Deep Impact musings

So, the Deep Impact probe is a few weeks away from launching it's payload into comet Tempel 1.

We've spent millions of dollars to launch something into space purely to blow up a giant snowball.

Don't take me wrong, I think it's a great idea, it just strikes me as silly sometimes.

Specifically, I'm reminded of the car commercial from a few months back featuring two children touring a crash test facility. I keep hearing this piece of modified dialogue in my head:

Kid 1: How about that rock thing?
Scientist: Actually, it's called comet Tempel 1
Kid 2: Whatever dude, just crash it!

Deep Impact musings

So, the Deep Impact probe is a few weeks away from launching it's payload into comet Tempel 1.

We've spent millions of dollars to launch something into space purely to blow up a giant snowball.

Don't take me wrong, I think it's a great idea, it just strikes me as silly sometimes.

Specifically, I'm reminded of the car commercial from a few months back featuring two children touring a crash test facility. I keep hearing this piece of modified dialogue in my head:

Kid 1: How about that rock thing?
Scientist: Actually, it's called comet Tempel 1
Kid 2: Whatever dude, just crash it!

Disclaimer!

Multiple comments to the contrary, that last post wasn't meant to be about sex, but it seems to have ended up that way.

I wasn't even trying this time, sheesh.

Disclaimer!

Multiple comments to the contrary, that last post wasn't meant to be about sex, but it seems to have ended up that way.

I wasn't even trying this time, sheesh.

Y'know what I really want to do?

Go to an SCA event or Renn Faire dressed as Doctor Who. :-)

(Of course, in Mass. you could do the same thing at Sturbridge Village or Plymouth Plantation or the like)

Y'know what I really want to do?

Go to an SCA event or Renn Faire dressed as Doctor Who. :-)

(Of course, in Mass. you could do the same thing at Sturbridge Village or Plymouth Plantation or the like)

States...

( where have I been? )

States...

( where have I been? )