I know that was so great.  That's not the point I was trying to make.  I'm saying what they are doing is wonderful however it is as much for them as for the kids.  This is a validation for black people of all ages.


Oh I agree with you.  It's nice that stars such as Ellen DeGeneres gave money as well.


Yes, she is very civic minded.  The GoFundMe for Harlem was the largest ever for an entertainment event -$300K.


I bet the movie producers loved this campaign, filling the theaters with paid seats.


Probably laughed all the way to the bank.


You've got that right.  I have no idea what its grossed so far!


Marvel must've loved it, well actually Disney since they bought Marvel in 2009.


The history of it is interesting.  I had no idea that the character had been around so long.


Some superheroes are really old, the Fantastic Four has been around since 1961.


Wow!  Hey it's been great chatting with you.


I am well.  It's a ways off, but I am really looking forward to the Shazam movie


When I first read the title, I thought about the Shaq movie and didn't think that was good enough for a sequal... HA!


Lol.  That was Kazam I believe.  This one is about the DC comics superhero Shazam who used to go by Captain Marvel.  He is a lot like Superman, but his alter-ego is a boy named Billy Batson.


HA! I think Kazam would be a nice addition to the DC universe.


I think Shazam has the potential to be a hit, but it's funny because I swear DC comics doesn't want to ever use him.


Will it be dark like the batman movies or more upbeat (as much as it can be...) like Deadpool


I think it will be more fun than Batman and way more kid-friendly than Deadpool.


Yeah Deadpool was crazy bloody and not kid friendly at all. Do yo like comics? Marvel or DC?


I used to collect when I was younger and got into it for a few years after DC relaunched.  When I was younger it was Marvel, but it's been DC more recently. What about you?


I like DC more but appreciate Marvel. I am not an absolutist about it.


I like the flash but I think my love of the TV has influenced that. Yours?


I was all-in with Flash for season 1 and 2, but haven't watched the more recent seasons.  Believe it or not, but Shazam was always a favorite and Firestorm.


There actually was one in the 1970s, but it predated me a bit as I never watched it.  Shazam could also be a lighter offering on DC's CW network today. The others have gotten dark (Arrow / Flash) or too political (Supergirl).


I only watch super girl on the cross overs and I do agree that Arrow and Flash have gotten a little dark. I feel like this is usually the signal of the end because they do not know how to go deeper with it.


I just think Shazam could take us back to the fun I had with Flash when we all watched it as a family. I liked when Barry was more forensic scientist with powers, than just a superhero.


It's such a big universe of superheroes that it seems they could find something that works for everyone.  I do fear the crossovers get a little overdone, but they can be fun.


Hello, are you a superhero fan? There are over 300 registered in the US.


Did you say there were only 300 people registered in the US?  I do not like or dislike superheroes.  My grand kids like superheroes though.


I adore Stan Lee. He wrote 15 comics for DC, reimagining Batman and SPiderman


He must be very talented and has good imagination.


Yes, he did. There was even a Garfield comic, Pet Force


Do you know that there is a superhero called normalman?  That's a weird name.


I think it's cute, it's because he didn't have powers. The only one on a planet of superheroes.


Is there a movie about Normalman?  It would be hard to live surrounded by superheroes.


I'm not sure. Some people call female superheros a "superheroine", that is so weird.


I know, right?  I would people to call them superheros.  I understand that these superhero fictional characters have been around since 1930s.


I would like to read some from that time. Did you know there are stars you can touch with your hand, as they are cool to the touch?


No, I did not know that.  I always thought all stars are very hot, just like our sun.


I did too. There are some astronomers who think the universe is a giant superhologram. Thats wild.


It sounds wild.  Also, they think that there is a region of space that may be pulling galaxies outside the observable universe.  That sounds scary to me.


That is scary. so is the theory of their only being one electron in the universe.


I don't know if the theory (about one electron) is reliable though.


I wouldn't think so, but I haven't read Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler in years.


It seems to me that people from ancient Greek were very smart and were interested in science.  They came up with a lot of theories about our universe that are accepted by current scientists.


i agree. Caesar was amazed that the Brits bred chickens for entertainment.


I heard about it.  I wonder what Caesar thought about this type of entertainment.


He probably wondered what was wrong with them, lol. I think it is cool that Bill Nye got his break by winning a Steve Martin look-alike contest.


Bill Nye, the science guy?  It was an interesting fact.  I have to get going.  It was nice chatting with you.


