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“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.”
Borel’s fallacy: “Phenomena with extremely low probabilities effectively never happen in real life.”
Borel’s fallacy: “Phenomena with extremely low probabilities effectively never happen in real life.”
Emile Borel likely stated "(G)iven a universe of infinite size, every event with nonzero probability will eventually occur."
The anomaly was barely discernible on the horizon. But for an instant, something else had been briefly visible in the treetops—still several miles away. Stone clearly saw it, too.
A clue to what is to come.
could be heard muttering as he left, “This is without a doubt the stupidest, most foolhardy expedition I have ever been involved with.”
(Brink) could be heard muttering as he left, “This is without a doubt the stupidest, most foolhardy expedition I have ever been involved with.”
At any given moment, an estimated several hundred amateur astronomers are watching the International Space Station as it passes overhead, visible from between two to six minutes. Now orbiting on a new axis, the ISS had attracted a flurry of attention from this small international community of “station gazers.”
An avid station gazer here, two minutes for a low (30 Degrees) pass as opposed to high (65 degrees or higher), which take about six minutes. It is also worth noting the brightness changes of the station's metal skin, reflecting the sun's light. Sometimes noticing redness as ISS enters Earths shadow,* where it spends half it's time. A sunrise / sunset about every 45 minutes!
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You can listen to the space station, as long as it is above your horizon. You just need a SW radio. NASA has particulars.
The boy stopped, seeming very proud of himself. “The stars,” said Vedala, an astonished smile growing on her face. Vedala turned to Stone. “A rope to climb to the stars. “The kid is right,” she said. “That spire is a tether. It’s meant to connect to a rope hanging down from the heavens. “Kline has built a space elevator.”
Space elevator, first proposed by Dr. Chas. Cardona III, in one of many discussions we had, frequently hours-long and always illuminating.
