Monday, May 15, 2006
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Still and all, why bother? Here's my answer. Many people need desperately to receive this message: I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone. --Vonnegut
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OK.
The sun is huge.
Imagine, the Sun pumps out so much energy, light, and heat in all directions and only a billionth of it all actually hits the Earth. Wasteful.
We only receive 1/10th of 1% of the Suns energy.
Anon,
No, it really is closer to a billionth, some sources may be more precise and say it's half a billionth. Your call.
I just read Dava Sobel's book on the solar system (it was average) but she went through a nice review of how some of the planets were discovered....very interesting stories !
Fantastic picture. I could look at it for hours. And I will. Saturn looks frumpy without its rings, however.
You know, I never had any reason to learn the names of the planets in Japanese. This is fascinating!
Venus is the Gold Star
Mars is the Fire Star
Mercury is the Water (liquid) Star
Pluto is the Dark Star
Jupiter is the Wood Star
Saturn is the Dirt (soil) Star
Uranus is the Star of the Emperor of Heaven
Neptune is the Star of the Emperor of the Sea (just like in the Greek mythology)
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