What do you like to do for entertainment?


I like to watch movies and listen to music mostly. How about you?


me too, I play old school nintendo sometimes, did you know it only has 54 colors?


I didn't know this. Did you watch Black Panther?


I did watch it, I loved black panther, i love basically all the marvel movies. What did you think of it


It was a fantastic movie. I was blown away by the acting in this movie. I read somewhere that one of the actors made a series of campaigns and charities for kids to watch the movie.


that is so nice! I think black panther was named that before the black panther party was created


I believe that was the case as well. I was also impressed that other known celebrities also donated to the cause such J.J Abrams, Viola Davis to name a few.


wow, that is so great! I like when people use their status for good things. Too bad black panther wasn't real, he could do damage with that 500 billion dollars he is worth in the comics


I agree. I heard the Go Fund Me campaign for Black Panther was started by Frederick Joseph because he wanted to help children in Harlem to watch the movie.


That is awesome, wow! Do you have other favorite comic book characters?


Me too, those were great movies, not the new one though


I agree. I want to see more action and less talking.


That is how I felt with venom. I just watched that last night and was ehhhh about it


I wanted to see a better plot with Venom. Do you know who produced Black Panther by any chance?


For sure, I don't know who produced it, do you?


Yes it was produced by Marvel Studios. Do you know who directed it?


I do not know who was the director, were they famous or did other marvel movies?


I don't know if this director directed other movies by he did direct this one and he is Ryan Coogler.


I think I have heard of him, I will check what other movies he did, it was so nice chatting with you!


I did.  Good movie.  Chad Boseman and Octavia Spencer the stars, are helping children see it for free.


That is great! i bet it is a positive film for a lot of kids. I dont really watch superhero films often.


Yes very positive. The campaign is the BlackPantherChallenge.


That is great. i loved films as a kid but usually didnt have the money to see them. i bet the kids really appreciate it.


Crowdsourcing charities like GoFundme is a tool.  A 40,000 goal became $400,000 to kids to watch the movie!


Ok, thats how they got the funding. that is a great goal. Black Panther is the richest superhero. I bet they could get money from him. LOL


Wow, he has more than tony stark and bruce wayne!


Yes, he is quite rich. What other forms of entertainment do you like?


Music, dance, drama, storytelling all kinds.  Ceasar raised chickens for entertainment not food.


Caesar was a strange one, but then again, he did not have an NES. did you ever play the NES?


Of course..SuperMario was a classic.  It could only display 54 colors though.


54 was probably enough. the gameplay was great. the kids loved that system. I didnt get much chance to play. my friend had one.


Yeah you are right.  Hard to believe it was 2003 when it was discontinued.


I guess the fans were dedicated to the thing! there are so many better systems out. I wonder when the last game was made.


Good question.  I wish I had one still.  Did you know Bill Nye won a steve martin lookalike contest?


How did he do that? i dont see the resemblance. i guess good makeup helps! LOL


Science!  Also Reagan was turned down to play the president!


Reagan the actor was not presidential enough? LOL That is irony. Anyway, great chat!


Yes me too. Do you ever shop their AmazonBasics line?


Yes they say it is basic but I think the products are pretty good


Yes I agree. Did you know Jeff built a clock on a mountain


Yes and it supposed to run for 10 00 years


Yeah. Did you know the first customer spent less than $30 on the site?


Yes and in honor of that they named of their buildings after him


Hahha what a deal. They deliver on Sundays now as well


Yes thanks to that contract they signed with USPS


Yeah so convenient. Do you ever play Minecraft?


Yes and in Sweden they have a school where you have to take minecraft lessons


Wow I like that. That world is bigger than Neptune itself


Wow nice. and they partnered with UN Habitat so kids can have a chance to showcase the changes they want to see in their places


So sweet of them . someone built a computer using only Minecraft building blocks


Wow impressive. It is the third best selling game also


Wow that is quite something. Do you know when it came out?


Yes that was in 2011 and it was developed in Sweden


Yeah by Markus Persson and then later was taken over by Mojang


I love it Have you read Spaceship Troopers?


So do you ever shop on Amazon? The largest internet retailer in the world haha?


I do actually! A couple times a month usually! I live in an area that does not offer much for shopping, so amazon is pretty convenient! How about you?


I am hooked on Amazon shopping! They sell everything from clothes to electronics....amazing and I can even buy my kids video games. They are crazy about Minecraft.


