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Thank goodness, YouTube has finally added comment ratings; set the threshold to “great (+10 or more),” and bask in the pleasure of not being assaulted by the fallout from illiterate morons writing the first thing that pops into their heads.
I will reiterate my thoughts posted on another website: “Has anyone read the comments on YouTube? I’ve never seen a more putrid cesspool of thoughtless idiocy.”
The video of this recent test of NASA’s methane-powered rocket is a dazzling feast of color and sound. The evening sunset desert surroundings (which I am sure were chosen for their scientific, not artistic, value) provide the perfect backdrop for the futuristic looking flame. The part of the video where the rocket goes from pre-burn to ignition is absolutely outrageous. A bit about the methane rockets:
Methane (CH4), the principal component of natural gas, is abundant in the outer solar system. It can be harvested from Mars, Titan, Jupiter, and many other planets and moons. With fuel waiting at the destination, a rocket leaving Earth wouldn’t have to carry so much propellant, reducing the cost of a mission.
NASA really should publicize more cool videos like this: I think there is a significant group of people who would like an accessible window into what they do between shuttle and mission launches.
This is how you take pictures of rooms if you are selling a house: high up, wide angle, well lit with multiple light sources.
Can you name 50 states in 10 minutes? Find out at David Friedman’s website, “Ironic Sans.” Mykala and I got 47 states. I won’t tell you which ones we missed.
Follow a mini blog about a week-old beluga whale calf at the Shedd Aquarium’s Beluga Calf Update. This is all old-hat for the whale mom Mauyak (which means “melting snow” in Eskimo), because this is her 6th calf. I particularly appreciate Cute Overload’s commentary in their post titled My First “PPPBBBBFFFFTTTHH!!!:
Not to mention he’s got room to grow with his foldy side chub.
I believe that “side chub” is the scientific term, derived directly from Foldus sidechubeous.
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