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Autonemesis · 02-06-2003, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by Loren Pechtel
They are out there. It's just they are nowhere near as bright as the sky and thus there is no way to see them.

If you know where to look, you can see the brightest stars in daylight using binoculars. Stars that pass near the zenith are the best candidates. It is best to look for stars near the zenith and close to sunrise or sunset, when the sun is at a maximum angular distance from directly overhead.

braces_for_impact · 02-06-2003, 08:53 AM

I find them usually on E! channel, regardless of the time of day.
I think you can pick up a copy of 'People' too, that might help.

Boro Nut · 02-06-2003, 09:11 AM

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Originally posted by mongrel
I recently got the "why did it rain?" question, along with "why do the clouds move?", from my 4 and a half year old son. I think the word "evaporation" confused him enough.

I remember a similar confusion when I was in primary school. The teacher was furious once when she found a used condom behind the radiator in our class, and was demanding to know who had left it there. We had no idea what she was going on about of course, and that just made her angrier. I mean, we were only 5 year-olds for christ's sake. At that age, how could we be expected to know what a radiator was?

Boro Nut

lunachick · 02-06-2003, 12:41 PM

LOL! Why am I under the impression that the OP has gone over most heads? Hahahahahahaha.

Interesting, because the far more subtle golf handicap thread seemed to have been decoded much quicker.

Boro, you really are the master of the understated.

:notworthy

Hugo Holbling · 02-06-2003, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by Boro Nut
Where Do The Stars Go To During The Day?

The same place the sun goes to at night. This proves that God is at least parsimonious.

Amen-Moses · 02-06-2003, 05:00 PM

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Originally posted by lunachick
Boro, you really are the master of the understated.

:notworthy [/B]

I'll echo that, Boro is the only reason I stuck around this madhouse, that may not be a good thing btw.

Amen-Moses

Buddrow_Wilson · 02-08-2003, 12:05 AM

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My question is still "Where's Waldo?"

Sources close to me contend he is being held in Guantanemo Bay. However, barring an act of congress, this will never be made public.

<insert appropriately doctored photoshop image here>

snoiduspoitus · 02-09-2003, 11:48 AM

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Originally posted by pz
I usually say, "Do you want the 20 minute overview, or the 3 hour lecture?", as I'm rummaging about in the bookshelf and pulling down a half-dozen books.

Oddly enough, the kids don't ask me those kinds of open-ended questions very often.

\

My word! Threaten your children with books at such a tender young age? Well...

Now this is really weird - just saw a photo in Astronomy magazine taken in Australia showing a beautiful star-field, yet near as I recall, it was perfectly light here in Minnesota at the time. (I'm guessing just a misprint.)

Buddrow_Wilson · 02-09-2003, 03:35 PM

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just saw a photo in Astronomy magazine taken in Australia showing a beautiful star-field, yet near as I recall, it was perfectly light here in Minnesota at the time. (I'm guessing just a misprint.)

OMG its so obvious! Australia is on the other side of the planet. When its day time in Minnesota its likely dark in Australia. So it makes sense now!

beyelzu · 02-09-2003, 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by Boro Nut
I remember a similar confusion when I was in primary school. The teacher was furious once when she found a used condom behind the radiator in our class, and was demanding to know who had left it there. We had no idea what she was going on about of course, and that just made her angrier. I mean, we were only 5 year-olds for christ's sake. At that age, how could we be expected to know what a radiator was?

Boro Nut

you are definitely funny as hell

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02-06-2003, 08:53 AM	#12
braces_for_impact Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: In a nondescript, black helicopter. Posts: 6,637	I find them usually on E! channel, regardless of the time of day. I think you can pick up a copy of 'People' too, that might help.

02-06-2003, 12:41 PM	#14
lunachick Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NZ Posts: 7,895	LOL! Why am I under the impression that the OP has gone over most heads? Hahahahahahaha. Interesting, because the far more subtle golf handicap thread seemed to have been decoded much quicker. Boro, you really are the master of the understated. :notworthy

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