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Saturn Moon Continues to Delight and Baffle
vic_1066 writes to tell us that BBC News is reporting on the many interesting discoveries made by the Cassini probe. The Saturn moon, Enceladus, apparently continues to provide confusion and excitement for scientists the world over. The Cassini probe has been making waves ever since its arrival to the Saturn system.
"The Cassini probe has been making waves ever since it's arrival to the Saturn system."
What, now there's water on Saturn, too!
(I know, I know, it's not a rock like Mars is... gimme a little rope here for the joke, k?)
The party of stupid and the party of evil get together and do something both stupid and evil, then call it bipartisan.
That's no moon! It's a space station! And many Bothans died to bring us that information.
The days of the digital watch are numbered.
I knew I was delighted when I read the name of the moon... until I realized it's not "Enchiladas"... :(
http://www.enterprisemission.com/moon1.htm/
..then we can have a hope of a mission there. Without upsetting the monoliths!
..don't panic
So at the equator it's several hundred degrees below zero -- cold enough to freeze your balls off in 2.3 seconds. At the south polar region, it's a bit less... cold enough to freeze your balls off in 2.15 seconds. When do we send the manned mission?
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Enceladus, apparently continues to provide confusion and excitement for scientists the world over.
Why? Is Enceladus a naked girl?
Har har har.
~jeff
Probably, but only after he waffled a bit first.
My moon also continues to Delight and Baffle!
Wanna see?
Its about to crash into England!
has been making waves ever since it's arrival
"its".
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Google calc fun:
((G * (4 / 3) * pi * ((250 km)^3) * ((1 metric ton) / (m^3))) / ((250 km)^2)) / gravity on earth = 0.00712572516
For these less scientifically inclined, assuming Enceladus is like Holland, you go there and buy 3 grams (a tiny box) of ganja, then smuggle back to country.
(gravity on earth / ((G * (4 / 3) * pi * ((250 km)^3) * ((1 metric ton) / (m^3))) / ((250 km)^2))) * (3g of ganja) = 0.928167691 pounds of ganja
That's almost a pound of ganja on Earth surface.
In other news, if you accidentially knock a pizza off the table on Enceladus, you have about 5s to catch it before it falls to the floor.
Anagram("United States of America") == "Dine out, taste a Mac, fries"
because enceladus appears to be wonderful place to send hysterical grammar nazis on a one-way trip
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