Did you know that 197 is a Keith number? That 40 is the only number that is in alphabetical order? Or that 137 is the smallest prime with 3 distinct digits that remains prime if one of its digits is removed and that 223 won't? Neither did I, but this handy website (that I spent way too much time at) can tell you what's special about any number from 0 to 9999, with just a few gaps. It's really easy to research, everything is in numerical order.
Isnt it a shame that it will have taken fifty years to get back to the moon? Popular Mechanics weighs in on the difficulties of getting into space, as we reinvent the wheel. But it's safer now, like that was the point. If we used that reasoning, the West would never have been explored much less settled, and the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria would never have set sail.
The Digg comments were quite interesting. For a change.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
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If we used that reasoning, the West would never have been explored much less settled,
ReplyDeleteI've always felt that the Russians have a much more "can do" attitude toward space. In fact, I'm surprised that they never made it to the moon. Of course, the rumors have always been that they axed their program when we beat them--or...that they did make it but that there was a catastrophic failure.