Bill Nye's Marsdial

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Posted by michael on Saturday December 27, 2003 @12:01AM from the takes-a-licking-keeps-on-ticking dept.

Some Clown writes "MSNBC via the Seattle Post Intelligencer is reporting that Bill Nye the Science Guy, as part of the Earthdial Project has got what's being billed as a 'Marsdial' put onto the Mars Rover. Interestingly, it is now the official backup for orienting the Mars Rover in case of primary camera failure. Maybe an old fashioned sundial is just what the doctor ordered after the many math and other blunders of late. This whole Earthdial Project seems pretty interesting as well. They're trying to set up a worldwide network of sundials tracked via webcam. The goal is to track the sun's movements as viewed from many points on earth, as well as from Mars. Definitely interesting... at least if the 'Marsdial' doesn't disintegrate upon landing." There's a little more technical description of the Marsdial in our earlier story.

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HOORAY! I'M EJACULATING! PLEASE NOTIFY THE MEDIA by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:13 · Score: -1, Offtopic
PARENT=KARMAWHORE, HOMEPAGE LINK IS PEVERSE PORN by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Plz mod down
*SLURP* *SLUURP* *SLUUURP* *SLUUUURP* *SLUUUUURP* by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:28 · Score: -1, Offtopic

SUCK THEM SLASHMODS, FAGGOT!
SexyKellyOsbourne RAPES LITTLE BOYS IN THE BATHTUB by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic
PARENT=TROLL, MOD DOWN, KNOWN KARMAWHORE+TROLL by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:33 · Score: -1, Offtopic

AND A FAMOUS COCKSUCKER
PARENT STICKS AIDS-INFESTED PENISES UP HIS RECTUM by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:35 · Score: -1, Offtopic

AND REALLY ENJOYS IT
ONLY GAY PEDOPHILE FAGGOT SHITEATERS KARMAWHORE! by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

THIS MEANS YOU, BITCH!
Too bad... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:37 · Score: -1, Offtopic

about what happened to poor Bill:
http://www.professorcornbread.com/humor/oni on/bill nye.php
got to love the holiday seasons by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 00:56 · Score: -1, Offtopic

don't you just love the holiday seasons! all the trolls come together in there masses, crapflooding roxerz!
Re:Bill Nye the Science Guy by Anonymous Coward · 2003-12-27 02:20 · Score: -1, Offtopic

One time, he even came to the elementary school I went to and gave a presentation on precipitation and weather patterns.

Please tell me you were a teacher at that school?! Christ I feel old ... : (