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PHOTOGRAPHY: Celestial Snow Angel
SH 2-106, aka “Celestial Snow Angel,” is a nebula about 2,000 light-years from earth “in a relatively isolated region of Milky Way galaxy.” At its center is a massive young star (story here, more details here). In this picture, you can see why it’s likened to a snow ang[...]
Why smart people are dumber (video)
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Bonhoeffer’s theory of stupidity (video)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (bio here) was an influential German Lutheran theologian and writer murdered by the Nazis. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
The five fundamental laws of human stupidity (video)
Are Americans getting dumber? It’s more mathematical then you think. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]
Don’t buy gas in Ohio (video)
Because you may be buying gas with water in it, and expensive repairs. Two other states don’t test gasoline quality, either: Alaska and Nebraska. Aren’t you glad you live in Washington, a state with strong consumer protection laws? (Read story here and watch video below.) Return to The-A[...]
December 15th, 2024 - 9:03 pm § in Misc.
Musk lobbies for big gov’t favors
Elon Musk spent $250 million to elect Trump in 2024. It was a business investment from which he expects to reap huge financial profits, not a campaign donation motivated by personal friendship or political beliefs. Besides tax cuts, USA Today reported on Sunday, December 15, 2024, that Trump’s[...]
December 14th, 2024 - 7:53 pm § in Misc.
What’s the fine on a library book 105 years overdue?
The book title is “Famous Composers,” by Nathan Haskell Dole (1852-1935; read his bio here). It was acquired by the library in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1914, and was last checked out in 1919. The book just recently was returned; the Guardian’s article here doesn’t say by whom,[...]
December 12th, 2024 - 4:30 pm § in Misc.
Why you shouldn’t shoot at mysterious drones
“The White House said Thursday that a review of the reported sightings shows that many of them are actually manned aircraft being flown lawfully.” (Read story here.) Also because it’s illegal to shoot down drones (see story here). Photo below: You don’t want to be responsible[...]
December 12th, 2024 - 4:04 am § in Misc.
UFO sightings, Oregon, 12/7/2024
Several pilots reported “round, circular red lights” flying at hypersonic speeds, in a corkscrew pattern, and moving up and down between 14,000 and 55,000 feet. The objects were invisible to air traffic control radar. Read story here, see videos here, and listen to ATC conversations with[...]