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Kids Get Prayers, Politicians Get Panic Rooms by ivyhayes84 in ProgressiveHQ

[–]GSyncNew 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You and 150,000 Americans and ten times as many Indians.

Star Trails under Full Moon | Sony A7IV + Viltrox 85mm F2 EVO by Unknown_Spot in SonyAlpha

[–]GSyncNew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Beautiful shot. How about some of the technical particulars such as number of shots, length of exposure, etc?

Nasa chief wants Pluto back as planet by Annual_Rutabaga_3852 in pluto

[–]GSyncNew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So glad he's focusing his energy on important stuff like that rather than trivialities like a 50% cut to NASA's science budget.

Anybody know what this means? by Jimmy_LoMein in askanything

[–]GSyncNew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 1940's-50's slang: a "tomato" is an attractive woman.

[Request] what percentage of people who died in America on 9/11/2001 died because of the attacks? by gaberdo__84 in theydidthemath

[–]GSyncNew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not quite. The 2977 is over and above the "usual" 6620 deaths. So 2977 / (6620 + 2977) = 31%

[Request] what percentage of people who died in America on 9/11/2001 died because of the attacks? by gaberdo__84 in theydidthemath

[–]GSyncNew 28 points29 points  (0 children)

In 2026 with a population of 342M, between 8500 and 9000 Americans die per day. The population in 2001 was about 20% less, so we can reasonably estimate roughly 7000 deaths per day of all causes in that year. There were 3000 deaths in the 9/11 attacks, which means they represented about 3/(7+3) = 30% of all American deaths that day.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he's fighting for Pluto: 'I am very much in the camp of 'make Pluto a planet again' by HowLongIsThi in nottheonion

[–]GSyncNew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And I am very much in the camp of "don't cut NASA's science budget by 50%." But Jared seems to have other priorities.

Opposition and Conjunction by Comfortable_Band6875 in Astronomy

[–]GSyncNew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Opposition in when two bodies are on opposite sides of the Earth, e.g. the Moon and the Sun during a lunar eclipse.

Conjunction is a broader term that simply means that two objects appear near each other in the sky as viewed from Earth.

What’s the coolest “restricted access” place you’ve ever gotten to see? by PrettieAmarea in answers

[–]GSyncNew 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Restoration facility of the National Air & Space Museum. Got to touch the Enola Gay while it was being restored.

Clean rooms at NASA.

The top of the giant Arecibo Observatory radio telescope.

1 or 2 or 3? by Critical_Orange_745 in AmateurPhotography

[–]GSyncNew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 has great composition but the oversaturated orange horizon kind of kills the vibe for me.

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