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Last night’s eclipse was widely watched around campus. Bwog was there, too, tucked in Pupin Hall’s cozy rooftop telescope, along with half the Columbia staff and their children. Bwog took the time to interview two eight-year olds on their opinions of the eclipse.
Eight year old #1 (lisping audibly and shrieking): Oh my gosh!
A crowd of about 150 made the long trek up by elevator and stairs, where a few overworked astronomers were kind enough to let them stare through the telescopes. Bwog would have enjoyed the use of the equipment as much as they did, were Bwog not nearsighted and wearing an out-of-date perscription.
Eight year old #2: Well, this sucks.
The next total solar eclipse in New York will be May 1, 2079. Hey, fail Principles enough times and hope that they bump up Class Day a few weeks that year and you might just get to see your graduation speaker get overshadowed.
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@shit “Eight year old #1 (lisping audibly and shrieking): Oh my gosh!”
how do you lisp inaudibly?
@You lisp in your interior monologue. I bet it would be awesome.
@COMS 4701 (cons NIL NIL)
;obviously.
@ZvS HAHAHAHAHAHA
Oh, man, not too many cons jokes going around these days.
@supermath $100 * (1.04^(2079-2008)) = 161.9…
161.9 < 170 mathlete = wrong
@Hmm I think he meant it was a monthly rate, not an APY.
Dorks!
@also http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEmono/TSE2008/TSE2008.html
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEmono/TSE2008/TSE2008iau/TSE2008-fig01.GIF
@ZvS That one’s a mighty long way from here. It’s cold on Baffin Island all year round.
@bwog this was the most emo post ever
@2079?! :( Lame! I won’t be alive then. Fuck CC’2079-83.
@2079!! Fuck you! You bet your ass I’m going to be alive then!
@Oh Yeah? I bet you won’t live to be 90. I’ll put aside $10 for you and at 4% interest, you can claim $162 in 2079.
@Mathlete Welcome to the world of compound interest. You’d owe more than $170!
Math is awesome!