The Post Whatever Thread

TheVat said:
Good grief, okay, all that does sound more sociopathic. Shifting stories, double life, etc. A book as part of elaborately woven camouflage to give the superficial appearance of a grieving widow. Now I am sort of interested in looking at the letter. Thanks for the window into this.
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The verdict is in!! Guilty on all charges!
I was surprised they gave a guilty verdict on the attempted murder charge (she tried a first time) - interesting!
 
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TheVat said:
That was quick. And this will interest Sol Wachler...

"The jury also decided she was guilty of one count of attempted aggravated murder related to her husband’s illness after he ate a sandwich...."

Sol Wachtler - Wikipedia

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So, Judge Wachtler, not only can one indict a sandwich, but also convict!
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lol!

That jury had zero reasonable doubt to convict on all the charges that quickly. I would recommend watching the prosecution’s closing argument, if you haven’t already. “Bloodworth” was truly brilliant in how he connected the dots, because the case was entirely circumstantial.
 
In 1983 An Australian yacht called "Australia 2" won the America's cup in Newport Rhode island, the first time in 132 years that a country other than the USA had won the trophy.
We had as our PM a bloke called Bob Hawke from the Australian Labor Party and probably our greatest ever PM.
The following is a press conference along with John Bertrand, (the skipper of Australia 2) and Alan Bond, the owner, and of course Bob Hawke...
 
I'm asking this question here, so as to not divert another thread.
Which lone person in history was the first to have a celestial body between themself and the rest of humanity?
No prizes.
 
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foghorn said:
I'm asking this question here, so as to not divert another thread.
Which lone person in history was the first to have a celestial body between themself and the rest of humanity?
No prizes.
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That depends on how you define it, really. Let me 'splain...

The most technically stringent definition of "body between themselves and humanity" would mean the entire human complement of the planet (save one) is eclipsed by the body (i.e. on the far side). This is pretty impossible if it's the Earth.

Yuri Gagarin is the first person to look down on all of humanity from a record-setting height, but that's merely a matter of degree. Sir Edmund Hillary could be said to have the honour when he climbed Everest, just to a lesser degree.

The only way it's possible is if the body is not the Earth. Thus, it must be the Moon. What astronaut(s) stayed aboard the Command Module in orbit while their compatriots went down to the surface? I don't know of any before Michael Collins*.

* not my brother; the other Michael Collins
 
DaveC426913 said:
That depends on how you define it, really. Let me 'splain...

The most technically stringent definition of "body between themselves and humanity" would mean the entire human complement of the planet (save one) is eclipsed by the body (i.e. on the far side). This is pretty impossible if it's the Earth.

Yuri Gagarin is the first person to look down on all of humanity from a record-setting height, but that's merely a matter of degree. Sir Edmund Hillary could be said to have the honour when he climbed Everest, just to a lesser degree.

The only way it's possible is if the body is not the Earth. Thus, it must be the Moon. What astronaut(s) stayed aboard the Command Module in orbit while their compatriots went down to the surface? I don't know of any before Michael Collins*.

* not my brother; the other Michael Collins
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Wow Dave, after going round all the houses you finally got to "The only way it's possible is if the body is not the Earth."
You have still to answer...
 
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DaveC426913 said:
That depends on how you define it, really. Let me 'splain...

The most technically stringent definition of "body between themselves and humanity" would mean the entire human complement of the planet (save one) is eclipsed by the body (i.e. on the far side). This is pretty impossible if it's the Earth.

Yuri Gagarin is the first person to look down on all of humanity from a record-setting height, but that's merely a matter of degree. Sir Edmund Hillary could be said to have the honour when he climbed Everest, just to a lesser degree.

The only way it's possible is if the body is not the Earth. Thus, it must be the Moon. What astronaut(s) stayed aboard the Command Module in orbit while their compatriots went down to the surface? I don't know of any before Michael Collins*.

* not my brother; the other Michael Collins
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You mean the Irish revolutionary? :cool:
 
foghorn said:
Wow Dave, after going round all the houses you finally got to "The only way it's possible is if the body is not the Earth."
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Yes. There are many ways to examine the problem. I didn't want to simply make a guess without thinking it through.

See, I don't know how stringent you are with your logic. The "first person" might have been decades or centuries prior to any space shot, if you are sufficiently loose with one's idea of "...a celestial body between...".


foghorn said:
You have still to answer...
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What?? I gave my answer! Did you stop reading?
 
DaveC426913 said:
That depends on how you define it, really. Let me 'splain...
Yuri Gagarin is the first person to look down on all of humanity from a record-setting height, but that's merely a matter of degree.
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But there was no celestial body between Yuri and people directly below him.
The question was...
foghorn said:
Which lone person in history was the first to have a celestial body between themself and the rest of humanity? No prizes.
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Why do you mention something about logic when you ignore the " celestial body between" part of my question?
 
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foghorn said:
I'm asking this question here, so as to not divert another thread.
Which lone person in history was the first to have a celestial body between themself and the rest of humanity?
No prizes.
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Technically, anyone in an area so desolate (middle of the Pacific, Sahara, etc.) that there are no other humans within the horizon point has a celestial body between themself and humanity. You haven't specified that it can't be a sliver of said body which is doing the blocking. Other humans need not be at the antipodes in order to be blocked. :p
 
TheVat said:
Technically, anyone in an area so desolate (middle of the Pacific, Sahara, etc.) that there are no other humans within the horizon point has a celestial body between themself and humanity. You haven't specified that it can't be a sliver of said body which is doing the blocking. Other humans need not be at the antipodes in order to be blocked. :p
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foghorn said:
Which lone person in history was the first to have a celestial body between themself and the rest of humanity?No prizes.
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My Bold

John Young Command Module pilot Apollo 10.

If you're standing on the earth, the earth is not celestial to you, John young was not standing on the moon.
And, are we sure Yuri Gagarin did not have people on the parts of the earth he could see?
 
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foghorn said:
John Young Command Module pilot Apollo 10.
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Yep. I knew Collins couldn't be right (in both senses, ha) as Young remained in the CSM while Stafford and Cernan flew the Lunar Module to within a few miles of the lunar surface. After four orbits they rejoined Young in the CSM.

My answer was just smartassery, and may be ignored.

Anyone know the name of the LM on that mission?
 
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