What space fact blew your mind when you first learned it?
Me, as a kid:
• The Sun has a limtied lifetime, and in 5 billion years it will swell up and swallow Mercury, Venus, and maybe the Earth 🤯
• Some guy (Eratosthenes) measured the circumference of the Earth in the third century BC, using shadows 🤯
• All the atoms in my body were created in the hearts of stars, or during massive stellar explosions (except hydrogen, which is almost as old as the universe) 🤯
• Black holes, ‘nuff said 🤯
Michael Porter
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Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything.
I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know.
30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊
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Michael Porter
@MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything. I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know. 30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊 My Toots: https:// justmytoots.com/MichaelPorter@ ottawa.place
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Michael Porter
@MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything. I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know. 30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊 My Toots: https:// justmytoots.com/MichaelPorter@ ottawa.place
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Michael Porter
@MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything. I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know. 30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊 My Toots: https:// justmytoots.com/MichaelPorter@ ottawa.place
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Michael Porter
@MichaelPorter@ottawa.place
Retired Chem/Physics/Earth Sciences teacher. I'm interested in everything. I think society performs at its best when we take care of others, especially the weakest among us. That means a strong social safety net, with "free" healthcare, education, and public transit. It's a dream, I know. 30+ years of explaining stuff to teenagers has left me with some habits... I'm not a mansplainer, but I *do* like to find ways to 'splain stuff to receptive ears 😊 My Toots: https:// justmytoots.com/MichaelPorter@ ottawa.place
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Just like he did for Carney, Trump being helpful by illustrating exactly what Hunter Hess is worried about. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-slams-olympian-for-expressing-mixed-emotions-about-whats-going-on-in-the-u-s
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