Re: if you shine a flashlight back and forth across Ursa Maj tonight

From: George Dishman (george_at_briar.demon.co.uk)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:23:29 +0100

"sheep defender" <sdsdsdsdsd@waithingforthelight.com> wrote in message
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>
> If you shine a flashlight back and forth across Ursa Major, far above our
> galaxy's plane, some of those photons will travel for a google google
> years as our universe continues to expand.
>
> Try it tonight. You will be the source of a truly cosmic event!
>
> Nothing else you will ever do will have the likely potential to mean so much.

"sheep defender" <sdsdsdsdsd@waithingforthelight.com> wrote in message
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> In article <270920042100213988%star@sky.net>, star@sky.com wrote:
>
> >sheep defender:
> >> Nothing else you will ever do will have the likely potential to mean so
much.
> >
> >What a sorry existence this dodo has. PLONK!
> >
> >Davoud
>
>
>
> What are you eleven?
>
> If you didn't understand what I posted, just ask. Maybe someone will help
you..

Perhaps he said what he did because he did understand.
What meaning is there in sending a few photons into
space that will never be detected again? Most of the
rest of us do things every day that have vastly more
significance, like eat breakfast or sneeze. YMMV.

George

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