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Post by Sara on Jan 12, 2010 13:55:56 GMT -5
The Flame Nebula in Infrared Credit & Copyright: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA; Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit Explanation:[/b] What lights up the Flame Nebula? Fifteen hundred light years away towards the constellation of Orion lies a nebula which, from its glow and dark dust lanes, appears, on the left, like a billowing fire. But fire, the rapid acquisition of oxygen, is not what makes this Flame glow. Rather the bright star Alnitak, the easternmost star in the Belt of Orion visible just above the nebula, shines energetic light into the Flame that knocks electrons away from the great clouds of hydrogen gas that reside there. Much of the glow results when the electrons and ionized hydrogen recombine. The above false-color picture of the Flame Nebula (NGC 2024) was taken in infrared light, where a young star cluster becomes visible. The Flame Nebula is part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, a star-forming region that includes the famous Horsehead Nebula, visible above on the far right.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 12, 2010 14:21:39 GMT -5
I should have washed my hair yesterday.
Just saying'.
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Post by Anne, Old S'cubie Cat on Jan 12, 2010 14:24:16 GMT -5
OMG, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME TO SMILE. It is one of my biggest pet peeves. I mean, really? You dare to say that when for all you fucking know my entire family may have just kicked the bucket. What's it to you if I fucking smile or not?! You can't make me do something with my body that I don't want to fucking do, and how dare you insinuate that I am less attractive if I'm not smiling?! Smile nazi, indeed. Bite me, smile nazis, bite me and choke on it. Oh, Monnie. You don't have to hold back. You can tell us how you REALLY feel. Diane *who thinks smile nazis deserve to sent to the part of hell where they are always receiving horrific news and then being told to "smile"!*I finally told Emily to do what I do - bare my teeth as if to bite and say "This is my smile". I hate my teeth, and I feel like a loon when I try to smile anyway. Emily cultivated a Palin pageant smile and wink as part of her Halloween costume for 2008. Then she used it in some photos, just for her grandfather. He thought it was lovely. Heh.
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Post by SpringSummers on Jan 12, 2010 15:02:57 GMT -5
ARGH: people who go through life critiquing other people's smiles ... well, not to speak ill of the dead, but your mother's obviously some sort of saint, is all I can say. Julia, was once harrassed by a smile nazi who came to my office door every freaking day and told me to smile. While I was doing bookkeeping. While trying to deal with Franklin's bosses being murdered. Often while there was no heat in the building. OMG, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME TO SMILE. It is one of my biggest pet peeves. I mean, really? You dare to say that when for all you fucking know my entire family may have just kicked the bucket. What's it to you if I fucking smile or not?! You can't make me do something with my body that I don't want to fucking do, and how dare you insinuate that I am less attractive if I'm not smiling?! Smile nazi, indeed. Bite me, smile nazis, bite me and choke on it. A smile is just a frown turned upside down.
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Post by Michelle on Jan 12, 2010 15:16:06 GMT -5
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Jan 12, 2010 15:29:43 GMT -5
I should have washed my hair yesterday. Just saying'. I hate it when that happens. Julia, especially at the end of the day when one thinks there are small mammals living in it from all the itchiness and so on.
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Post by Squeemonster on Jan 12, 2010 15:30:13 GMT -5
OMG, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME TO SMILE. It is one of my biggest pet peeves. I mean, really? You dare to say that when for all you fucking know my entire family may have just kicked the bucket. What's it to you if I fucking smile or not?! You can't make me do something with my body that I don't want to fucking do, and how dare you insinuate that I am less attractive if I'm not smiling?! Smile nazi, indeed. Bite me, smile nazis, bite me and choke on it. A smile is just a frown turned upside down. And a frown is just a smile upside down that was deflated by your obnoxiousness.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 12, 2010 15:33:02 GMT -5
I should have washed my hair yesterday. Just saying'. I hate it when that happens. Julia, especially at the end of the day when one thinks there are small mammals living in it from all the itchiness and so on. No oxygen-breathing creature could survive in that oil-drowned mess. However, I do think I've got the answer to the energy crisis.
