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  • jon-nycJ Online
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    jon-nyc
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    #2471

    Cool

    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
    -Cormac McCarthy

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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      Seems an ignominious end for such a notable ship.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • jon-nycJ Online
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        jon-nyc
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        #2473

        "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
        -Cormac McCarthy

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        • MikM Away
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          And it burns burns burns..the ring of fire

          https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-s-voyager-spacecraft-discovers-wall-of-fire-beyond-the-solar-system/ar-AA1GBZVz

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • AxtremusA Away
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            ... both spacecraft recorded temperatures between 30,000 and 50,000 kelvin (54,000 to 90,000 degrees Fahrenheit) in this area, ...

            Quite surprised that the two spacecrafts could survive such high heat!

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            • jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nycJ Online
              jon-nyc
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              #2476

              They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

              "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
              -Cormac McCarthy

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              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

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                @jon-nyc said in Mildly interesting:

                They most definitely did not. They would have measured it from a safe distance.

                That’s not what the article stated. It said that both craft have passed through the heliosphere. It’s not anything unexpected. It’s been more than theorized, the question was really just how far out it was located. I admit to being surprised that have traveled that far.

                The Brad

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                • jon-nycJ Online
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                  "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                  -Cormac McCarthy

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                  • jon-nycJ Online
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                    #2479

                    Wyoming has the highest ratio but only ~half a million people. So two billionaires.

                    One is Lukas Walton, a grandson of Sam Walton of Walmart, the other is a Swiss guy named Hansjörg Wyss.

                    "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                    -Cormac McCarthy

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                    • jon-nycJ Online
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                      Montana - 2 Cargill heirs, a Pritzger (Hyatt hotels) and a local self-made guy. In mining.

                      "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                      -Cormac McCarthy

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                      • LuFins DadL Offline
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                        Meh, being a billionaire ain’t what it used to be. Being a millionaire is only upper middle class.

                        The Brad

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                        • MikM Away
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                          #2482

                          I remember in a finance class in the early 80's the teacher talking about how we'd all need $2 million to retire comfortably. I got the impression no one really listened, but I was a little older and did. He was pretty spot on.

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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