I love that they offer so much on their website! Do they do creative world in minecraft or do they do story mode? My son enjoys the creative side of it!


My kids love when I buy Minecraft themed toy figures on Amazon lol,  They love the creative side of it too. I was reading that it is the 3rd best selling video game of all time.


Can you believe that there is a school in Sweden that offers minecraft lessons?


Wow! That's pretty cool. I love the 3D effects it has in it, very fun to see how my kids play it. Minecraft has so much good in it.


I agree. It opens up the creative side in kids. It lets them design and build anything they want! I also love that they have a chance to explore other worlds!


Exactly, a positive video game for a change lol.  I was reading that there was a 16 bit computer built using nothing but Minecraft building blocks, that's so interesting!


We need more positive video games like minecraft! I read that the minecraft world is bigger than Neptune! Thats insane! lol. Definitely gives kids a large area to explore!


I agree! I think it' is an awesome game. I bet Amazon get a lot of orders for Minecraft ....such a huge love of kids and adults.


I bet minecraft is one of amazons best sellers for video games and kids toys! Some adults probably even collect the toys as well! Did you know that there is a combat side to minecraft? It has everything a different video game has, but even more!


I am aware of all the aspects of Minecraft and it is amazing! I think that the founder of Amazon is brilliant, he is now the wealthiest man in the nation. They even own a publishing and film studio, just amazing.


The owner is brilliant! I had no idea that Amazon owned Imdb! I use Imdb all the time! I think its awesome how amazon has a deal with the US postal service so that customers are able to receive packages on Sunday! Not sure if any other company does that!


I know! I get Amazon packages all the time on Sunday which is awesome. I was reading that the Amazom workers walk between 7 to 15 miles per shift fulfilling orders!


They have a great job, and get exercise at the same time! I have seen one of the warehouses before and it is absolutely massive!! Can you believe the ceo of amazon built a clock in a mountain that should run for 10,000 years! They are pure geniuses.


They definitely get exercise for sure lol. And I did read about that clock and that is awesome! I need to look that up! I was just shopping on Amazon earlier today looking at childrens books because my kids love to read and Amazon has so much to choose from it is crazy, but I always find what I need!


Did you know that the world record for words read in one minute is 4,700 words!


Really?! That is fast hahaa! I read that C.S. Lewis and Tolkien had competitions called "You Laugh You Lose" hahaha while reading bad poetry, so funny! I need to read more while my kids are playing Minecraft...or I could shop on Amazon some more hhahaa!!! It has been great chatting!!


In the 18th century there was a "moral panic" because so many people started reading novels! I guess that freaked a bunch of people out!


Sounds like it did! I have to run so I can shop! Haha, chat again soon! bye!


Absolutely!  I use a lot of their services.  How about you?


Sure do! Jeff Bezos was a genius when he founded the company in 1994.


Yeah,  he also built a clock that should run for 10,000 years,  and built it into a mountain. lol


So bazaar, right? I am floored that the warehouse workers walk between 7 and 15 miles during a shift. I would be so skinny if I worked there. :)


Yeah I wouldnt mind that,  getting paid to exercise,  its not heavy exercising,  just walking,  im down lol


Oh I agree. I didn't know that Amazon sold low end products under the AmazonBasics brand. Did you?


I have heard of it,  but I havent shopped on it.  That is definitely something I want to check out though.  I just figure they have low end and high end on the same platform so we have options lol


That is true. I find some pretty good deals. So good sometimes that I am surprised it is still the largest internet retailer in the world based on revenue and market capitalization.


I believe it,  it has everything and they deliver straight to your door, game changer lol


Yes! And I like that USPS contracts with Amazon to deliver on Sunday. Can't beat that!!


Yes,  I do like getting my packages on Sundays!  And I love the free 2 days shipping with Prime!  Prime has so many benefits!


Yes it does. However, I only do the trial during the holiday season for free. I know that's bad on me. I wonder how awesome the very first customer felt when he got a building named after him for only spending $27.95.


Yep, I get a lot of books from there. Are you a big reader?


I am but lately I have been really into Audible,  not sure if that counts.  I am just so busy it is easier to listen to audio books for me right now.  How about you?


You know I've never gotten into the audio books. Guess I'm old school. I read pretty fast but not anywhere close Anne Jones who holds the world record at 4,700 wpm. How is that possible?


yeah that is insane.  I wonder if she actually processes what she is reading.


