The Space Stuff thread

User2468 · 22 Jun 2023

elbmek said:

I recall a story in the MSN many moons ago. New York was hit with a total power outage. Many thousands of New Yorkers fled to their Shrinks; they could not handle the sight of infinity above their heads. They freaked out big style.

It may be true to an extent. Not for like the whole flipping city though.

I also read that back in the '80s when Los Angeles lost power many people called 9-11 (999) to complain about seeing "something" in the sky. Turns out that "something" was the flipping Milky Way! LOL!

The city, man. It'll warp your psychology... then they go to the voting booth...

MisterEd said:

When I was in 5th grade my teacher asked what was the nearest star. I said the Sun. She said no it was Alpha Centauri. How many people don't realize the Sun is a star too?

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Well, this is a unionized bullcrap government run education system... Remember Common Core?

YouTube 'Stupid In America.'

Anak · 22 Jun 2023

For your perusal; Launched June 22, 2023 - 5:18am

An exhilarating watch, there's a 1:05 replay towards the end (9:07)

elbmek · 23 Jun 2023

I was just going to add "has there been any launches later?" it seems(ed) very quiet.

elbmek · 23 Jun 2023

F22 Simpilot said:

It may be true to an extent. Not for like the whole flipping city though..'

Media showed whole city, no lights, thats all I can recall, the outage occurred 'up state'

User2468 · 24 Jun 2023

August of 2003?

There was another relatively recently during the Summer a few years back as well. Our electrical grid is extraordinary fragile and certain countries (and hackers) know it... There's actually only some six key transmission stations around the country that hold it all together.

elbmek · 24 Jun 2023

F22 I dont recall the date at all but think it was before that date ????

MisterEd · 24 Jun 2023

F22 Simpilot said:

I also read that back in the '80s when Los Angeles lost power many people called 9-11 (999) to complain about seeing "something" in the sky. Turns out that "something" was the flipping Milky Way! LOL!

In 1994, there was a massive blackout in the city of Los Angeles that left much of the city without light and residents began to call 911 to report a strange glowing gas in the sky (Buck 2017). End times? No. They were seeing the beautiful gases of our own Milky Way galaxy for the first time.

Blackout Lights Out in California? Time to look at the positive and up at the cosmos!

During a 1994 blackout, L.A. residents called 911 when they saw the Milky Way for the first time

Also of interest...

The greatest blackouts in history

Anak · 24 Jun 2023

I remember both of these.

This Was New York City During The Massive 2003 Blackout

The Northeast Blackout of 1965

elbmek · 24 Jun 2023

thanks ya 'all

User2468 · 25 Jun 2023

Interesting parts of all that.

in a 2016 study that more than 83% of the entire world’s population live in light polluted skies (Light Pollution Atlas Shows Why 80 Percent of North Americans Can’t See the Milky Way 2016), and therefore cannot fully access the cosmos. Additionally, over one-third of humanity and 80% of North America cannot even view the beauty of the Milky Way galaxy

Finally, the most disgusting fact the blackout left us with: 30 million gallons of untreated human waste were released into the East River. Happy anniversary!

One year prior to the 1965 NY blackout was the 9.2 Alaskan earthquake. Its tremble could be measured all the way in NY if I can remember right. Actually, may have been the world... I'm sure Earth's natural wobble was effected 'big league' due to it as well.

Edit-

My God. August of 2003... that was 20 years ago now. Where the hell does time go? I remember that day very well indeed because I had gotten fired from my previos job and the next day I was on another job interview. Also that day I was at lunch and a waitress was trying to hit on me. LOL!