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[mexico1970]

the shortest flight in the world is from westray to papa westray in scotland.
1.7 miles.
90 seconds.
£17 loganair.
usually sold out well in advance.

 

[Bill Walker]

No time for a No 2 then ?

 

[Lavinda Past]

No time for a No 2 then ?

There's always time for a number 2.

 

[idahoblues]

There's always time for a number 2.

I just farted, no leakage

 

[Lavinda Past]

 

[kerem gokmen]

a meteor shower i n istanbul 20 minutes ago...

 

[Bill Walker]

When looking up into the night sky, you can see millions of stars with the naked eye. When using high-powered telescopes, that number jumps up into the billions.

While most people cannot point out too many specific stars, they know they are always there. Throughout human history, people have even used the consistency of the stars to aid in navigation, planning, and much more.

Of course, today we know that stars do eventually die, often in brilliant explosions known as supernovae. Smaller stars can also simply fade out over time as they exhaust their fuel sources.

Over the past 70 years, however, scientists have documented another phenomenon with stars. They simply disappear without a trace. Astronomers look at the star at one point, then when they return (even just an hour later), and it is gone.

What makes this even more unusual is that the star never returns.

 

[JakobC47]

 

[KS55]

When looking up into the night sky, you can see millions of stars with the naked eye. When using high-powered telescopes, that number jumps up into the billions.

While most people cannot point out too many specific stars, they know they are always there. Throughout human history, people have even used the consistency of the stars to aid in navigation, planning, and much more.

Of course, today we know that stars do eventually die, often in brilliant explosions known as supernovae. Smaller stars can also simply fade out over time as they exhaust their fuel sources.

Over the past 70 years, however, scientists have documented another phenomenon with stars. They simply disappear without a trace. Astronomers look at the star at one point, then when they return (even just an hour later), and it is gone.

What makes this even more unusual is that the star never returns.

Those disappearing stars are called ‘Rashfords.’

 

[Lavinda Past]