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Satellite Spotters Make Government Uneasy
An anonymous reader found an interesting little story about satellite spotters and how, not surprisingly, their painstakingly methodical hobby doesn't exactly make gazillion dollar government agencies all that excited. Of course the article raises the very obvious point that if a guy with a pair of binoculars in his back yard can spot a satellite, so can the Chinese government.
Ye could paint it in black, no?
Informatus Technologicus
I hate to tell you this, but you're totally wrong. Space isn't cold. Temperature itself is derived from molecular vibrations and if you have no atoms, no temperature. Also, the lack of atoms completely removes conduction and convection. This is why a vacuum glass thermos works. Or, here is the answer from the U.S. Department of Energy ask a scientist.
Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the war room!
Oh, I'm sorry Fry, scientists renamed Uranus years ago to rid the earth of that stupid joke once and for all. Now it's called Urectum!
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