Comments on: Voyager 1 Speed http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/ It's hard being a superstar Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Sander http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79796 Sander Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:31:45 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79796 A <i>fast</i> bullet (e.g. 30.06). A 9mm handgun only shoots 800-900mph. A fast bullet (e.g. 30.06). A 9mm handgun only shoots 800-900mph.

]]> By: Roland http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79608 Roland Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:01:18 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79608 Cool. I've heard a lot about Potlatch (biggest tournament in the world or something?). Never been, but I probably know a few people who were there. Cool. I’ve heard a lot about Potlatch (biggest tournament in the world or something?). Never been, but I probably know a few people who were there.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79586 Patrick Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:06:09 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79586 Yup. Potlatch. I didn't play, but UUIG did. I watched, and I got to go to the big after party thing at Red Hook Brewery. Also, one of the guys on her team modified a gas-powered weedeater into a margarita blender! Yup. Potlatch.

I didn’t play, but UUIG did. I watched, and I got to go to the big after party thing at Red Hook Brewery. Also, one of the guys on her team modified a gas-powered weedeater into a margarita blender!

]]> By: Roland http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79570 Roland Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:21 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79570 Potlatch? Potlatch?

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79492 Patrick Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:03:06 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79492 Wow, that's Seattle to Brighton in under 8 minutes. (I went to some big ultimate tournament this weekend. Insane. 100 teams.) Wow, that’s Seattle to Brighton in under 8 minutes.

(I went to some big ultimate tournament this weekend. Insane. 100 teams.)

]]> By: mike d. http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79484 mike d. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:57:29 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79484 Also cool is that this is over 10 times faster than a bullet. Also cool is that this is over 10 times faster than a bullet.

]]> By: Roland http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79476 Roland Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:39:19 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79476 [big numbers]mph doesn't seem so impressive to me; thanks to Google calculator though, I now know that Voyager is going at 17.36 km/s. Seventeen kilometers <i>PER SECOND</i>. Holy crap. [big numbers]mph doesn’t seem so impressive to me; thanks to Google calculator though, I now know that Voyager is going at 17.36 km/s. Seventeen kilometers PER SECOND. Holy crap.

]]> By: Devin http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79470 Devin Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:18:53 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79470 VYGER must unite with the creator! VYGER must unite with the creator!

]]> By: Jes Saint http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79326 Jes Saint Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:51:21 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79326 That would be something to see. That would be something to see.

]]> By: mike d. http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79320 mike d. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 03:35:57 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79320 Yes, we <i>do</i> know this because we are still in contact with it. Presumably it will reach the heliosphere (the point where our sun's solar wind is no longer strong enough to push outwards against the blackness) before we expect to have any big issues. Yes, we do know this because we are still in contact with it. Presumably it will reach the heliosphere (the point where our sun’s solar wind is no longer strong enough to push outwards against the blackness) before we expect to have any big issues.

]]> By: Sander http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79319 Sander Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:33:20 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79319 <i>Your</i> aliens? Your aliens?

]]> By: Sander http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79318 Sander Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:32:16 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79318 Fun fact - I've been clocked at nearly 10,000 mph while pursuing the neighborhood turbocharged ice-cream truck. Fun fact - I’ve been clocked at nearly 10,000 mph while pursuing the neighborhood turbocharged ice-cream truck.

]]> By: Jes Saint http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79317 Jes Saint Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:50:41 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79317 I like what they did with it in the first Star Trek movie. At least, I think it was the first movie. It's been a long time since I've watched them. I like what they did with it in the first Star Trek movie. At least, I think it was the first movie. It’s been a long time since I’ve watched them.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79314 Patrick Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:03:54 +0000 http://www.mikedidonato.com/2008/07/03/voyager-1-speed/#comment-79314 Do we know this? Or is it so far away that we can't even communicate with it anymore? In that case, it could have been found my aliens gotten sucked into a black hole (not possibly, actually, but pretend) or something. Do we know this? Or is it so far away that we can’t even communicate with it anymore? In that case, it could have been found my aliens gotten sucked into a black hole (not possibly, actually, but pretend) or something.

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