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Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 9:53 am
by corvabird
InspectorCaracal wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 2:16 am

OH NO I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS
I also forgot about this! But I went the next night (spontaneously at the suggestion of a 10 year-old at 11.30 at night we were playing Fortnite with) and they were still really bright and clear.

Apparently they will still be visible until the 26th August? I assume the further from the peak you get, the less visible, but if you went soon on a clear night you might still see them!

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 3:42 pm
by InspectorCaracal
corvabird wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 9:53 am
InspectorCaracal wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 2:16 am

OH NO I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS
I also forgot about this! But I went the next night (spontaneously at the suggestion of a 10 year-old at 11.30 at night we were playing Fortnite with) and they were still really bright and clear.

Apparently they will still be visible until the 26th August? I assume the further from the peak you get, the less visible, but if you went soon on a clear night you might still see them!
They're just as visible any time - they're meteors in the atmosphere after all - but the further from the peak you get, the less of them there are and the less likely you are to actually catch one

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 5:20 pm
by corvabird
InspectorCaracal wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 3:42 pm
corvabird wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 9:53 am
InspectorCaracal wrote:
Tue 17 Aug, 2021, 2:16 am

OH NO I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THIS
I also forgot about this! But I went the next night (spontaneously at the suggestion of a 10 year-old at 11.30 at night we were playing Fortnite with) and they were still really bright and clear.

Apparently they will still be visible until the 26th August? I assume the further from the peak you get, the less visible, but if you went soon on a clear night you might still see them!
They're just as visible any time - they're meteors in the atmosphere after all - but the further from the peak you get, the less of them there are and the less likely you are to actually catch one
ahh, I see. Well there were loads when I went the next night, anyway.

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Fri 27 Aug, 2021, 8:30 pm
by InspectorCaracal
Every now and then, something reminds me of this quote and it still makes me laugh every time.

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Sat 28 Aug, 2021, 9:34 pm
by Bee
InspectorCaracal wrote:
Fri 27 Aug, 2021, 8:30 pm
Every now and then, something reminds me of this quote and it still makes me laugh every time.
Omg

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Mon 20 Sep, 2021, 1:42 pm
by skysailor
Okay this is cool as heck. https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9041/take-a- ... nce-rover/ Take a 3D tour of Mars.

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Mon 20 Sep, 2021, 4:52 pm
by InspectorCaracal
skysailor wrote:
Mon 20 Sep, 2021, 1:42 pm
Okay this is cool as heck. https://mars.nasa.gov/news/9041/take-a- ... nce-rover/ Take a 3D tour of Mars.
Oooooohhhh, this is great! I'm gonna use this for a school lesson.

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Fri 01 Oct, 2021, 2:48 pm
by Anke
This thread about making tea/boiling water

https://ankewehner.tumblr.com/post/6638 ... nraincoats

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Fri 01 Oct, 2021, 8:14 pm
by InspectorCaracal
We were talking about robots and it got me wondering what the best drones you could get without needing to register as a pilot are, and in the process I discovered this. It's way below the price point I expected for a drone and it's designed specifically for learning drone flying and basic programming. It looks really cool.

Re: Fun Stuff!

Posted: Fri 01 Oct, 2021, 8:15 pm
by InspectorCaracal
Anke wrote:
Fri 01 Oct, 2021, 2:48 pm
This thread about making tea/boiling water

https://ankewehner.tumblr.com/post/6638 ... nraincoats
I thought this was going to be science-y but I'm laughing omg