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Old 15-September-2006, 11:21 AM
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That took me a few seconds to understand. Who knows how old the universe will be by the time I'm dead?

The MESSENGER mission to Mercury will take as long as the Cassini mission to Saturn, even though the radial distance covered by Cassini was 14 times that which will ultimately be crossed by MESSENGER.
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Old 15-September-2006, 11:44 AM
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Speaking of the Cassini mission, remember the controversy that surrounded the launch of Cassini because of its fission power source? We have successfully demonstrated the technology to launch and use said power source safely.
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That took me a few seconds to understand. Who knows how old the universe will be by the time I'm dead?

The MESSENGER mission to Mercury will take as long as the Cassini mission to Saturn, even though the radial distance covered by Cassini was 14 times that which will ultimately be crossed by MESSENGER.
However, The Difficulty of Space Missions Usually Revolves Around their Δv ...

I'm Not Completely Certain ...

But, I Believe The Two Missions Were VERY Similar, as Far as Velocity Change to Target!
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Old 21-September-2006, 07:38 AM
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Here's a link to a lot of Random Facts, the CIA Worldbook
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications...ook/index.html
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Old 21-September-2006, 12:04 PM
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The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe
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The symbol on the tilde key is also called a squiggly line.
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Old 21-September-2006, 09:06 PM
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saying FACTUALLY alot dosent make you right
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beer is good for you
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Old 21-September-2006, 10:51 PM
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there is no such word as dosent
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Old 22-September-2006, 12:26 AM
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Gullible ISN'T in The Dictionary ...

I'll Wait While you Look it Up!
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Old 22-September-2006, 12:50 AM
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Gullible ISN'T in The Dictionary ...

I'll Wait While you Look it Up!
By Golly, you're right!
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penguins dont like the cold.
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Old 22-September-2006, 09:00 PM
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Does anyone remember GW-Basic? The GW stands for Gee Whiz.
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The sun rotates on its axis about once a month
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The center of the galaxy resides in the Constellation Sagittarious
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Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, is the fear of number 666
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1 kilobyte is 1024 bytes. 1 byte is eight bits. Due to frequent misconceptions a new term called biby (binary bytes) is used to emphasize that it's really the binary term that is refered to. (Hard disks define 1 kB as 1000 bytes)
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The Hyena is not a member of the Canidae famliy, but a member of the Hyaenidae family both are within the Order Carnivora.
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Four characteristics define what a mammal is:
-hair, fur
-Three inner ear bones
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So, I'd be wrong in calling that dastardly fellow across the street a snake?
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Random Fact # 291. In Poland, the law insists that you have your car headlights on during the winter. Even during the day.
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Old 01-October-2006, 08:27 AM
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there is no such word as dosent
There is, however, such a word as docent.

Albert Brooks's real name is Albert Einstein.
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