i really don’t know why it took me so long to figure out how perfect this area of study is for me…)…And there you were..driving across the best looking bridge around.
Awesome.
I love the subject and your blog makes it easy to share subject matter with others. That and subjecting my sweetie to Astronomy Today podcast! He thinks it is almost better than Car Talk. Almost..

]]> By: Matt McKrell http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/comment-page-1/#comment-91655 Matt McKrell Sun, 25 May 2008 20:56:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/05/25/one-year-ago-today/#comment-91655 I read about the high altitude jump attempt in my local paper this morning and immediately though about your blog. In comparison to yesterday's article in the NYT they cut the story down a bit, and wound up claiming that at 25 miles altitude he would "experience weightlessness". Here's the link to the Bad Astronomy candidate of the week: http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/story/1084477.html I read about the high altitude jump attempt in my local paper this morning and immediately though about your blog. In comparison to yesterday’s article in the NYT they cut the story down a bit, and wound up claiming that at 25 miles altitude he would “experience weightlessness”. Here’s the link to the Bad Astronomy candidate of the week: http://www.newsobserver.com/nation_world/story/1084477.html

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