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A40 t1_jb89ij1 wrote
Reply to TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury by Jugales
It coulda been somebody! It coulda been a contender!
A40 t1_jaevkpn wrote
Reply to Is Shyamalan the best ever director at implementing an atmosphere that encompasses a movie? by DepressedPBKSfan
Watch Taxi Driver, by Martin Scorsese.
A40 t1_jaedvfy wrote
Not me. They're right up there with ABBA.
A40 t1_jaddpto wrote
Reply to Black holes may be quietly generating the force that is tearing the universe apart, experts say by dr_gus
In only a million million million years, too. Time to stock up on our line of tactical survival socks!
A40 t1_jadcpvz wrote
All of the metal bits have long since been pulled off by the island's strong attraction.
A40 t1_jactsfb wrote
Reply to Buy!! Sell!! Buy!! Sell!!!! by clumzyproofreader
The hat makes the outfit: very 'business chic.'
A40 t1_ja8z8c7 wrote
Reply to Could the international space station be repurposed as an interplanetary vessel, a La For All Mankind? by -Major-Arcana-
Sure, and with present tech (and a hundred billion dollars), we could get the ISS up to a velocity that might reach Mars just a few years after all its life support failed :-)
A40 t1_ja5c3q8 wrote
Reply to Geological strata of a Canadian winter by fibonarco
Gravity slowly compresses the snow into 'ard hice, eh?
A40 t1_ja008vx wrote
Reply to I found a photogenic snowflake! by Mrcaptainpants
An imperfect example of imperfect symmetry :-)
A40 t1_j9vn79r wrote
Reply to Massive 'forbidden planet' orbits a strangely tiny star only 4 times its size. by Rifletree
It's clickbait headlines (and stories) like this that make space.com the pile of pulp it is.
A40 t1_j9unjq8 wrote
Reply to 6' vs 5' 11" by Jcoms
Thing is, that six-footer has to shop in the 'old man' section of the store, while the 5'11-incher gets all of the boys, children's, youth, and short-stuff sections!
A40 t1_j9tsznj wrote
Reply to Anyone else hate 3D movies? by sadlibra
They give me a headache. But then, 'virtual reality' makes me nauseous in a few seconds..
A40 t1_j9p5c78 wrote
Not my cup of tea.
A40 t1_j9ota98 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk | Pollution by Underwood4EverHoC
So "This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk | Pollution" is dead accurate..
A40 t1_j9lj62t wrote
Reply to comment by JuzoItami in TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
(I didn't use Marlowe because of the current movie. My bad ;-)
A40 t1_j9kqo3r wrote
Reply to TIL The Rocky Horror Picture Show is still in limited release after 47 years making it the longest-running theatrical release in film history by shakeyjake
Certainly the movie I've seen in theatres most often.. maybe twenty times?
A40 t1_j9kln73 wrote
Reply to TIL the worst snowstorm in the history of Los Angeles occurred in 1949 when up to two feet of snow covered the city for three days as it reached its lowest temperature ever recorded, 28 degrees Fahrenheit by SappyGilmore
Sam Spade frowned as he lit his cigarette in the building entrance hall. He grimaced as he settled his roscoe securely into his shoulder holster and scowled as he bent to strap on his new skis... He hated snow.
A40 t1_j6nlq86 wrote
Reply to If the concepts of Project Orion were proven, why don't we use them for space guns? by [deleted]
Yeah.. no. Materials.. no. Physics.. no. Costs.. no.
Politics? Never.
A40 t1_j6nl704 wrote
Except for the racism..
A40 t1_j61lwng wrote
Reply to Suggestions? by extraness
A40 t1_j61lllo wrote
Reply to Science movies have gotten stale, nothing but tortured lone geniuses. The 90's was where an unreasonably hot scientist has a personal subplot while their main problem is doing the actual science thing, those were way more fun! by FranticPonE
And in '50s movies the overly-focused, handsome scientist would finally notice that his only assistant is beautiful when for the first time in years she removes her glasses.
A40 t1_j5um7xy wrote
Why not? The whole industry is a scam.
A40 t1_j5r0h99 wrote
Does it matter, if one cycle takes 100 million trillion years?
A40 t1_j57b7j8 wrote
Reply to What is your favorite feel-good movie? by Roosta01
Love Actually.
A40 t1_jcfid4e wrote
Reply to Second pigeon wearing homemade smuggling backpack found inside B.C. prison by heathtree
"Artisanal" backpack, please. A felon put their heart and soul (and likely some opioids) into it - respect the craft!