Aye it's a big old Cosmos alright. I have calculated that if I jumped into my car and floored the accelerator it would take 100 billion years to reach Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth. So if we are being constantly visited by aliens they must have a spacecraft considerably quicker than a Nissan Micra.
Log scales. Love 'em.
ReplyDeleteWhy only the out? The original has the in also.
ReplyDeleteAye it's a big old Cosmos alright. I have calculated that if I jumped into my car and floored the accelerator it would take 100 billion years to reach Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to Earth. So if we are being constantly visited by aliens they must have a spacecraft considerably quicker than a Nissan Micra.
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ReplyDeleteRemember watching 'Cosmic Zoom' on Blue Peter as a kid. Still the best....
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"Cosmic Zoom" - OMG I remember that from 30 years ago! The image of the mosquito stuck in my mind for some reason.
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