Re: Eureka: Dr Nobel
- From: Russell Watson <russell-watson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:57:52 -0400
On Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:16:21 -0700, Tim Bruening
<tsbrueni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In this episode, an Ionospheric Particle Beam in Eureka is counting down
to fire a particle beam straight up at the Moon, where it will hit a
mirror and bounce down to hit the Earth. I could see no evidence that
the weapon could change its aim. Its at the top of a rigid silo. This
means that Eureka is in a part of the world the Moon can be directly
above. According to my astronomy text book, the Moon's orbital
inclination varies from 18 Degrees 5 seconds to 28 degrees 37 seconds,
meaning that Eureka can be no further from the equator than 28 degrees
37 seconds. All this time, I had thought that Eureka was Eureka,
California (more than 42 degrees North of equator). Since everyone
speaks English in Eureka, it can't be in Mexico. Also, the trees look
like temperate zone trees. Australia might work, but the people don't
sound Australian.
I have always gotten the impression that Eureka is in the U.S., since
the U.S. Defense Department seems to have authority in Eureka, and a
U.S. Congressman has visited.
The particle beam starts a 24 hour countdown, then the cutting of a blue
wire cuts 13 hours off the countdown, than Irving Thatcher executes the
shutdown sequence just before the weapon is to fire, but the weapon
starts a 5 minute countdown. It then fires straight up, missing the
Moon only because Carter slams into the silo with a car. I find it
quite an amazing coincidence that the Moon should happen to be directly
overhead 11 hours and 5 minutes after the weapon was accidentally
started on its countdown, as it appears to take nearly 25 hours from
Moonrise to Moonrise.
Yea, verily: Thou thinketh too much...
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