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There's whalers on the moon?!
Sarah Vowell's _Unfamiliar Fishes_, about Hawaii's rather exciting time in the 19th century, mentions that NASA made use of whale oil in some of its constructs until international treaty banned its use in the mid-80s. I don't know the citation for this (possibly she gives one, but I have the audio book version from the library, which is short on endnotes). So, has anyone here got notes about whether this is true --- I can imagine it, but I can imagine many things which aren't so --- and if it is, what role whale oil served? In short, how much whale oil is there in the Sea of Tranquility? -- http://nebusresearch.wordpress.com/ Joseph Nebus Current Entry: Came On Down ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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There's whalers on the moon?!
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... Sarah Vowell's _Unfamiliar Fishes_, about Hawaii's rather exciting time in the 19th century, mentions that NASA made use of whale oil in some of its constructs until international treaty banned its use in the mid-80s. I don't know the citation for this (possibly she gives one, but I have the audio book version from the library, which is short on endnotes). So, has anyone here got notes about whether this is true --- I can imagine it, but I can imagine many things which aren't so --- and if it is, what role whale oil served? In short, how much whale oil is there in the Sea of Tranquility? There's this... http://metamodern.com/2010/03/26/sat...-oil-shortage/ or this (Point 4) http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/06/...now-about-oil/ How much truth there is in either is open to question... -- Gordon Davie Edinburgh, Scotland "Slipped the surly bonds of Earth...to touch the face of God." |
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There's whalers on the moon?!
Joseph Nebus wrote:
Sarah Vowell's _Unfamiliar Fishes_, about Hawaii's rather exciting time in the 19th century, mentions that NASA made use of whale oil in some of its constructs until international treaty banned its use in the mid-80s. I don't know the citation for this (possibly she gives one, but I have the audio book version from the library, which is short on endnotes). So, has anyone here got notes about whether this is true --- I can imagine it, but I can imagine many things which aren't so --- and if it is, what role whale oil served? In short, how much whale oil is there in the Sea of Tranquility? Ask Monsanto Corp. (joke) http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/...itle=moon-park -- Tony Sivori Due to spam, I'm filtering all Google Groups posters. |
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