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[edit] Stuff and nonsense
[1] (Johnny the Unredeemable User)
[edit] Galaxy Song
Just remember that you're standing on a planet that's evolving
- Though the theory of evolution has been controversial, it is currently accepted by the majority of scientists and academics.[1]
And revolving at 900 miles an hour
- The speed of a point on the Earth's equator is just over 1,000 miles per hour (seen from an inertial frame of reference), but this changes with latitude. In the United Kingdom the speed is approximately 700 miles per hour. This difference in speed and the conservation of angular momentum gives rise to the Coriolis effect.[2]
That's orbiting at 19 miles a second, so it's reckoned
- The radius of Earth's orbit is about 150,000,000 km[3], which is roughly 93,000,000 miles. The speed of orbit can be obtained by dividing the circumference (2πr) by the orbital period (1 year) to give 18.5 miles per second.
A sun that is the source of all our power
- Geothermal power does not stem from the Sun, while tidal power derives partially from the gravitation of the Moon.
The Sun and you and me, and all the stars that we can see
Are moving at a million miles a day
In an outer spiral arm, at 40,000 miles an hour
Of the galaxy we call the Milky Way
- The name Milky Way came from the part of the galactic plane that is visible from Earth and appears as a diffuse band of white light across the sky. Greek mythology explained this as milk spilt by Hera when suckled by Heracles. Their name for it was Γαλαξίας Galaxias (derived from the word for milk γάλα, gala) which also gave rise to the word galaxy.
Our galaxy itself contains 100 billion stars
It's 100,000 light-years side-to-side
It bulges in the middle, 16,000 light-years thick
But out by us it's just 3000 light-years wide
We're 30,000 light-years from galactic central point
We go round every 200 million years
And our galaxy is only one of millions of billions
In this amazing and expanding universe
The universe itself keeps on expanding and expanding
In all of the directions it can whiz
As fast as it can go, at the speed of light you know
Twelve million miles a minute and that's the fastest speed there is
So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure
How amazingly unlikely is your birth
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space
Because there's bugger all down here on Earth.
[edit] References
- ^ Myers 2006; NSTA 2003; IAP 2006; AAAS 2006; and Pinholster 2006
- ^ Phillips, Norman A., 2000 An Explication of the Coriolis Effect, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society: Vol. 81, No. 2, pp. 299–303.
- ^ Williams, David R. (September 1, 2004). Earth Fact Sheet. NASA. Retrieved on 2007-03-17.
[edit] Rex the Runt
[edit] Season 1
- Holiday In Vince
- Adventures On Telly Part 1
- Adventures On Telly Part 2
- Adventures On Telly Part 3
- Bob's International Hiccup Centre
- Easter Island
- Too Many Dogs
- The Trials Of Wendy
- Stinky's Search For A Star
- Under The Duvet
- Johnny Saveloy's Undoing
- The City Shrinkers
- Carbonara
[edit] Season 2
- Mouse In Me Kitchen
- Wendy's Hot Date
- Patio
- Crap Day Out
- Slim Bob
- Private Wendy
- Rocket Raymond
- Plasticene Gene
- Wendy's New Hairdo
- Wayne The Zebra
- Art Of Cooking
- Bob Joins A Gang
- Hole In The Garden
Season 1
| Airdate | Title | Description | Guest stars | watch |
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| foo | Holiday In Vince | After being unable to find a suitable kennel for Vince while they go on holiday, Rex, Bob and Wendy take a trip inside his body in a shrunken submarine in an attempt to cure his Random Pavarotti Disease. |
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| bar | Adventures On Telly Part 1 | After Bob "accidentally" breaks TV, Rex and pals have to have some adventures to |
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