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(...) *Especially* from a big, reputable, known-for-its-educational-toys company. (25 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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There are about 5000 stars (3000 in the northern hemisphere and 2000 in the southern hemisphere) visible to the naked eye from Earth. The number would of course be higher in outer space, with more lower-magnitude stars revealed from the lack of (...) (25 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Looking at it in person I'd call the new 'red' Dusty Rose or some such. Mike (25 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) 60xx is normally castle so I would be skeptical that these numbers are the correct numbers (...) ditto, 63xx is normally town (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) Actually, until we send humans to mars we won't know what life is ther or was there in the past. It is entirely possible that humanoid life forms are living in small colonies on/under the suface of mars. After all, if we could do it, why (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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Matthew Miller wrote in message ... (...) what (...) possible. True, but normally sci-fi (as opposed to fantasy) takes its different premises from things where we are not sure yet, not things we already know are untrue (e.g. blue aliens on Mars). (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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I was in Shopko and they show several new Lego sets on their shelves (no sets, just names). I'm not positive about the set numbers , their numbers are always Lego numbers Throwabouts (5992?) Exploration station (6263?) Arctic? Snow Stormer (6297?) (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001)
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(...) I have to agree with you, Matthew. Good science fiction (and even good fantasy, for that matter) may change a few premises, but it's internally consistent. Unless we're assuming aether, there isn't anything to make stars twinkle... Nothing (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) Indeed so - it's an illusion due to the different wavelengths passing through the atmosphere. The stars would not be twinkling in outer space. It was in fact the first thing that struck me while reading the story (before reading this post). (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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(...) I disagree. The best sci-fi/fantasy takes a few premises different from what we know, but keeps the rest as accurate, self-consistent, etc., as possible. While I know Lego's not exactly aspiring for that level of writing, it wouldn't kill them (...) (25 years ago, 24-Nov-00, to lugnet.year.2001, lugnet.space)
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