Things that make you go "Hmmmm…"

[jasong]

Originally Posted by chappy

Almost 200 launches and their destinations detailed in one image.


http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploa...ation-huge.jpg

Let's get off this rock!

I had no idea there were so many missions involved with the sun. I wonder what's the closest a mission's gotten to the sun while still transmitting useful data.

[Uncwilly]

Originally Posted by jasong

I had no idea there were so many missions involved with the sun. I wonder what's the closest a mission's gotten to the sun while still transmitting useful data.

Most of those are at the earth-sun L-points (if I read the chart correctly, the are some things I have issue with it [like there has only ever been one mission to orbit Mercury, but 2 appear to and the Pioneer craft did a Venus flyby, but that is not indicated] [it uses 'flybys' for events that are gravity assists for some missions and calls them assists in others]). The Helios missions got about as close as anything. Ulysses was in a strange orbit. SOHO and STEREO (both of them) are solar studying spacecraft that are not in earth orbit

[Batalov]

The nation's leading satirical website, Chiguire Bipolar (Bipolar Capybara, a Venezuelan version of U.S. comic website The Onion), ran a tongue-in-cheek story of a new airline route: from Caracas to Caracas.

This reminds me of the agony of socialism in late 80s-early 90s in Russia, when the "official" dollar exchange rate was still maintained exactly likewise, and similar exploits existed.
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Incidentally, I thought that even if Cormac McCarthy pulled the Chigurh's name out of his subconscious, it could have been vaguely connected in his mind to Chiguire (a Capybara); the character is stocky and has very peculiar set of morals, not unlike those that people might associate with those of an oversized rodent? just a thought.

Originally Posted by wiki

When writer Cormac McCarthy visited the set, the actors inquired about Chigurh's background and the symbolic significance of his name. McCarthy simply replied, "I just thought it was a cool name."

[chappy]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...p;viewall=true

[xilman]

Please don't drive on the runway.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by xilman

Please don't drive on the runway.

Yeow! I notice that the Google map also has more street and highway names.

[Brian-E]

Originally Posted by xilman

Please don't drive on the runway.

The aspect of this story which astonishes me the most is the fact that an international airport, hosting huge aircraft like 737s, is relying on road signs to stop unauthorised traffic blundering onto its taxiways and runways.

The gaffes in Apple Maps are amusing too of course.

[kladner]

Originally Posted by Brian-E

The aspect of this story which astonishes me the most is the fact that an international airport, hosting huge aircraft like 737s, is relying on road signs to stop unauthorised traffic blundering onto its taxiways and runways.

The gaffes in Apple Maps are amusing too of course.

Yes! That, and mooses (meese? ) are notoriously oblivious to road signs. (Of course, like "sheep", "moose" is both the singular and the plural. I just had to play with it.)

[LaurV]

hehe, this is a'moosing!

[kladner]

Originally Posted by LaurV

hehe, this is a'moosing!

+2!!

[Batalov]

Raoul Duke should be the face of the Apple map commercials!
And the slogan? "I've never missed a plane yet"