Brewster Rockit by Tim Rickard for March 01, 2024

Sadly, whenever I’ve gone to famous beautiful scenic places, the view has never been as good as a TV nature show about it. In person it’s always crowded with obnoxious tourists like me.

In the mid90’s, I took a KonTiki tour of Europe. Times are i wished I spent more time in the moment instead of trying to document it on my camcorder.

And also still breathtaking to see space from Earth!

I remember not having to drive too far out to see the Milky Way. Now I have to go at least 75 miles to get away from the light pollution.

Cliff, be sure to wear that headset when you go visit the Grand Canyon…

its kinda like going to an art museum and seeing most of the people looking at the art through their phone cameras…

“Here, Cliff, let me see that VR device…I’ll just remove it, myself…by getting a hold of your neck…!”

One of the super submersibles was about three miles down and everyone was huddled around the monitor.

“Hey, the viewport is over here.”

“Yeah, but the actual view is better over here.”

Light going through a foot or two of even the best glass couldn’t match what the cameras could pick up. Much cheaper and better next time to send one down with no people, armored glass, or low pressure quarters, just high quality cameras.

Too bad that this is so accurate.

Funny cuz it’s virtually true.

He’ll be able to see along with the ads.

That reminds me of a story where years ago people were watching from the distance a volcano eruption. Some nerd was instead watching the eruption on their phone instead

For a lot of places, I have to settle for a picture. But Cliff is no worse than current tourists who see their whole vacation through their phone camera.

I would truly be breathtaking to view the Earth from the vacuum of space

He is so typical of much of the current generation