Skeleton Trivia for Tuesday, 2024-09-03
Lightning bugs suggest the existence of the louder, slightly slower thunder bug
Hiya Skeleton Crew,
Hope ya had a good Labor Day, for any a’ youse who celebrate.
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Answers to Last Time
In the Seinfeld pilot, Kramer was called Kessler for some reason!1
That movie I was talkin’ ’bout was Serenity, which tied up some a’ the loose ends in that fan-favorite teevee show Firefly.
Today’s Trivias
Trivia 1
Fireflies, a.k.a. lightnin’ bugs, are one a’ the more famous a’ the bioluminescent animals.
I really like that name for ’em: lightnin’ bugs. I just think it’s so darn poetical. Three cheers for poetry in namin’ stuff!
Speakin’ a’ poetical names ... the glowin’ that lightnin’ bugs do is thanks to an enzyme ’n’ its substrate (in other words, a pair a’ chemicals with names endin’ in -ase ’n’ -in) that’ve both got names derived from the Greek for “lightbearer”.
That word ALSO happens to also be the name a’ what character from a John Milton poem?
Trivia 2
The first time I remember hearin’ ’bout “Kessler syndrome” was when this novel, Seveneves, came out. I never read it myself, but apparently it begins when the moon explodes—yikes!—an’ then all its itty bitty pieces rain down on Earth, causin’ a whole lotta problems.
Seveneves was authored by Neal Stephenson, who apparently got the idea for the book while he was doin’ some consultin’ work at what colorful aerospace company founded by that Amazon guy, Jeff Bezos?
OK then
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
There WAS a reason, it ain’t really that interestin’ so I’m not gonna get into it, but if ya care ya can Google it yerself.