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Garry Russell
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by Garry Russell » 04 Oct 2010, 23:48
Truly amazing.
Thanks for that Eddie
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
jonesey2k
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by jonesey2k » 05 Oct 2010, 00:23
'kinell! Its one thing reading a figure but when you see it like that...
Saying that though, the nearest star to our own solar system is 3.97 × 10 to the power of 13 km away. Now that's a big figure!
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Garry Russell
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by Garry Russell » 05 Oct 2010, 01:13
We did something about that at school.
Something like the earth on the centre spot of a football field with the Moon just about touching and Pluto near the goal posts meant the nearest star apart from the Sun
was several miles away.
1100 years to fly around that star in a jet....just to find the weathers sh!t when you get there.
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."
airboatr
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by airboatr » 05 Oct 2010, 01:18
It can make you wonder how significant we are in just this galaxy alone. but rest assured you are known.
I found another video that makes me wonder if some who are in power 'here' really care about he ones who will come after us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNFb6qe7 ... re=related
now after you watch that. consider that the amount they show in the end will actually be about 10 times that if the programs
under discussion now are signed into law. for just Our country alone.
What
do we put our hope in?
DanKH
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by DanKH » 05 Oct 2010, 11:55
Nice Vid, wrong conlusion ...
Best Rgds
Dan
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VEGAS
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by VEGAS » 05 Oct 2010, 14:18
DanKH wrote: Nice Vid, wrong conlusion ...
Why?
I suffer from paranoid amnesia. I can't remember who I don't trust.
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by DanKH » 05 Oct 2010, 14:27
I
AM the center of the universe
Best Rgds
Dan
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gordon-in-aberdeen
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by gordon-in-aberdeen » 05 Oct 2010, 17:47
TTFN, Gordon
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Garry Russell
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by Garry Russell » 05 Oct 2010, 17:52
Cheers Gordon
Ah the memories of a great series
Garry
"In the world of virtual reality things are not always what they seem."