Comments on: An Evening With the Bad Astronomer! http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:34:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: philosodad http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/#comment-2800 philosodad Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:40:46 +0000 http://skepticdad.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-2800 I watched every episode of "Alias." J.J. Abrams has pretty much lost me as a viewer. Ah... that's why I still haven't watched "Star Trek"! I watched every episode of “Alias.” J.J. Abrams has pretty much lost me as a viewer.

Ah… that’s why I still haven’t watched “Star Trek”!

]]> By: Ticktock http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/#comment-2795 Ticktock Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:23:18 +0000 http://skepticdad.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-2795 I'm still enjoying LOST, except I've become a bit tired of the "emmy winning moments" with the violins and the overly-dramatic dialogue. LOST has excellent writers that constantly surprise me; it's one of my favorite shows. I’m still enjoying LOST, except I’ve become a bit tired of the “emmy winning moments” with the violins and the overly-dramatic dialogue. LOST has excellent writers that constantly surprise me; it’s one of my favorite shows.

]]> By: stephljones http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/#comment-2794 stephljones Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:13:02 +0000 http://skepticdad.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-2794 Do you still believe in Lost???? Do you still believe in Lost????

]]> By: Ticktock http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/#comment-602 Ticktock Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:06:54 +0000 http://skepticdad.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-602 Thanks so much for the quick reply! Sorry to give you a hard time about stuff. I figured gravity and the weight of the outer-crust would be a problem with Hollow Earth. Also, the obvious dilemma that an inner sphere would be tumbling around inside causing all kinds of problems for the people hypothetically inhabiting it. Thanks so much for the quick reply! Sorry to give you a hard time about stuff.

I figured gravity and the weight of the outer-crust would be a problem with Hollow Earth. Also, the obvious dilemma that an inner sphere would be tumbling around inside causing all kinds of problems for the people hypothetically inhabiting it.

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://sciencebasedparenting.com/2008/09/14/an-evening-with-the-bad-astronomer/#comment-601 The Bad Astronomer Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:40:12 +0000 http://skepticdad.wordpress.com/?p=296#comment-601 Hmmm. Well, first, thanks for the kinds words. I liked to talking to you too! About the Hollow Earth, I thought you meant that we were living inside the Earth, as one variation of this idea goes. That's what I meant when it was so blisteringly obvious it's silly to talk about it. I didn't realize you meant just the Earth being a shell; if I had known that's what you meant I would have had a ready answer: earthquakes, which propagate through the planet, clearly indicate the Earth is a filled sphere, with two cores, a mantle, and a crust. Also, if the Earth is a shell, what holds it up? Gravity would collapse any know material that makes a shell with the mass of the Earth (which we can measure very accurately). So anyway, sorry to misinterpret your questions. As far as Lost goes, I'm still not terribly interested. There are way too many things to watch on TV right now, and I am way too busy to keep up with them all! :) Hmmm. Well, first, thanks for the kinds words. I liked to talking to you too!

About the Hollow Earth, I thought you meant that we were living inside the Earth, as one variation of this idea goes. That’s what I meant when it was so blisteringly obvious it’s silly to talk about it. I didn’t realize you meant just the Earth being a shell; if I had known that’s what you meant I would have had a ready answer: earthquakes, which propagate through the planet, clearly indicate the Earth is a filled sphere, with two cores, a mantle, and a crust.

Also, if the Earth is a shell, what holds it up? Gravity would collapse any know material that makes a shell with the mass of the Earth (which we can measure very accurately).

So anyway, sorry to misinterpret your questions. As far as Lost goes, I’m still not terribly interested. There are way too many things to watch on TV right now, and I am way too busy to keep up with them all! :)

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