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Pooh-Bah
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So, who's seen the Burger King commercial where a guy discovers a "moon orbiting Regulus 239 in the Crab Nebula that may support life"? 
First, I don't think Regulus is even in the crab nebula, and I pretty sure you are not going to discover extrasolar planets (let alone moons) with a 6 or 8 inch newt.
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Rick Woods
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No, that's true!
It originally orbited Regulus 238, but the neighborhood was getting too seedy, what with all the dwarf stars and gaseous nebulae moving in and playing their loud music at all hours.
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Wow! They've discovered 239 planets around Regulus??
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VanJan
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Just shook my head and groaned when I first saw this commercial. But then, as my head was rattling, I took note of the telescope in the background. Is that a tricked-out Parks Newt? And, if the production company responsible is as irresponsible with their props as they are with their dialogue, can I take that 'scope off your hands, say for a hundred bucks or so?
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LivingNDixie
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The commerical is pretty funny.
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astrotrf
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Ya know, with the money and effort they spend on making these commercials, why couldn't they have at least *asked* some astronomer to invent a convincing bit of dialogue?
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Mister T
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My DW just rolled her eyes when I said "Regulus isn't in the crab nebula and it is a star so it can't have a moon"
Non-astro-nuts can be so humourless...
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JAT Observatory
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Reged: 02/20/05
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Quote:
.... I pretty sure you are not going to discover extrasolar planets (let alone moons) with a 6 or 8 inch newt.
Interesting link
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The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice.
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