Buy a torch. Find some asphalt. Shine said torch onto said asphalt in the night. Observe appearance of aforementioned asphalt.
Realize that, in fact, you are wrong.
Now take a small, black, rocky planet sized body. Shine a star at it from 150,000,000km away. Observe said rocky planet from 300,000km away.
Compare aforementioned illuminated rocky planet with aforementioned illuminated asphalt.
Realize that, in fact, you are wrong.
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"We want a few mad people now. See where the sane ones have landed us!" - George Bernard Shaw

<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Hat Monster on 2001-11-06 10:12 ]</font>