syphrix Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 I Googled across some posts on these forums while searching for how to calculate distance to stars. I poked around enough to warrant creating an account. Don't mind me, though, I'll be quietly perusing in the background. Oh, but I do have one question: What did the pear say to the knife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pamela Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hello syphrix,Welcome to Hypography!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boerseun Posted April 1, 2010 Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi there and welcome!Oh, but I do have one question: What did the pear say to the knife?No idea - let's hear it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphrix Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 Hi there and welcome! No idea - let's hear it! Thanks for halving me. :wink: Boerseun 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modest Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 What did the pear say to the knife?... Thanks for halving me... "...But, you are not ah-pealing" :wink: ~modest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrotex Posted April 2, 2010 Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 I Googled across some posts on these forums while searching for how to calculate distance to stars. ... Hi there Syphrix, I recently found an excellent short answer to your question over at a wonderful website called Straight Dope , managed by Cecil Adams, one of the smartest people in the world. So he says. And who am I to disagree? Click the link and take a look.Pyro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syphrix Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 Hi there Syphrix, I recently found an excellent short answer to your question over at a wonderful website called Straight Dope , managed by Cecil Adams, one of the smartest people in the world. So he says. And who am I to disagree?Pyro Wonderful! That's exactly the type of condensed response I was searching for! What's funny is that I kept finding articles about using Parallax but I didn't know how scientists measured the distance to the closer object of reference. Thanks a ton! @modest - No, I've never been much of a pealing fellow -- My mother never showed me how; she's a good woman, though. As for the joke, I sadly cannot claim credit for it. A friend of mine told me that one a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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