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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: Clive on February 07, 2010, 22:59

Title: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: Clive on February 07, 2010, 22:59

It's not April Fool's day for a few weeks yet but New Scientist has come up with THIS  (http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18489-found-hawkings-initials-written-into-the-universe.html) story. 

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: Simon on February 08, 2010, 00:04

:wtf:   :laugh:

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: sam on February 08, 2010, 04:46

They could have waited a month! lol.

I can't see an S or an H.

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: Clive on February 08, 2010, 09:46

Hmmmm.  It's actually very plain to see and I wonder if you ever taken a colour blindness test Sam?  Take a look at THIS (http://colorvisiontesting.com/online%20test.htm#demonstration card answer) one.   :dunno:

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: Simon on February 08, 2010, 09:47

I could see it quite clearly in the original pic.

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: sam on February 08, 2010, 14:19

Quote from: Clive on February 08, 2010, 09:46

Hmmmm.  It's actually very plain to see and I wonder if you ever taken a colour blindness test Sam?  Take a look at THIS (http://colorvisiontesting.com/online%20test.htm#demonstration card answer) one.   :dunno:

lol. That;s a nice test... and I can see all that! So I ain't colourblind - I just have a stupidity filter on.

I've asked a bunch of other astronomers and none of them can see it... just looks like noise to us.  :dunno: Maybe we are just used to looking at poor quality data (though this data is pretty fantastic, but looking at the noise etc).... and going there is nothing there  :cry:

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: Clive on February 08, 2010, 15:24

 :pmsl:  I still think it's an April Fool's joke gone wrong.   ;D

Title: Re: Hawking's initials written into the Universe
Post by: sam on February 08, 2010, 15:28

just released a little early. It has to be otherwise the editor should be sacked.