RPMiller Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]43444[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]43444[/ATTACH] Wow. Tough room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures [ATTACH=CONFIG]43444[/ATTACH] 35 light years. "Half a billion miles from earth" (.5 billion) One LY = 6 trillion miles. Times 35 = 210 trillion miles = 210,000 billion miles. 210,000 / 0.5 = Off by a factor of 420,000? Now that's astronomical! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures so - closer to half a quadrillion miles then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures so - closer to half a quadrillion miles then Does that work better using British numbering? (British billion >>> American billion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Does that work better using British numbering? (British billion >>> American billion) Yes and no (though that might explain the error). The British Billion was the American Trillion (1,000,000,000,000), but they now use the same system as America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures so - closer to half a quadrillion miles then Well, a quarter of a Quadrillion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Does that work better using British numbering? (British billion >>> American billion) Yes and no (though that might explain the error). The British Billion was the American Trillion (1' date='000,000,000,000), but they now use the same system as America.[/quote'] This is why scientific notation is useful. And 'Avogadro's number' is easier to say than 'six hundred two billion trillion'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinanju Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures From Iron Maiden's Blog: Title Fight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures This is why scientific notation is useful. And 'Avogadro's number' is easier to say than 'six hundred two billion trillion'. I prefer usingh my fingers and my neighbors fingers and the population of China's fingers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures And 'Avogadro's number' is easier to say than 'six hundred two billion trillion'. Disagree, cordially. I can pronounce six hundred two billion trillion'. I do not how how to correctly say "Avogadro". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Disagree, cordially. I can pronounce six hundred two billion trillion'. I do not how how to correctly say "Avogadro". It rhymes with avocado. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures 35 light years. "Half a billion miles from earth" (.5 billion) One LY = 6 trillion miles. Times 35 = 210 trillion miles = 210,000 billion miles. 210,000 / 0.5 = Off by a factor of 420,000? Now that's astronomical! Math isn't her strong suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Math isn't the script writers' strong suit. Fixed that for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Hawk Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures 35 light years. "Half a billion miles from earth" (.5 billion) One LY = 6 trillion miles. Times 35 = 210 trillion miles = 210,000 billion miles. 210,000 / 0.5 = Off by a factor of 420,000? Now that's astronomical! Did it take them longer than 12 parsecs to make the trip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Did it take them longer than 12 parsecs to make the trip? Nope. Only 10.7 parsecs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Celt Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I haven't seen the movie yet but is it possible she is just speaking metaphorically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I haven't seen the movie yet but is it possible she is just speaking metaphorically? Yes of course. Because "half a billion" is the perfect metaphor for "35 light years." Don't know why I didn't see that sooner. Or maybe it's just that ScifiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Disagree, cordially. I can pronounce six hundred two billion trillion'. I do not how how to correctly say "Avogadro". It rhymes with avocado. But you can't call 6.02x10^23 'Avocado's number', because then the unit associated with that number would be a guaca-mole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I dunno. It's not all that far from a hearse. It's a wedding coach. Wow, you are a pessimist! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MisterVimes Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures This is my girlfriend's nephew. He is a really special kid. He's 9 years old and is non-verbal autistic. The boy is super smart, but his non-verbal cues pass for language in his house and he is sometimes left out of conversations. This weekend, I helped his other aunt (my girlfriend's younger sister) move into an apartment. She wanted a ceiling fan hung and I am pretty good at that sort of thing, so I was volunteered Hampton likes wheels and circles and ceiling fans. Things that go around are one of focuses and he was very excited to see me putting up the fan. People kept coming in and asking if I needed help and Hampton finally closed to door so that he and I could work alone -- and then the most amazing thing happened. You see, I talk to Hampton like he is any other human being and when I don't get words, I ask him to repeat himself and he answers me. Well, I started assembling the fan blades and I turned around and he was putting the blades together. I encouraged him to finish and he did, without instruction, and even turned the screwdriver as tightly as he could. When it came time to attach the blades, I asked him to hand them to me and he did. And, like any young child, he got a little bored at the end and started making minimum effort to hand them to me. I took this picture with his permission and then told the family. They were floored, because, while he has some basic chores he is required to perform, he is never really engaged in work around the house and he proved to be the best assistant I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures Math isn't the script writers' strong suit. Fixed that for you. Well of course not, unless they study Maths for Dummies in English Lit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures This is my girlfriend's nephew. I wish I could rep you, but I have to spread it around, yada yada. Anyway, my wife is a special needs teacher. My sister-in-law is as well, and she has an autistic son. Some good friends of ours have an autistic daughter. So, I'm very much aware of autism, and its many difficulties. I love hearing stories like this especially when they involve an adult treating an autistic child like any other child instead of shunning them. Thank you for this great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterVimes Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 Re: "Neat" Pictures I wish I could rep you' date=' but I have to spread it around, yada yada. Anyway, my wife is a special needs teacher. My sister-in-law is as well, and she has an autistic son. Some good friends of ours have an autistic daughter. So, I'm very much aware of autism, and its many difficulties. I love hearing stories like this especially when they involve an adult treating an autistic child like any other child instead of shunning them. Thank you for this great story.[/quote'] I hate humans, but I love persons. He's just a nice little person that likes to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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