For those who see the larger picture

[Leongsam]

Instead of whinging about what happens on a 700sqkm snotty Island, expand your horizons and find out what is happening in the greater scheme of things :

2013 May 22: Red Sprite Lightning with Aurora
2013 May 21: The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble
2013 May 20: Blue Sun Bursting
2013 May 19: Earths Richat Structure
2013 May 18: Comet PanSTARRS with Anti Tail
2013 May 17: The Waterfall and the World at Night
2013 May 16: Four X-class Flares
2013 May 15: Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
2013 May 14: Galaxy Collisions: Simulation vs Observations
2013 May 13: Partial Solar Eclipse with Airplane
2013 May 12: Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
2013 May 11: Cape York Annular Eclipse
2013 May 10: Messier 77
2013 May 09: Ring of Fire over Monument Valley
2013 May 08: Earth's Major Telescopes Investigate GRB 130427A
2013 May 07: Galaxy Cove Vista
2013 May 06: Tails of Comet Lemmon
2013 May 05: A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana
2013 May 04: Hungarian Spring Eclipse
2013 May 03: Horsehead: A Wider View
2013 May 02: Saturn Hurricane
2013 May 01: Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Cluster
2013 April 30: Humanity Explores the Solar System
2013 April 29: Milky Way and Stone Tree
2013 April 28: A Raging Storm System on Saturn
2013 April 27: Sharp Stereo
2013 April 26: A Year on the Sun
2013 April 25: Lunar Eclipses
2013 April 24: Wringing a Wet Towel in Orbit
2013 April 23: X rays from Supernova Remnant SN 1006
2013 April 22: The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
2013 April 21: The Big Dipper
2013 April 20: Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
2013 April 19: NGC 1788 and the Witch's Whiskers
2013 April 18: Star Factory Messier 17
2013 April 17: Mt Hood and a Lenticular Cloud
2013 April 16: Grand Spiral Galaxy M81 and Arp's Loop
2013 April 15: IC 1848: The Soul Nebula
2013 April 14: Crescent Neptune and Triton
2013 April 13: Sun with Solar Flare
2013 April 12: Yuri's Planet
2013 April 11: Darkened City
2013 April 10: Space Station Lookout

 

[kongsimi]

frankly how do these events affect the livelihood of Singaporeans?

 

[jw5]

2013 May25: Champions League Final
2013 May27: English Championship Promotion Playoff Final

 

[laksaboy]

2013 May25: Champions League Final
2013 May27: English Championship Promotion Playoff Final

Dortmund and Watford.

 

[Leongsam]

frankly how do these events affect the livelihood of Singaporeans?

My point exactly. When the shear scale of the universe and it's mysteries is revealed, the insignificance of the lives of a bunch of inconsequential sinkies takes on a whole new perspective.

 

[Raiders]

2013 May25: Champions League Final
2013 May27: English Championship Promotion Playoff Final

Dortmund and Watford.

Leongsam started a thread to talk about serious business and you two guys bring in your trivia?

Ok, I'm out I here :p

 

[Leongsam]

<center style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">Awe inspiring stuff....


<center>
</center><center>Star Factory Messier 17
Image Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope,
Color data: Wolfgang Promper, Processing: Robert Gendler</center>Explanation: Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, the star factory known as Messier 17 lies some 5,500 light-years away in the nebula-rich constellation Sagittarius. At that distance, this degree wide field of view spans almost 100 light-years. The sharp, composite, color image utilizing data from space and ground based telescopes, follows faint details of the region's gas and dust clouds against a backdrop of central Milky Way stars. Stellar winds and energetic light from hot, massive stars formed from M17's stock of cosmic gas and dust have slowly carved away at the remaining interstellar material producing the cavernous appearance and undulating shapes. M17 is also known as the Omega Nebula or the Swan Nebula.
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[Agoraphobic]

The only thing I'm concerned about is to catch Star Trek's Into Darkness and for the Chinks to make a copy of the warp speed engine.

Cheers!

