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<blockquote data-quote="timetraveller" data-source="post: 131112" data-attributes="member: 456"><p>Well, one can argue about what one means by day. An Earth day, 365.25 per Earth year, a Venus day 116+ Earth days in a Venus year which is 225 days or even a galactic year, about 25 million Earth years, However it still took a lot longer than that for the Earth to achieve its present form.</p><p></p><p>But what about James Bartley? According to legend, Bartley was part of a whaling crew in the Falkland Islands during the 19th century when he was swallowed alive by a whale. A few days later, his crew managed to capture the whale and cut it open, freeing Bartley. Not only was the sailor still alive, but he had a paler complexion thanks to exposure to stomach acid within the belly of the beast. It's a great story -- and the bleached out details make it seem more plausible -- but if you dig into the tale a bit you'll discover it's simply not true [source: <a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/01/15/swallowed_by_a_whale_a_true_tale/" target="_blank">Shattuck</a>]. The story originated in a letter reportedly written by one of Bartley's fellow crew members, who supposedly sailed with Bartley on the <em>Star of the East.</em> Further research reveals that not only was there no one by the name of James Bartley aboard the ship, but the vessel wasn't actually a whaler. Even more telling, the wife of the ship's captain went on record saying that the entire whale story never actually happened and was likely just a hoax by a bored group of crew members. Scepticism is your friend.</p><p></p><p>One of these astronomically interesting events is taking place right now. For the first time in about 800 years the planets Jupiter and Saturn appear very near to each other on the sky. It is this kind of thing which some people think might have given rise to the legend of 'the star of Bethlehem'. This planetary conjunction can be seen over the next few weeks as the two bodies get nearer to each other on the sky, not in absolute distance. While this is happening go find a spot where this planetary alignment seems to become stationary over a building or even a city, county or continent. I predict you will find this impossible.</p><p></p><p>It is not my intention to cause offence (well only a little bit really) to those who choose to believe in elves or fairies. However, making a Vincent work properly will not be achieved by prayer, the burning of herbs or the mutilation of passing animals. One has to resort to the application of science and technology. All else will fail and I will pay good money to anyone who can demonstrate otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="timetraveller, post: 131112, member: 456"] Well, one can argue about what one means by day. An Earth day, 365.25 per Earth year, a Venus day 116+ Earth days in a Venus year which is 225 days or even a galactic year, about 25 million Earth years, However it still took a lot longer than that for the Earth to achieve its present form. But what about James Bartley? According to legend, Bartley was part of a whaling crew in the Falkland Islands during the 19th century when he was swallowed alive by a whale. A few days later, his crew managed to capture the whale and cut it open, freeing Bartley. Not only was the sailor still alive, but he had a paler complexion thanks to exposure to stomach acid within the belly of the beast. It's a great story -- and the bleached out details make it seem more plausible -- but if you dig into the tale a bit you'll discover it's simply not true [source: [URL='http://www.salon.com/2012/01/15/swallowed_by_a_whale_a_true_tale/']Shattuck[/URL]]. The story originated in a letter reportedly written by one of Bartley's fellow crew members, who supposedly sailed with Bartley on the [I]Star of the East.[/I] Further research reveals that not only was there no one by the name of James Bartley aboard the ship, but the vessel wasn't actually a whaler. Even more telling, the wife of the ship's captain went on record saying that the entire whale story never actually happened and was likely just a hoax by a bored group of crew members. Scepticism is your friend. One of these astronomically interesting events is taking place right now. For the first time in about 800 years the planets Jupiter and Saturn appear very near to each other on the sky. It is this kind of thing which some people think might have given rise to the legend of 'the star of Bethlehem'. This planetary conjunction can be seen over the next few weeks as the two bodies get nearer to each other on the sky, not in absolute distance. While this is happening go find a spot where this planetary alignment seems to become stationary over a building or even a city, county or continent. I predict you will find this impossible. It is not my intention to cause offence (well only a little bit really) to those who choose to believe in elves or fairies. However, making a Vincent work properly will not be achieved by prayer, the burning of herbs or the mutilation of passing animals. One has to resort to the application of science and technology. All else will fail and I will pay good money to anyone who can demonstrate otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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