OT: waaay off topic:

[Robatoy]

These models made my head spin. Open them in order and follow the bouncing ball. It compares the earth's size with our immediate neighbours.

Just had to share.

[Mark Jerde]

"Antares is a class M supergiant star, with a diameter of approximately

700 times solar. I.e., if in place of our sun, its outer surface would extend between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter."

-- Mark

[Robatoy]

On Apr 17, 10:41 pm, "Mark Jerde" wrote: [snip]

That's just nuts. Cool, but nuts.

What boggles this ol' mind, is not just the inkling of the relative size, but that there are billions of them suckers floating about.

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[George]

Don't pay any attention to the man behind that curtain....

[marc rosen]

[Toller]

Well there of billions of them suckers floating about our galaxy. And there are billions of galaxies in our universe. And there are (possibly) infinite universes in existance. Couple that with infinite time..

However, there is still no reason to believe that we aren't the only intelligent life.

[Edwin Pawlowski]

Please point out the intelligent life. I've not seen it on this planet in a few years. Oh, wait, I think it see it clustered around a place called Washington DC.

[Markem]

Time to go to the eye doctor then.

Mark

[GROVER]

say head spining (or mind boggeling). If your not already doing so, you might wish to watch the Science channel on Tuesday nights. Its all about astronomy. Joe G

[jo4hn]

Is there actually life after birth...?

[jo4hn]

Neat stuff. Take a look at

I worked there for 30 some odd years doing data capture stuff. Enjoy. farrrr out, jo4hn

[Frank Stutzman]

True, the odds are very good that there is intelligent life "out there." Unfortunately, the odds are also very bad that we will ever find that intelligent life (or they find us).

[Elrond Hubbard]

Robatoy wrote in news:1176860781.345519.16220 @b58g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

How did you get far enough away to take the pictures?

[Robatoy]

You new around here?

[Elrond Hubbard]

Robatoy wrote in news:1177027968.476301.120000 @n76g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:

Now that I think about it, the question should have been: How did you get CLOSE enough to take the pictures?

[Robatoy]

LOL