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400 Years Ago, Galileo Discovered Four Jovian Moons
krswan writes "OK, the moons themselves are much older, but on January 7, 1610 Galileo first observed '4 fixed stars' surrounding Jupiter. Observations of their changing positions led Galileo to postulate they were really moons orbiting Jupiter, which became further evidence against Aristotelian Cosmology, which led to problems with the Roman Catholic Church, etc... Jupiter will be low in the southwest (in the Northern Hemisphere) after sunset this evening — nothing else around it is as bright, so you can't miss it. Celebrate by pointing binoculars or a telescope at Jupiter and checking out the moons for yourself."
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Table-ized A.I.
"By Jove, another moon!"
slashdot: where everyone yells sarcastic metaphors to themselves to understand the issue
That's no moon!
I eat only the real part of complex carbohydrates.
Galileo!
MOON 1 [sings]:
I'm just a small moon
Nobody sees me
MOONS 2,3,4:
He's just a small moon
Smaller than Ganymede
GALILEO:
But wait! What? OH!
I think I've found Io!
MOONS 2,3,4:
He thinks he's found Io!
GALILEO:
I think I've found Io!
MOON 2:
GALILEO!
MOON 3:
GALILEO!
GALILEO:
FIGARO!
Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.
Dude, they used a different calendar 1 year ago.
Score:1 Offtopic
Wow, I guess someone forgot to change someone's litterbox today.
I'll have you know that this is a musico-historical recreation of the moment of discovery of the fourth of the Galilean moons, encapsulated in a parody of a song depicting the senseless persecution of an innocent man.
My creation is also a bitter, post-modernist exploration of themes of alone-ness and alienation expressed as bodies adrift in the outer reaches of space, a veritable cri de coeur about the importance of attention to one's self-esteem and ultimate sense of being. It's a semiotical exploration of the most fundamental aspects of the human condition!
Offtopic, my keister! It's practically dripping with topicity!
(I knew that Arts degree would come in handy some day.)
Crumb's Corollary: Never bring a knife to a bun fight.