Did you know that the tiles on the space shuttle are delicate enough to be crumbled in the human hand? And did you know that objects re-entering the atmosphere are heated by [basically] air pressure as air is compressed in front of the object (as opposed to friction… which would disintegrate the tiles on a space-craft). Did you know that objects that actually hit the ground from space are not actually hot when they land?
Astronomy Pun of the Day: That’s a fact, not friction. stuff taken from here.
cepcion | 08-Jan-03 at 10:01 am | Permalink
lol, i can see how that class is entertaining.
starladear6 | 08-Jan-03 at 11:47 am | Permalink
actually… none of that came from class. that was just me googling up spiffy astronomy sites because the book wasn’t quite as engaging. :)
clover334 | 10-Jan-03 at 5:09 am | Permalink
That’s kinda funny.
Now you know your trivia on the subject.