Probably not a lot of it. How about the "moral panic" the reading of novels brought about in the 18th century! They probably thought the whole generation was going to the dogs. :)


lol thats so weird to me,  reading is good for you,  calm down.


:) now the current generation is into video games like Minecraft and no one communicates anymore. Sigh! Hey, nice chatting!!


Well, I have heard that it is the third best selling game of all time.


Supposedly the minecraft world is bigger than Neptune.


That is incredible.  Is it a memory hog because of that?


It might be.  I know a lot of young kids are very into the game.


It seems to have a lot of options like exploration, resource gathering, crafting and compat.


They get to build a lot of things and have their own world.  Very creative.


It is 3D also.  I wonder if there is music.


I heard something about a music festival called Coachella that actually had 2600 people attend.


I have heard of the festival, but Ive never been.


I don't know if it is a physical place or a place within the Minecraft game.  I guess I would have to do some reading to find out.  Do you enjoy reading?


I do.  It is my favorite way to pass the time.  Im really into non-fiction.


They say that only the best readers in the middle ages were capable of reading silently.


That is really neat, I never thought about that.


So, we would be really good readers if we lived 500 years ago.


It is on a military reading list.  It is about a boy fighting an alien race in what he thinks is a game, but turns out to be a real war.


That is an interesting set-up.  Did you know that Louis Braille invented his system of reading and writing for the blind when he was only 15?


Wow.  That is awesome!  Well Ive got to go, Nice chat!


Well, howdy, how are you doing tonight? It's a great night for a chat, don't you think?


I do think it is a great night to chat! Do you watch soccer?


I watch the World Cup because it's the best of the best playing. You?


I watch the premier league because it is on before college football and the NFL. Do you like any other sports?


I have heard that there are other sports than soccer, but soccer makes more money than football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey combined. I follow the money. The money is with soccer


I would say so! That's a lot of leagues to out perform.


There should be more altruism in sports though. Consider German soccer player Mesut Ozil, who donated his world cup victory bonus to pay for surgeries for 23 children in Brazil. Maybe one of those kids would grow up to defeat him in the WC. Maybe they would donate their bonus to him.


That's the circle of professional sports life. I find those stories so heart-warming. We hear too often of the bad things athletes do but never the good things. Good for Masut!


I think that athletes are just folks with a talent. Some are good and honest and generous. Others are greedy, shallow, bitter and evil. Sports are just another human endeavor. Even in a country like Brazil.


I like that perspective. Jon stewart played soccer in college. Who knew!?!?!


He had secret soccer abilities that took him all the way to Brazil! Then he showed up on our TVs!


At Billy May's funeral the pall bearers wore ble shirts and khaki pants.... HAHHAHA


I don't know Billy May, but I guesst there must be some irony in their sartorial selection for a funureal affair like a funeral.


He's the pitch man that had the beard. He would pitch the boat with the screen door on the bottom.


The man must of been a legend! I think he must be selling salvation to the Lord God in heaven! He must of done a deal with the Devil and got the good end of it!


He also did the oxy clean commercials. The official office attire of hawaii is the aloha shirt. I may move there.


I think the Hawaiians have the right idea. We go to work every day. We should be comfortable. The people in Manhattan would do well to take the example of the Hawaiians.


yeah! I wish I could wear jeans all the time but no, I have to wear khakis... No one thinks khakis are formal...


You are Steve McQueen! You wear khakis, or as the Brits say, carkeys!


I love to watch Netflix every night. I switched over from Blockbuster many years back. Netflix tried to work with Blockbuster but Blockbuster laughed at them.


BB made an enormous mistake when they passed on the chance to buy Netflix. Now Netflix has the world on a string.


Right. They have all kinds of stuff on Netflix, eve a movie that is an hour long video of a fireplace.


That is a cinematic breakthrough! Who thought of that? It should get an awards. The Best Fireplace award.


And there are almost 150 movies with a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. So all different thing to suit our fancy.


Is this true? Who voted for those movies? Netflix employees? I will vote for them if they pay me. 150? That sounds too high.


I'm not sure if they were referring to the consumer ratings on Rotten Tomatoes or the expert ratings.


I guess that RT is in the pay of Netflix. Maybe the money is good. Netflix has a lot of debt. I guess they must pay much to the reviewers. I say, do you like Spotify?


Do they? Wow. I don't really use Spotify. I use Youtube more. you?


