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evman150 · 02-12-2008, 06:17 AM

My goodness, I just about a heart attack reading that first OP.

The apostrophe usage is possibly the worst I have ever seen in my life.

In a 135 word OP, he has managed to use NINE apostrophes where there should be ZERO! Not a single one!

And for what it's worth, his assertion that we cross the galactic plane in a few years is truly ridiculous.

Any idea what the period of our oscillation through the galactic plane is? First you need to know what the period of our orbit around the centre of the galaxy is.

It's actually an interesting calculation which is not too too intense. I'll include it below for anybody interested (already had it posted on another forum, no extra effort required).

But ya, we're going through in 2012 alright, given that that 7:1 harmonic results in a period of some 30 million years! And for what it's worth, we are millions of years from even being close to crossing the plane.

And yes, one could obviously dismiss this dolt out of hand. But I would rather stuff the physics down his throat!

02-12-2008, 06:17 AM	#12
evman150 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Richmond, BC Exp:	My goodness, I just about a heart attack reading that first OP. The apostrophe usage is possibly the worst I have ever seen in my life. In a 135 word OP, he has managed to use NINE apostrophes where there should be ZERO! Not a single one! And for what it's worth, his assertion that we cross the galactic plane in a few years is truly ridiculous. Any idea what the period of our oscillation through the galactic plane is? First you need to know what the period of our orbit around the centre of the galaxy is. It's actually an interesting calculation which is not too too intense. I'll include it below for anybody interested (already had it posted on another forum, no extra effort required). But ya, we're going through in 2012 alright, given that that 7:1 harmonic results in a period of some 30 million years! And for what it's worth, we are millions of years from even being close to crossing the plane. And yes, one could obviously dismiss this dolt out of hand. But I would rather stuff the physics down his throat! __________________ "For thousands of years humans were oppressed - as some of us still are - by the notion that the universe is a marionette whose strings are pulled by a god or gods, unseen and inscrutable." - Carl Sagan Freedom consonant with responsibility. Last edited by evman150; 02-12-2008 at 06:20 AM.