Re: BSG thoughts(spoilers for the most recent episode)

Dan Dassow wrote: 
John W. Kennedy wrote:

Wesley Struebing wrote:

And, just as an aside, can't all Zodiacal signs be seen at once from
the Equator?  (Ghods - it's been too long!)


If that should ever happen to you, you'd better pray that your
fusion-research stock is about to pay off.



If the sun were to go dark permitting us to see all
of the Zodiacal signs at once from the Equator, we
would have more to worry about than the lack of power
and heat. :-)

Actually, now that I think of it, if you can see all the zodiac /at once/ from the /equator/, the loss of the Sun isn't the only problem.

--
John W. Kennedy
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