Comments on: The Shuttle, snapped tite http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Eisenhorn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160942 Eisenhorn Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:08:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160942 American Logs were the bomb. Check out this site for a cool java game called Minecraft, which is basically legos online :) Some of the stuff people have created is astounding. www.minecraft.net American Logs were the bomb.

Check out this site for a cool java game called Minecraft, which is basically legos online :)

Some of the stuff people have created is astounding.

http://www.minecraft.net

]]> By: Ravenor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160941 Ravenor Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:37:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160941 Jeremy, you're not the only one who misses Construx... *And* Capsela... ;) Jeremy, you’re not the only one who misses Construx… *And* Capsela… ;)

]]> By: Nes http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160940 Nes Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:18:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160940 Michelle says: "….1590 hours… that’S… more than 2 months, right?" If they worked non-stop, then yes, it is. But considering that a full time job, averaging 40 hours per week, is generally 2080 hours per year, it's also roughly the equivalent of working a full time job for 9 months. Yikes! Michelle says: “….1590 hours… that’S… more than 2 months, right?”

If they worked non-stop, then yes, it is. But considering that a full time job, averaging 40 hours per week, is generally 2080 hours per year, it’s also roughly the equivalent of working a full time job for 9 months. Yikes!

]]> By: JediBear http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160939 JediBear Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:28:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160939 Actually the expression "x has/had too much time on their hands" isn't generally meant genuinely. It's an acknowledgement of the vast amount of time and effort spent on something of no practical value. Almost everyone who says it actually think that's pretty incredibly cool. And while there is a certain amount of implicit envy (i.e. "I wish *I* had that kind of time to waste",) I use the phrase as a prop rather than a dis. I think you'll find that a lot of other commenters did as well. Actually the expression “x has/had too much time on their hands” isn’t generally meant genuinely. It’s an acknowledgement of the vast amount of time and effort spent on something of no practical value. Almost everyone who says it actually think that’s pretty incredibly cool. And while there is a certain amount of implicit envy (i.e. “I wish *I* had that kind of time to waste”,) I use the phrase as a prop rather than a dis. I think you’ll find that a lot of other commenters did as well.

]]> By: James http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160938 James Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:51:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160938 **It is very annoying when people comment (while browsing the web, no less) that “people have too much time on their hands” to do interesting stuff. But it’s all okay if they’re getting paid to do it, right?** No. In that situation people (probably the same people) complain about what else could have been done with the cash. **In the future… our entire civilization will be made of legos.** Someone MUST have tried by now... **It is very annoying when people comment (while browsing the web, no less) that “people have too much time on their hands” to do interesting stuff. But it’s all okay if they’re getting paid to do it, right?**

No. In that situation people (probably the same people) complain about what else could have been done with the cash.

**In the future… our entire civilization will be made of legos.**

Someone MUST have tried by now…

]]> By: Old Muley http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160937 Old Muley Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:51:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160937 The standard "2x4" brick (the one you think of when you think Lego) can be had for 16 cents US. That would mean this model cost just over $10,000 US assuming they paid retail. Hopefully they worked out a deal to get parts at wholesale! The standard “2×4″ brick (the one you think of when you think Lego) can be had for 16 cents US. That would mean this model cost just over $10,000 US assuming they paid retail. Hopefully they worked out a deal to get parts at wholesale!

]]> By: Brian Schlosser, Lurker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160936 Brian Schlosser, Lurker Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:40:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160936 correction: Or maybe I’m just a touchy AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) AND astronomy buff! :-) oops! correction:

Or maybe I’m just a touchy AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) AND astronomy buff! :-)

oops!

]]> By: Brian Schlosser, Lurker http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160935 Brian Schlosser, Lurker Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:39:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160935 Average price for LEGO elements is about $.10, so at the top end this cost about $6500. However, lots of the more common bricks cost less, and it looks like this was made using the four of the most common colors (red, white, black and grey), so it probably cost a lot less. Still several thousand bucks, tho... BUT, I have to say, that it bugs me a bit to see so many people kvetching about "people having too much time on their hands". LEGO is a hobby like any other (and some would say an artistic medium as well) and like any hobby, if you are into it, it eats up a lot of time. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would consider people who spend hours at a time looking up at the stars to have "too much time on their hands"... Or maybe I'm just a touchy AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) AND astronomy! :-) Average price for LEGO elements is about $.10, so at the top end this cost about $6500. However, lots of the more common bricks cost less, and it looks like this was made using the four of the most common colors (red, white, black and grey), so it probably cost a lot less. Still several thousand bucks, tho…

BUT, I have to say, that it bugs me a bit to see so many people kvetching about “people having too much time on their hands”. LEGO is a hobby like any other (and some would say an artistic medium as well) and like any hobby, if you are into it, it eats up a lot of time. I’m sure there are plenty of people who would consider people who spend hours at a time looking up at the stars to have “too much time on their hands”…

Or maybe I’m just a touchy AFOL (Adult Fan of LEGO) AND astronomy! :-)

]]> By: Mat http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160934 Mat Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:27:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160934 @ Ross, I agree on the plural, it just doenst sound right as "Lego's". Is it only in the UK we do that or is it just in US that they say Lego's? @ Ross, I agree on the plural, it just doenst sound right as “Lego’s”. Is it only in the UK we do that or is it just in US that they say Lego’s?

]]> By: OAKside http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160933 OAKside Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:29:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/04/06/the-shuttle-snapped-tite/#comment-160933 It is very annoying when people comment (while browsing the web, no less) that "people have too much time on their hands" to do interesting stuff. But it's all okay if they're getting paid to do it, right? Argh, I guess the jealousy is understandable though. "Yeah, It’ll be great to go back to working 70+ hours a week to make ends meet so we won’t have time to do crazy cool stuff like this." Well said, MarkH. It is very annoying when people comment (while browsing the web, no less) that “people have too much time on their hands” to do interesting stuff. But it’s all okay if they’re getting paid to do it, right? Argh, I guess the jealousy is understandable though.

“Yeah, It’ll be great to go back to working 70+ hours a week to make ends meet so we won’t have time to do crazy cool stuff like this.” Well said, MarkH.

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