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Old 02-12-2008, 01:14 PM   #15
Bill Bumface
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Originally Posted by evman150 View Post
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!
You forgot to carry the 2.
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