Comments on: Death *in* the Skies?? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/ 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. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:34:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tony tony tony http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-129104 tony tony tony Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:36:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-129104 I'm about halfway through the book. Its my after work reading. I'm nowhere near as smart as Phil Plait in this arena but I am a degreed aerospace engineer so I'm not stupid, well unless....nevermind. However, this might be a stupid question. When whatever phenomena (sp?) that blocks our sunlight, would it be possible to increase the greenhouse gasses to increase the greenhouse effect to preclude a global glaciation? Or would that make it worse? I believe I thought of this during the GRB chapter. I love the book. I had an ex-girlfriend who freaked out that the Sun was going to explode in like 5 billion years. I think I made her feel a little better/silly when O said that we only have 1826244999999 days to live. I’m about halfway through the book. Its my after work reading. I’m nowhere near as smart as Phil Plait in this arena but I am a degreed aerospace engineer so I’m not stupid, well unless….nevermind.
However, this might be a stupid question.
When whatever phenomena (sp?) that blocks our sunlight, would it be possible to increase the greenhouse gasses to increase the greenhouse effect to preclude a global glaciation? Or would that make it worse? I believe I thought of this during the GRB chapter.
I love the book. I had an ex-girlfriend who freaked out that the Sun was going to explode in like 5 billion years.
I think I made her feel a little better/silly when O said that we only have 1826244999999 days to live.

]]> By: Buzz Parsec http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127791 Buzz Parsec Thu, 23 Oct 2008 03:55:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127791 FAKE!!!!!!! 1) clearly filmed at night (just after sunset) but the bottom sides of the flying objects are brightly lit. Where is the light coming from? (Must be studio lights.) 2) I don't see *any* stars. 3) The shadows aren't parallel. (In fact there aren't any shadows at all.) 4) At least one of the objects has some kind of lettering on it. They must be directions to the prop men telling them where to place them on the set. 5) The palm trees aren't waving in the breeze as they should be. I think this was filmed in the same vacuum soundstage at Area 51 where the Moon landings were filmed. FAKE!!!!!!!

1) clearly filmed at night (just after sunset) but the bottom sides of the flying objects are brightly lit. Where is the light coming from? (Must be studio lights.)

2) I don’t see *any* stars.

3) The shadows aren’t parallel. (In fact there aren’t any shadows at all.)

4) At least one of the objects has some kind of lettering on it. They must be directions to the prop men telling them where to place them on the set.

5) The palm trees aren’t waving in the breeze as they should be.

I think this was filmed in the same vacuum soundstage at Area 51 where the Moon landings were filmed.

]]> By: Sili http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127634 Sili Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:36:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127634 Needs more theramin. Needs more theramin.

]]> By: DrFlimmer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127598 DrFlimmer Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:42:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127598 Was this from the files the British administration just released? ;) Was this from the files the British administration just released? ;)

]]> By: spiderblue43 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127588 spiderblue43 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:21:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127588 I'm so glad imminent death is not very likely from outer space. We humans are doing a great job of destroying this planet on our own. We got dibs! However, the Plaitians we come to save us! I’m so glad imminent death is not very likely from outer space. We humans are doing a great job of destroying this planet on our own. We got dibs! However, the Plaitians we come to save us!

]]> By: TheWalruss http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127510 TheWalruss Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:40:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127510 I put it on my Christmas wish-list :-/ Bad choice! What if we get fried by a GMB before then???? *chews nails* I put it on my Christmas wish-list :-/
Bad choice! What if we get fried by a GMB before then????

*chews nails*

]]> By: Shawn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/comment-page-1/#comment-127500 Shawn Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:20:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/10/21/death-in-the-skies/#comment-127500 I got mine today :D I got mine today :D

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