Earth set for Mars close encounter

[Scoobs]

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth for almost 60,000 years on Wednesday. Dr Robin Catchpole, senior astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, explains how to witness the event.

Every 15 to 17 years, this happens when Mars is closest to the Sun.

On 27 August this year they will pass at a distance of 55,760,000 km or 0.3727 AU (1 AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun), closer than any time during the last 60,000 years.

More info http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3093693.stm

Get the cameras out

[Tia]

Get your cameras ready peeps

[Zer02004]

I'm thinking of opening a Mars Bar to celebrate.

[jetmizter2]

I'm thinking of opening a Mars Bar to celebrate.

Originally Posted by Zer02004

Drinks are on you then Zero


IS this event going to be visible in the UK?

[speedster]

Mars will make its closest approach to Earth for almost 60,000 years on Wednesday. Dr Robin Catchpole, senior astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, explains how to witness the event.

Every 15 to 17 years, this happens when Mars is closest to the Sun.

On 27 August this year they will pass at a distance of 55,760,000 km or 0.3727 AU (1 AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun), closer than any time during the last 60,000 years.

More info http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3093693.stm

Get the cameras out

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Sorry Folks, you missed this one by a bit - 3 years actually!

Last Updated: Friday, 1 August, 2003, 12:58 GMT 13:58 UK

It's in very small type just below the header

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3093693.stm

[jetmizter2]

Whoops


Zero lol

[Zer02004]

The Milky Bars are on WL! Yay!
Scoobs gets a Curly Wurly.

Anyway, on the subject of chocolate, which we aren't, anyone for a Cadburys Salmonella Twist?

[Worldlife]

Watch it! Just 'cause I wasn't worried about the planet being demolished by a collision with Mars isn't a reason to charge a round of milky bars to my account

Mrs W/L was watching a programme on volcanos last night. I'm trembling at the thought we might be made extinct by a major volcanic eruption.

[Zer02004]

You should try Viagra.... Oh, sorry, it's a major eruption you were talking about.

[Worldlife]

Wood you take Viagra?

[Zer02004]

Is that a phallusophical question?

[jetmizter2]

Maybe its a phalis accusation?

Wood Viagra be that hard to take or find?

If it got stuck in your throat wood you get a stiff neck?

Glad i dont need to take it thats all i can say.....

[Tia]

ohhhhh.....men problems.....
....I'll leave you guys to it

[puggsley1980]

...On 27 August this year they will pass at a distance of 55,760,000 km or 0.3727 AU (1 AU is the distance of the Earth from the Sun), closer than any time during the last 60,000 years...

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Better stay indoors then, wouldn't want to bang my head on it

[Behemoth]

ohhhhh.....men problems.....
....I'll leave you guys to it

Originally Posted by Tia

Trouble is Tia, half the time it takes a woman to sort them all out

[puggsley1980]

or cause them in the first place..

[Behemoth]

or cause them in the first place..

Originally Posted by puggsley1980

Never cross a woman, I've learnt that from experience. But still you are right ha ha. Remeber the joke about Wife V 2 ??

[Tia]

You guys want me to whip you into shape huh?

[puggsley1980]

Only if i get to return the favor T...

[Worldlife]

Trouble is Tia, half the time it takes a woman to sort them all out

Originally Posted by Behemoth

...and the other half are caused by women!!!

Whoops.... I see others had the same thought before me......

[Behemoth]

You guys want me to whip you into shape huh?

Originally Posted by Tia

Yes please misstress

[jetmizter2]

39 lashes enough guys?

[puggsley1980]

I don't mind telling you, I can dish it out but i can't take it!

[Behemoth]

I don't mind telling you, I can dish it out but i can't take it!

Originally Posted by puggsley1980

You'd best not give it then if you can't take it

[Tia]

Anyhoo.......getting back to close encounters

[Appuleius]

A true tale...
In a PSE lesson at school just before I retired about 3 yrs ago I had to sit in on a lesson given to my form (mixed 14yr olds) by the school nurse on contraception, some of the little charmers had the idea that Mars bar wrappers were a good emergency contraceptive device, presumably wrapped around the phallus? one lad thinking he was Bernard Manning said " it would be an advantage to me if the chocolate bar was still in the wrapper!" great hilarity all round, and a girl sat just behind him said "dont you believe him" order was quickly restored and both miscreants sent out of the room.

[Appuleius]

Further to school nurses....the previous incumbent of the post held by the Mars bar nurse, said in the staff room one day that they had to stop using two fingers to role a condom on to show how to apply the item, as some kids were thick enough (brain wise!) to actually use the finger method as the correct procedure.
They were issued with substantial plastic organs on stands which were very lifelike.
It was not unusual to be asked by some wag "please sir, will nurse be bringing richard with her?" when the PSE lesson included sex instruction.
Ha happy days.

[Tia]

Norty school teachers

[Worldlife]

Good thing we have no Catholic priests

[jetmizter2]

If i remember corectly our adventures into sex education involved a film from america about getting black heads n zits an developing pubic hair needless to say by the time we were shown the film 99% of the class had both

Its no wonder kids are still getting pregnant when no one it seems has the bottle to teach sex ed properly in an adult and factual way to todays teens....