Stairway to Heaven?
Before there was space flight there was space climbing.
The strongest cable will break under it’s own weight.
Well, at least he could work out the math on his tablet. I had to use a slide rule – AKA “Napier’s Bones.”
….give or take
You’ll also need someplace to lean it against.
give ‘em time; they’ll both figure it out
More like 263 million.
Nothing like optimism to get a project underway.
They kinda tried that once with the Tower of Babel.
Early math – pshaw! Everyone knows it takes at least 500!
Such fine construction
The right answer to the wrong problem.
From what I have experienced lately he could be a student of modern math.
If they only knew back then…..
He’s lucky he has a smart friend.
Just find the cow that jumps over the moon.
At the very least 200.
The first accurate distance to the moon was calculated by Hipparchus, 2nd Century BCE. About 1500 years before the church allowed the notion that the Earth and Moon revolved around the sun. Odd, that.
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in-dubio-pro-rainbow almost 3 years ago
Stairway to Heaven?
Imagine almost 3 years ago
Before there was space flight there was space climbing.
whahoppened almost 3 years ago
The strongest cable will break under it’s own weight.
dflak almost 3 years ago
Well, at least he could work out the math on his tablet. I had to use a slide rule – AKA “Napier’s Bones.”
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 3 years ago
….give or take
Dani Rice almost 3 years ago
You’ll also need someplace to lean it against.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 3 years ago
give ‘em time; they’ll both figure it out
Twelve Badgers in a Suit Premium Member almost 3 years ago
More like 263 million.
sandpiper almost 3 years ago
Nothing like optimism to get a project underway.
Spence12 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
They kinda tried that once with the Tower of Babel.
WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Early math – pshaw! Everyone knows it takes at least 500!
mindjob almost 3 years ago
Such fine construction
rshive almost 3 years ago
The right answer to the wrong problem.
Gameguy49 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
From what I have experienced lately he could be a student of modern math.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
If they only knew back then…..
Buckeye67 almost 3 years ago
He’s lucky he has a smart friend.
cuzinron47 almost 3 years ago
Just find the cow that jumps over the moon.
kathleenhicks62 almost 3 years ago
At the very least 200.
Jean Meslier almost 3 years ago
The first accurate distance to the moon was calculated by Hipparchus, 2nd Century BCE. About 1500 years before the church allowed the notion that the Earth and Moon revolved around the sun. Odd, that.