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Jan. 10th, 2006
Nothing was pretty much the same wherever Ferret went. Not light, not dark, not cold, not hot, all just sort of there, with occasional knots of people sitting around not doing anything.
Well, until Ferret found the dirt, anyway. Real dirt, the kind that's been digested by generations of earthworms. But where'd it come from?
Ferret looked up. There was the World, turned inside out to fend everyone off. But no matter what, Ferret couldn't reach the World. Even pretending to ignore it then pouncing didn't work. It was always just the tiniest unbridgeable gap away.
"Hello World," Ferret said.
Well, until Ferret found the dirt, anyway. Real dirt, the kind that's been digested by generations of earthworms. But where'd it come from?
Ferret looked up. There was the World, turned inside out to fend everyone off. But no matter what, Ferret couldn't reach the World. Even pretending to ignore it then pouncing didn't work. It was always just the tiniest unbridgeable gap away.
"Hello World," Ferret said.
Gravity in Space
Jan. 10th, 2006 09:55 pmYes, there's gravity in space. Even for astronauts. In this case, the truth is so much cooler than the misconception, though.
See, the astronauts seem weightless because they're falling toward Earth. Constantly. But they're moving so fast, they keep missing. So, yes, the secret to flight is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. You just have to do it REALLY fast.
See, the astronauts seem weightless because they're falling toward Earth. Constantly. But they're moving so fast, they keep missing. So, yes, the secret to flight is to throw yourself at the ground and miss. You just have to do it REALLY fast.
