February 1, 2004

Andrew Gray wrote:

We're a seafaring civilisation, but it's still a gamble (albeit a
reliable one) if you'll ever *hear* from an ocean-going ship again after
it heads out into the Pacific; there are hydrological systems we only
dimly understand that can knock holes clean through the hulls of bulk
carriers, and it's only recently been realised how cleanly a misplaced
asteroid strike in mid-ocean could flatten a ship. People still haven't
quite decided how to model surface waves yet, even...

I can't speak for the pacific, but we lose people, boats and planes all the
time in my little corner of the 'Bermuda Triangle'. I've seen several really
large bright (brighter than daylight) unreported fireballs over the years.
The cosmos is a really difficult place to live in, especially out in the
boondocks. But I'm not afraid. In fact, I don't even have a choice. I'm
stuck. I don't even remember being asked to come here in the first place.

The crux of the matter is that life is 100% fatal for everyone.

So please, don't make it worse than it already is.

Everything depends on these 'little rascals'.

Mars Express will really help a lot too.

Thomas Lee Elifritz
http://elifritz.members.atlantic.net