Comments on: Open thread https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/ A blog about political change, among other things Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:14:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: om https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2543193 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:14:33 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2543193 NeoConScum:

AMartel identified it first (ding! ding! ding!) as Mt. Shasta.

]]> By: NeoConScum https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2543189 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:48:14 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2543189 Denali….?
Remains of St.Helens…?

]]> By: R2L https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2543129 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 03:33:33 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2543129 I also read somewhere that the layer of varnish on a 12″ diameter globe approximates the thickness of the earth’s atmosphere.
Following Rufus: 12 miles/4000 miles = 0.003; times 6″ = 0.018″.
Maybe the varnish is thinner but close?

]]> By: Another Mike https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542931 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:43:22 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542931 Rufus, re billiard ball Earth. You have mixed dimensional metaphors: the diameter of the billiard ball is nominally 2.25 inches (varies by game–pool, vs snooker vs, etc) and should be compared with the Earth’s diameter of roughly 8000 miles, not the circumference. The analogy of the Earth, if being shrunk to the size of the billiard ball, would be smoother. And, yes, takes a bit to comprehend when first confronted with it.

Another nit: The fall from the edge of the air would take longer as it takes a while to accelerate to that terminal velocity. On the fall through the hole in the Earth, one should plan for the idea that the various particles exert gravitational attraction on you and while balanced side-to-side, once past the center you will begin to slow as those behind you over power those ahead — if you haven’t already melted.

]]> By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542923 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:18:58 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542923 The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtzu2Dxh4oQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhgNUxZBIZQ

Happier Times.

]]> By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542914 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:37:33 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542914 @Rufus:

Durian Season coming up shortly. It’s why resort hotels have balconies. Need somewhere to hide the Durian so that don’t get slugged with an extra room charge.

]]> By: TJ https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542911 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 05:26:43 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542911 John Hinderaker – showing signs of spine stiffening?

“I have been following politics closely for more than five decades, and the Democratic Party’s war on freedom of speech is the most sinister thing I have witnessed in that time. What is truly chilling is how few Democrats are willing to stand up for freedom. I know of three: Tulsi Gabbard, Matt Taibai and Glenn Greenwald. Kudos to them, but it is shocking that not a single current Democrat office-holder is, as best we can tell, in favor of free speech. We are facing an existential threat to our traditional liberties.”

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/02/democrats-move-to-silence-non-liberal-speech.php

Duh.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542896 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:22:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542896 Zaphod,

Or a Singapore market in durian season.

]]> By: Rufus T. Firefly https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542895 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:20:39 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542895 huxley,

And if I was not clear, I was stating the same. I currently find it good for my personal health to unplug from politics at the level I used to give it, but I’m very grateful folks like neo have not stopped digging for the truth as evidenced by her posts on January 6th and November 4th.

]]> By: Zaphod https://thenewneo.com/2021/02/23/open-thread-5/#comment-2542889 Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:10:47 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=104499#comment-2542889 @Rufus:

Tsk tsk.

Moving right along… be thankful you’ve never walked past a yard full of vats of fermenting shrimp paste at high noon in summertime.

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