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Current Events » in reply to alcaray misses the point by five parsecs

Just how big is a parsec?

Scott Evil — 2/22/2007 8:08:39 PM (archived)

Does it have something to do with how far light travels in a given amount of time??? for example is it = 125 Trillion miles = 1 light hour

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All we have to do is install a Democracy in the MidEast and all our problems will be over. - alcaray - 2/21/2007 7:05:51 PM
- Mother Jones discovers there is more shooting during a war than before it. - TB - 2/21/2007 7:55:07 PM
  - TB fails to note that there wasn't a war there 5 yars ago (n/t) - LS - 2/22/2007 12:59:39 AM
  - Tom discovers the content of a Mother Jones piece and repeats it back as if adding something new. - alcaray - 2/21/2007 9:59:18 PM
    - alcaray misses the point by five parsecs - TB - 2/21/2007 10:05:53 PM
      - Just how big is a parsec? - Scott Evil - 2/22/2007 8:08:39 PM
        
        3.08568025 Ã— 10e16 meters - Tony - 2/22/2007 9:23:09 PM
      - Don't worry Tom, we feel your pain - Lindy - 2/21/2007 11:34:09 PM
      - certainly more than hype - alcaray - 2/21/2007 10:25:22 PM
        
        And one last point... - TB - 2/21/2007 10:52:52 PM
        
        re: hype - TB - 2/21/2007 10:46:10 PM
        
        Take another look at those statistics, and then rethink what you assert. - alcaray - 2/22/2007 12:02:08 AM
        
        *sigh* There is no "hundred percent increase in terrorism." - TB - 2/22/2007 3:13:54 AM
        
        There's an important point here, so I will try again but more simply. - alcaray - 2/22/2007 5:45:51 AM

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