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[aubrey]

Here.


Though, on reflection, I don't find this as amazing as the much simpler one at the start (or end) of Olaf Stapledon's Star Maker. Some of the comments are a bit, I don't know, as well.

[Alpha Hooligan]

I've seen these things before, I don't like 'em...I hear a mocking voice in my mind as I use/watched them..."puny human, you are nothing".

Speaking of space and stuff, I spotted Venus and Jupiter in the week, they were so fucking big and bright and looked well out of place...it was kind of cool that even though I am not a star gazer, somewhere in the depths of my mind there is a picture of how the night sky should look and I recognized that something was different. The human brain is just as amazing as the universe in it's own way.


AH

[aubrey]

Oh, yes. Cats' brains are pretty amazing as well - all life is. But still insignificant.

I think things like this are a good corrective to assertions like the one I saw on a TV programme nearly 30 years ago - that Mankind has conquered space. No we haven't. We've dipped our toes in, barely got them wet. And them buggered off back to our towel.

[housesparrow]

I had no idea the Japanese spider crab was so enormous. I had to look that up!



When I saw the thread title I thought it was something to do with teeth. Blame Bonbon

[aubrey]

(Sorry - I hate it or at least get a bit miffed when a thread with a new post takes ages to load and all you get is a but really

[bonbonlarue]

Mar 14, 2012 18:08:24 GMT housesparrow said:

I had no idea the Japanese spider crab was so enormous. I had to look that up!



When I saw the thread title I thought it was something to do with teeth. Blame Bonbon

Sorry...

[everso]

Mar 14, 2012 15:26:35 GMT Alpha Hooligan said:

I've seen these things before, I don't like 'em...I hear a mocking voice in my mind as I use/watched them..."puny human, you are nothing".

Speaking of space and stuff, I spotted Venus and Jupiter in the week, they were so fucking big and bright and looked well out of place...it was kind of cool that even though I am not a star gazer, somewhere in the depths of my mind there is a picture of how the night sky should look and I recognized that something was different. The human brain is just as amazing as the universe in it's own way.


AH

I heard about this on the radio a couple of days ago. They said to take a look after 7 pm. We were having dinner and I said to Mr. E. that we must look outside later for Venus and Jupiter. I got myself all excited about it, and after dinner we ventured outside, only to be greeted with thick cloud.

[everso]

Did it remind anybody about the end of the 1957 b & w film "The Incredible Shrinking Man"?

[aubrey]

Now you mention it.

I forgot before, Alph - you can feel really big if you move the slider to the left.