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We all want to be able to see the Great Wall from space, that's the thing.....and I fall for it every time!
It's an oft-repeated urban legend.
Thank you.
I thought I'd read it in the Guinness Book (of records, not beer) at one point. But I just Snopes'd it, and you're right.
And it's quite a relief, actually. Ever since I heard it, I've been thinking, "Well, that's weird. Yeah, it's 1500 miles long, but it's no wider in a vertical view than a big ol' interstate highway. How could we see that and not other stuff?"
I wonder why the light we can see from a small satellite orbiting the earth seems...big now. You got your Sputnik up there all of us hunkered down while the little doggy swims past. Can we see a satellite from earth? You can see light from space...those shots of the U.S.A. at night, the Chicago area...New York, L.A. But you can't see...I-75...is a car's headlights larger than...I dunno. I wonder what those things are...planes I suppose...say you're outside at night? And you see something skimming across the sky? Not a meteor although I suppose that is possible. And hey, isn't there a big meteor event coming up in April?
I think(?) the meteor shower is supposed to begin tonight?
I am fairly sure I saw one of these while walking my dogs... pretty cool.
We've seen the space station going past looking up from our back yard. It was traversing the sky at a pretty good clip.
I heard this. I don't know if it's science fact or maybe a little bias mixed in, but it makes sense to me, so I'll repeat it here.
Since wolves have been reintroduced to Yellowstone and are feeding on the elk, the willow and other vegetation around the rivers and streams have revived from elk overgrazing, beavers are returning because they feed on those riverside flora, and then putting up their dams and ponds, which is creating more opportunities for riparian species and increased biodiversity. All because we reintroduced a predator that we hunted out because they were "evil"
If that's not a cool enough fact: One of the hallmarks of being mammals is hair. Even dolphins and whales have hair, although it's pretty nonobvious with those guys.
Humans have as much hair (in terms of number of follicles) as the other great apes. It's just a lot finer.
I heard this. I don't know if it's science fact or maybe a little bias mixed in, but it makes sense to me, so I'll repeat it here.
Since wolves have been reintroduced to Yellowstone and are feeding on the elk, the willow and other vegetation around the rivers and streams have revived from elk overgrazing, beavers are returning because they feed on those riverside flora, and then putting up their dams and ponds, which is creating more opportunities for riparian species and increased biodiversity. All because we reintroduced a predator that we hunted out because they were "evil"
If that's not a cool enough fact: One of the hallmarks of being mammals is hair. Even dolphins and whales have hair, although it's pretty nonobvious with those guys.
Humans have as much hair (in terms of number of follicles) as the other great apes. It's just a lot finer.
matter is energy and energy is neither created or destroyed. I think.
Chaser, a very smart border collie, was found by behavioral scientists: To learn and retain the names of over 1,000 objects; to gain knowledge of independent meanings of names and commands; to learn the use of names as categories and not just specific items; could infer the names of objects through their relationship to other objects. If we could give her the physical speech structures, you'd have to wonder if she could talk in sentences.
Due to air-resistance, among other factors, a plane with a straight, as opposed to swept back or forward, wing, would have those wings ripped off if it tried to exceed the speed of sound....
As a child, I had a border collie named Rascal. I knew he understood what I was saying.
Now, someone explain this to me:
Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first people that encountered it in 1798 thought it was a hoax!
Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first people that encountered it in 1798 thought it was a hoax!
My ex and I had a German Shepherd mix. One day I was talking to my ex about something which I held a strong opinion about, the subject of which is irrelevant now, but after expressing my strong believe for a while I realized my ex was not paying any attention to me at all, so I looked into the dog's eyes. For a microsecond, as I looked into those gorgeous eyes of hers, I believed the dog was following my every word with total understanding. I quickly recovered, realizing I was communicating with the air, not ears, except in the sense that the dog seemed to hear that I was passionate about something. That alone says something about communication between animals and man.
The Aussie Platypus.... yeah, they're pretty funny.Now, someone explain this to me:
Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first people that encountered it in 1798 thought it was a hoax!
At the time I was in Zoology class scientists still couldn't agree on how to classify the platypus other than that it is a multi-celled animal.Now, someone explain this to me:
Platypus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The first people that encountered it in 1798 thought it was a hoax!
I have two dogs right now and the cross (Lab/Huntaway) knows exactly what is going on at all times. Before I even make a move... I mean when I am only thinking of going out for a walk (and my times vary, so it's not routine) that dog is rounding up the other one and begins to 'talk' to me through the door.
He also speaks with his eyes, he knows when there is something wrong and will do his utmost to fix it. When I talk to him with words, he always understands what I'm telling him. He is just naturally intuitive.
He also 'tells on' my other dog if she is misbehaving... he comes to get me if she is up to something. It's funny.