Comments on: MESSENGER of the Gods http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Impact weaved Mercury’s spider webs | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110433 Impact weaved Mercury’s spider webs | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:06:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110433 [...] By the way, if you want to know more about Mercury and MESSENGER, I made a video about it that is up on YouTube. [...] [...] By the way, if you want to know more about Mercury and MESSENGER, I made a video about it that is up on YouTube. [...]

]]> By: Kimpatsu http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110432 Kimpatsu Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:15:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110432 <i>On doit écrire "mon frère" (accent grave), je crois...</i> And I don't care what you trendy people say. "access" and "impact" are nouns, as Calvin and Hobbes well knew... On doit écrire “mon frère” (accent grave), je crois…
And I don’t care what you trendy people say. “access” and “impact” are nouns, as Calvin and Hobbes well knew…

]]> By: IVAN3MAN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110431 IVAN3MAN Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:18:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110431 Kimpatsu: <blockquote>Oh, and in a similar vein, “impact” is a noun, not a verb… (But then, I’m only saying this to annoy you in the hope that PZ will pay me for doing so…)</blockquote> <em>Au contraire, mon frére</em>. "Impact" is both a noun <strong>and</strong> a verb: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/impact?view=uk Kimpatsu:

Oh, and in a similar vein, “impact” is a noun, not a verb… (But then, I’m only saying this to annoy you in the hope that PZ will pay me for doing so…)

Au contraire, mon frére. “Impact” is both a noun and a verb: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/impact?view=uk

]]> By: IVAN3MAN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110430 IVAN3MAN Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:53:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110430 ADDENDUM: Actually, Dr. Phil Plait stated that the temperature of Mercury is <strong>800 °F</strong>, so the Celsius equivalent is <strong>426.667 °C</strong>. ADDENDUM: Actually, Dr. Phil Plait stated that the temperature of Mercury is 800 °F, so the Celsius equivalent is 426.667 °C.

]]> By: IVAN3MAN http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110429 IVAN3MAN Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:40:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110429 Kimpatsu: <blockquote>Phil, nice video, but when you say the temperature of Mercury is 700 degrees, what’s that in real money? (Approx. 300C, if anyone asks.)</blockquote> Actually, it is 371.111 °C: [°C] = ([°F] - 32) / 1.8 Yeah, I know -- THANK YOU MR. SPOCK! :) Kimpatsu:

Phil, nice video, but when you say the temperature of Mercury is 700 degrees, what’s that in real money? (Approx. 300C, if anyone asks.)

Actually, it is 371.111 °C: [°C] = ([°F] – 32) / 1.8

Yeah, I know — THANK YOU MR. SPOCK! :)

]]> By: Petrucio http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110428 Petrucio Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:18:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110428 "If that’s true, then why do they use Imperial measures on “Doctor Who”?" Wikipedia: "The United Kingdom completed its legal transition to SI units in 1995, but a few imperial units are still in official use: draught beer must be sold in pints, road-sign distances must be in yards and miles, clearance heights must be in feet and inches (although an equivalent in metres may be shown as well) and speed limits must be in miles per hour" At least they started the process somewhere. Still going to take a while to sink in, sure. “If that’s true, then why do they use Imperial measures on “Doctor Who”?”

Wikipedia: “The United Kingdom completed its legal transition to SI units in 1995, but a few imperial units are still in official use: draught beer must be sold in pints, road-sign distances must be in yards and miles, clearance heights must be in feet and inches (although an equivalent in metres may be shown as well) and speed limits must be in miles per hour”

At least they started the process somewhere. Still going to take a while to sink in, sure.

]]> By: Chip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110427 Chip Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:03:51 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110427 Grand Lunar Says: "The description you mention of the sunrise and sunset on Mercury can be seen on the website “The Nine Planets”..." Thanks!..............................Thanks! ...................Thanks....................................Much appreciated...........will check it out. ;) Grand Lunar Says: “The description you mention of the sunrise and sunset on Mercury can be seen on the website “The Nine Planets”…”

Thanks!…………………………Thanks!

……………….Thanks………………………………Much appreciated………..will check it out. ;)

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110426 Grand Lunar Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:50:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110426 " You Yanks are the only people still clinging to Imperial measures; therest ofthe world’s gone metric." If that's true, then why do they use Imperial measures on "Doctor Who"? When the 9th doctor describes the Earth's movement to Rose, he uses "miles per hour" in his description. @Chip, The description you mention of the sunrise and sunset on Mercury can be seen on the website "The Nine Planets" (the maker of the site didn't bother to change the URL to reflect what the IAU says). The effects are caused by changes of Mercury's velocity around the sun and the speed of it's rotation, IIRC. It moves faster on it's closest approach so much that the sun appears to set again. When Mercury moves away, the rotation catches up. ” You Yanks are the only people still clinging to Imperial measures; therest ofthe world’s gone metric.”

If that’s true, then why do they use Imperial measures on “Doctor Who”?
When the 9th doctor describes the Earth’s movement to Rose, he uses “miles per hour” in his description.

@Chip,

The description you mention of the sunrise and sunset on Mercury can be seen on the website “The Nine Planets” (the maker of the site didn’t bother to change the URL to reflect what the IAU says).

The effects are caused by changes of Mercury’s velocity around the sun and the speed of it’s rotation, IIRC. It moves faster on it’s closest approach so much that the sun appears to set again. When Mercury moves away, the rotation catches up.

]]> By: Philip http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110425 Philip Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:25:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110425 Haven't found it on Joost yet. Would be nice. Haven’t found it on Joost yet. Would be nice.

]]> By: Anonymous Grad Student http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110424 Anonymous Grad Student Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:00:45 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/08/25/messenger-of-the-gods/#comment-110424 Oh yeah, great job on the video though! You just need to balance it off with some dynamo theory ;) Oh yeah, great job on the video though!

You just need to balance it off with some dynamo theory ;)

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