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Comment Re:It's interesting how... (Score 2) 31

You may be expecting too much. Most meteors go by too fast to see motion, because they're close: you just see a faint white line that appears and persists for less than a second. You see these mostly overhead.

If a meteor does show motion, that means it's far away (hence low rate of movement through your FOV), and bright enough to be seen through many miles of atmosphere (hence considerably bigger than average). You see these near the horizon.

If one moves slowly enough that you can say "Hey, look at that" and other people can turn and catch sight of it, it's a BIG mutha.

Comment How much is exorbitant? (Score 1) 1

Ordinarily I'd say an entertainment franchise has a right to charge as much as it damn well pleases for a ticket, and license it to broadcasters at its pleasure...but football teams tend to get subsidies from the local governments, in the form of tax breaks and such. In that context, I don't see much wrong with the fans being treated as partners in the deal. Perhaps a withdrawal of some of the perks would be in order.

Comment Re:How much have they spent already? (Score 5, Interesting) 92

Yes, pieces of debris should start washing up on beaches, but it can take a while. The first of the "lost rubber duckies" of 1992 took ten months to be found, and finds continued for at least fifteen years: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F...

Also, the floating debris won't include a lot of specifically airplane material. It will be seat cushions, clothing, plastic bottles...and the sea is already full of floating crap, so an object isn't certain to be recognized even if it appears on Waikiki Beach.

Comment Re:Just Do It (Score 1) 13

Bad idea, unless you're in a very isolated location. The sound of a breaking window has a habit of bringing people out of the woodwork, and if you're running away, it's not gonna look very good. Might make more sense to:

1. Call 911 and announce what you're about to do.
2. Announce it to your surroundings at the top of your lungs.
3. Do it.
4. Remain at the scene.

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