Total Solar Eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every two years, or so. So just calm yourself when people tell you they're rare
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True! Never have had the opportunity to see that either. All around the world but if you do not have money to travel it is rare to see.
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I want to be able to debate on the internet with as much etiquette as you Kenzie! Also this is special to a lot of us. I'm pumped!
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This guy won some awards for popularizing science. Let that sink in.
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Honestly I respected his outreach but this is just ridiculous. He has some sort of complex to just "correct," thing that don't need to be.
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FYI: Between now and the end of the century on Earth, there will be 57 more total solar eclipses, but only 42 Olympics.
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Feels silly having pedantic discussion with a great mind such as yours, but how many of those are accessible to people alive today?
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Kinda astonishing that the guy who helped create a series like the Cosmos thinks that total solar eclipse is comparable to the Olympics
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Olympics is just one of a several sporting events. Total solar eclipse is a show put on by the nature-an astonishing coincidence of physics
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Maybe the idea is to stick to the facts and logic and not be swept by the sheer romance of it. Probably better to advance the science?
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But for lay people this is definitely the closest most will ever come to experiencing an astronomical phenomenon. Hard not to get excited.
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If they gave out an Olympic medal for terrible analogies, this might win one
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Did you entirely miss that half of this is not just "how often" but "where"? Olympic Games are not rare. Olympic Games in Atlanta are rare.
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Come on NDGT, I expected better! Divide totality (time*area) by (time*area) not, on Earth surface, then tell me that ratio isn't "rare".
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I would be just as excited about the Olympics if I could see them for free from my dad's yard.
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The Olympics is a TV show, it doesn't matter where it is
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@MrHennigan remember that time when a cloud ruined the Olympic games!?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Yes, Neil. But Olympics are never held in the middle of an ocean.
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