 

[enterprise2]

Instead of whinging about what happens on a 700sqkm snotty Island, expand your horizons and find out what is happening in the greater scheme of things :

2013 May 22: Red Sprite Lightning with Aurora
2013 May 21: The Red Rectangle Nebula from Hubble
2013 May 20: Blue Sun Bursting
2013 May 19: Earths Richat Structure
2013 May 18: Comet PanSTARRS with Anti Tail
2013 May 17: The Waterfall and the World at Night
2013 May 16: Four X-class Flares
2013 May 15: Kepler's Supernova Remnant in X-Rays
2013 May 14: Galaxy Collisions: Simulation vs Observations
2013 May 13: Partial Solar Eclipse with Airplane
2013 May 12: Clouds, Birds, Moon, Venus
2013 May 11: Cape York Annular Eclipse
2013 May 10: Messier 77
2013 May 09: Ring of Fire over Monument Valley
2013 May 08: Earth's Major Telescopes Investigate GRB 130427A
2013 May 07: Galaxy Cove Vista
2013 May 06: Tails of Comet Lemmon
2013 May 05: A Supercell Thunderstorm Cloud Over Montana
2013 May 04: Hungarian Spring Eclipse
2013 May 03: Horsehead: A Wider View
2013 May 02: Saturn Hurricane
2013 May 01: Omega Centauri: The Brightest Globular Cluster
2013 April 30: Humanity Explores the Solar System
2013 April 29: Milky Way and Stone Tree
2013 April 28: A Raging Storm System on Saturn
2013 April 27: Sharp Stereo
2013 April 26: A Year on the Sun
2013 April 25: Lunar Eclipses
2013 April 24: Wringing a Wet Towel in Orbit
2013 April 23: X rays from Supernova Remnant SN 1006
2013 April 22: The Horsehead Nebula in Infrared from Hubble
2013 April 21: The Big Dipper
2013 April 20: Airglow, Gegenschein, and Milky Way
2013 April 19: NGC 1788 and the Witch's Whiskers
2013 April 18: Star Factory Messier 17
2013 April 17: Mt Hood and a Lenticular Cloud
2013 April 16: Grand Spiral Galaxy M81 and Arp's Loop
2013 April 15: IC 1848: The Soul Nebula
2013 April 14: Crescent Neptune and Triton
2013 April 13: Sun with Solar Flare
2013 April 12: Yuri's Planet
2013 April 11: Darkened City
2013 April 10: Space Station Lookout

K I am checking on them at warp 6.5!

 

[Crane]

US:Existing Home Sales
10:00 AM ET

US:Ben Bernanke Speaks
10:00 AM ET

US:EIA Petroleum Status Report
10:30 AM ET

US:FOMC Minutes
2:00 PM ET

CN:PMI Flash Mfg Index
9:45 PM ET
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am concerned about tomorrow's China Flash Mfg Index at 9.45 am tomorrow morning.

 

[Crane]

And I am very concerned as to where to get my next supply of soursop juice

 

[Crane]

CN:PMI Flash Mfg Index
9:45 PM ET
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

I am concerned about tomorrow's China Flash Mfg Index at 9.45 am tomorrow morning.

Hang Seng index dropped 2.3%. Ho say liao !!!

 

[eatshitndie]

will the universe expand forever based on the big bang theory? or will the expansion deccelerate and come to a standstill, and subsequently contract and implode, leading to the next big bang?

 

[Leongsam]

will the universe expand forever based on the big bang theory? or will the expansion deccelerate and come to a standstill, and subsequently contract and implode, leading to the next big bang?

The answer will be come when the "Theory of Everything" is solved. We'll then be able to simply plug in the parameters and the answer will pop out within seconds.

Theory of Everything

Gravitation

Electronuclear force (GUT)

Strong interaction SU(3)

Electroweak interaction SU(2) x U(1)[SUB]Y[/SUB]

Weak interaction

Electromagnetism U(1)[SUB]EM[/SUB]

Electricity

Magnetism

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[Sinkie]

YES!!YES!!YES!!
I'm returning home soon.

- Indigo (Alpha)

 

[chorut]

This thread is TOTALLY my cup of tea.

It jolts me out of my deep-trance hibernation.

Where is the spaceship?

When are we departing?

Let me know!!

I'm so ready!!

 

[AhGuan]

My 'unified theory of gambling' is about to be completed. You guys will likely find it published in: Econometrica, Journal of Finance or Journal of Financial Economics.

In a few years time, the Nobel guys will come knocking at my door ..... trying to offer me the prize.

 

[Death Star]

2013 May25: Champions League Final
2013 May27: English Championship Promotion Playoff Final

I will zap u for off topic.

 

[jw5]

My 'unified theory of gambling' is about to be completed.

I completed mine already.
"Don't lose your pants".

 

[jw5]

I will zap u for off topic.

Ok man.......... :(