http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:01:56 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/12/172731.php#comment-2508 Very good perspective Chad - thanks. 2508@blogcritics.org Thu, 12 Dec 2002 22:01:56 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2002/12/12/172731.php#comment-2507 Interesting Carl Sagan factoid regarding astrology (that I later turned into an exam question): the gravitational force of the planet Mars on a baby at the instant of birth, at Mars's closest approach to Earth is on the same order of magnitude (if not smaller than) the gravitational force from the OB-GYN attending the delivery. 2507@blogcritics.org Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:51:55 EST