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Just Posted: @StarTalkRadio -- Cosmic Queries Edition "Answers at the Speed of Light" On iTunes & bit.ly/12BId5Q
“Nature abhors a vacuum” came from space-illiterate people. In fact, Nature just loves a vacuum. It's most of the universe.
SimpleLogic: They say Good always triumphs over Evil. But that ignores the fact that Evil must have first triumphed over Good
The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
Curious that it's always a female computer voice that calmly announces self-destruct sequences and other violent disasters.
.@That_Shit_Kraig: Think you could take some of my finals for me? // But then you would have high grades & know nothing.
.@alkemann: As a scientist and a rational man, shouldn't you use the decimal system? // Not when I'm talking about Baseball.
.@ToolPackinMama: I follow you to escape sports stuff. // But physics is everywhere. Even in places people wish it weren't.
Not that anybody asked, but a baseball thrown 90 mph has about the same energy as a 0.22 caliber bullet fired from a handgun.
In Baseball, a Pitcher who throws at a great Batter's head, has confessed his incompetence the world.
JUST POSTED: Zombie Apocalypse, pt 2: Everything you need to know. @StarTalkRadio on iTunes & bit.ly/14PzOr3
As best as I can determine, the film "Lincoln" should have instead been named "Do The Right Thing"
Things you might say if you flunked Intro Probability & Statistics: "Everything happens for a reason."
Things you might say if you flunked Intro Probability & Statistics: "I'd rather drive than fly. I feel safer."
Things you might say if you flunked Intro Probability & Statistics: "There's no such thing as coincidences"
Things you might say if you flunked Intro Probability & Statistics: "I have a lucky number"
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "Everyone has an energy field."
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "Everything goes from order to disorder. So life shouldn't exist."
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "I'm cold. Let's snuggle to make each other warmer."
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "I'm overweight even though I don't overeat."
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "My microwave oven nukes my food."
Things you might say if you never took Physics: "I'm better off not wearing my seatbelt."
JUST POSTED: Zombie Apocalypse -- everything you need to know. Listen now. @StarTalkRadio on iTunes & bit.ly/10KvITB
.@CobyG: Saturn is so gaseous, its average density is less than that of water. Anything, for which that is true, will float.
.@CobyG: Is it true you wanted a RubberSaturn instead of a RubberDucky as a kid? // Yup. Saturn's the only planet that floats
Yes, both the town of Springfield in @TheSimpsons, and the state of New Mexico, both have good reasons to name stuff: ISOTOPE
Gotta love the nuclear literacy of Albuquerque, New Mexico's AAA baseball team. They're called the Isotopes.
Odd how I can be on hold for 20 minutes while a recorded voice repeats "your call is important to us".
.@LoganYoung87: 8:31am and the Moon's still visible in the sky // Don't panic. it's visible in daylight on 25 days per month
FROM THE ARCHIVES: One of the more popular @StarTalkRadio's: "The Physics of Superheroes" On iTunes & bit.ly/K76P7B
If every dead person became a ghost, Earth would be a crowded place, with more than 100-billion of 'em, annoying the living.
To bury everyone who has ever lived in a single layer of coffins would fit within 200,000 sq miles. About the area of Spain.
Sip loudly to get the last drops at the end of milkshakes. #StuffIDoThatFallsBelowMyExpectedLevelOfMaturity
Crouch down when I talk to kids so I can communicate face to face. #StuffIDoThatFallsBelowMyExpectedLevelOfMaturity
Order Ice Cream for dessert at a restaurant when others order Creme Brûlée. #StuffIDoThatFallsBelowMyExpectedLevelOfMaturity
Lick the plate of tasty gooey food I just finished, even in nice restaurant. #StuffIDoThatFallsBelowMyExpectedLevelOfMaturity
No Blues songs about Cats. Maybe it's because If Cats could talk, this is what they would say: thedoghousediaries.com/1699
The Blues typically laments sad occurrences in relationships & in life. Never heard a Blues Song about somebody's cat dying.
JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's “Space Chronicles - Pt 2" The history of space exploration. On iTunes & bit.ly/10df2QW
Not that anybody asked, but the symbol "lb" for pound comes from an abbreviation of the constellation Libra, the scales.
It's just unfair that "a lot" is still two words, yet "inasmuch" "heretofore" "unforeseen" & "stomachache" are each one word.
Advice to Students: When choosing a career, consider jobs where the idea of a vacation from it repulses you.