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Jan 12, 2010 15:34:44 GMT -5
So, to recap the wonders of today: my hips and lower back feel as if they've been taken apart, put back together wrong, and stuck there with lots of super glue. My husband has had his BP meds reduced and borrowed one of my potassium pills (Doctors are so cute; they always assume there's somebody who can run to the store!) Sam's in school from 9-4 and then has to work 5:30-close, fun! And Anna is going out to a lecture with Baily, time unknown.
Also we're out of paper towels.
Also, I'm pretty sure Franklin hasn't deposited any money in my account and I need to pay bills.
Can I have reset button now, plz?
Julia, I will know when the Ibuprofen starts to wear off how well it's working, right?
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2010 16:10:12 GMT -5
OMG, I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME TO SMILE. It is one of my biggest pet peeves. I mean, really? You dare to say that when for all you fucking know my entire family may have just kicked the bucket. What's it to you if I fucking smile or not?! You can't make me do something with my body that I don't want to fucking do, and how dare you insinuate that I am less attractive if I'm not smiling?! Smile nazi, indeed. Bite me, smile nazis, bite me and choke on it. A smile is just a frown turned upside down. (I'm smiling at you. ) Really, if i had more time or energy I'd search out a pic of someone standing on their head.
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2010 16:11:38 GMT -5
A smile is just a frown turned upside down. And a frown is just a smile upside down that was deflated by your obnoxiousness. Where have all the TPs gone? When they allow such flagrant rule violations like.... oh, wait, it's just Monnie snarking on Spring. nevermind. carryon.
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2010 16:12:46 GMT -5
Where has all my focus gone?
Oh, wait, my what?
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 12, 2010 16:15:36 GMT -5
So, to recap the wonders of today: my hips and lower back feel as if they've been taken apart, put back together wrong, and stuck there with lots of super glue. My husband has had his BP meds reduced and borrowed one of my potassium pills (Doctors are so cute; they always assume there's somebody who can run to the store!) Sam's in school from 9-4 and then has to work 5:30-close, fun! And Anna is going out to a lecture with Baily, time unknown. Also we're out of paper towels. Also, I'm pretty sure Franklin hasn't deposited any money in my account and I need to pay bills. Can I have reset button now, plz? Julia, I will know when the Ibuprofen starts to wear off how well it's working, right? Can I join you on the reset button? Lunch feels like it's going to come back at any moment. Queasy, off-balancy, icky feeling is nicely enhanced by the dirty hair and the raging sinus attack. The diahrrea adds a nice touch. I really wish I had some sick time.
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Post by Sue on Jan 12, 2010 16:26:21 GMT -5
Sounds like y'all need a little pick-me-up. Investigators at a major research institute have discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Administratium (Ad). The new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons, and 111 assistant vice neutrons, for an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it came into contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second. Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, viceneutrons, and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. In fact, an Administratium sample's mass will actually increase over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons, forming new isotopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the "Critical Morass".from here: www.ajokeaday.com/Clasificacion.asp?ID=78
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Jan 12, 2010 16:46:40 GMT -5
Sounds like y'all need a little pick-me-up. Investigators at a major research institute have discovered the heaviest element known to science. This startling new discovery has been tentatively named Administratium (Ad). The new element has no protons or electrons, thus having an atomic number of 0. It does, however, have 1 neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons, and 111 assistant vice neutrons, for an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected as it impedes every reaction with which it came into contact. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would normally take less than a second. Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years; it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which a portion of the assistant neutrons, viceneutrons, and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. In fact, an Administratium sample's mass will actually increase over time, since with each reorganization some of the morons inevitably become neutrons, forming new isotopes. This characteristic of moron promotion leads some scientists to speculate that Administratium is formed whenever morons reach a certain concentration. This hypothetical quantity is referred to as the "Critical Morass".from here: www.ajokeaday.com/Clasificacion.asp?ID=78Migod! I work there!
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