I do not use Spotify. It is hard for the artists to make money. Plus I like Youtube more. They have documentaries and TV shows.


Me either. I wonder who still uses Spotify. Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify because she said "music should not be free."


I think that the small artist gets screwed by Spotify. The money goes to the owners, not the artists. It is not fair.


Although, Spotify pays artists up to 200% more than regular US radio stations.


I guess that is a lot, but I think that it is not enough to live on. I would not put my music up there. I think that there is much music there that no one listens to.


Did you ever get music on torrents? The CEO of Spotify was the CEO of Utorrent.


I never got the torrent music. I think that the CEO wants us to pay him now. No more stealing!


Haha, yeah, torrents were a bit morally questionable. Speaking of illegal downloads, Netflix also monitors illegal downloads in certain countries to decide what to purchase.


I think that the Netflix crew is pretty cunning. The thieves know quality! Anyway, great chat!


Nice talking to you! Speaking of quality, what on earth is a silent album? A band earned $20000 from Spotify for one of those.


I think that it has no sound. Very zen. Have a good day!


U used to go to a lot of concerts. Do you enjoy concerts?


I used to like going, not so much anymore. I'm not a big crowd person. I did see Linkin Park back in 2001 one though. It was in support of Hybrid Theory. I heard they played over 300 concerts that year.


That's an insane amount of concerts. I can't imagine how exhausted you would be.


I can't either. I've heard that the Ramones played over 2,000 concerts. That's alot of concerts.


I would have loved to have seen that. I'm assuming a lot of those were at CBGBs.


I would have loved that too. I always wanted to go see a show a CBGBs back in the day.


It would have been a great experience. Did you know that there is an ancient roman amphitheater that is still used for concerts in Croatia?


I would love to see a concert there. It would be breathtaking.


It would be an experience for sure. Pink Floyd recorded a concert in an ancient theater in Pompeii but they did it with no audience.


I would love to have been a fly on the wall for that one.


Me too. Did you know that a lawsuit was filed against Creed due to a concert?


I heard about that. I guess it was a horrible one.


Yes it was so bad that four of the attendees sued them. That must be really horrible to make you want to go through that.


It must have been. I wonder if they won the lawsuit?


That's a good question. Off topic but I really enjoy clothes and I feel like your shirt is what stands out most in your wardrobe. Do you agree?


I agree, I have to wear polo shirts for work all the time. Did you know that they were originally invented for tennis?


Yep, they were invented by Rene "The Crocodile" Lacoste and only later adopted by polo players.


That's very interesting. Did you know that there is a difference between button up and button down?


Button down is where the collar tips are buttoned to the shirt and button up does not feature this. It was nice chatting with you.


Do you go to a lot of concerts?  I don't get to too many these days, but I've done a few here and there...


Yes I go as much as I can. Did you know that Linkin Park did 324 concerts in 2001?


Hey, I heard about that!  I think it was based off the success of their album Hybrid Theory which was the biggest best seller that year.  Wish I had gotten to see them in concert!  Pity about Chester Bennington though... :(


I know that was such a loss of life and talent. The Ramones also played 2263 concerts when they toured for 20 years


Now that's dedication!  I can't imagine going on that far non-stop!  I wonder if they ever played in an Roman Amphitheatre.  Some of those are still in use today, you know?


Yes there is one in Croatia and there is another one in Pompeii


They say Pink Floyd did a live concert in a roman amphitheater once with no audience though.  I guess it was for a live recording or something.  Or maybe just for giggles PF seems like the type that would do something just to do it. LOL


I know but what a waste , they are such a good band and no one got to here them then. DO you like Creed?


Ahh.. a few of there song are okay, but I'm not what you would call a fan really.  How about yourself?


I like them somewhat but it seems one of their concerts was do bad that people sued them


I wonder about that.. was the concert just "bad" or did something happen like technical problems?  Or the main singer being drunk or something?  THAT I could see suing for....


Yeah good point. On another topic are you a fan of soccer?


Not a big watcher but I find some details about it rather fascinating.  Did you know, for instance, Jon Steward was as soccer player?


Yes he represented the US in the Pan-American Games in 1983 in Brazil


Although it's not the most popular in the US, I guess it is in the rest of the world.  They say it makes more money than basketball, football, baseball, golf, tennis and hockey COMBINED!


Yes that is a lot of money right there. It is officially known as association football but do you know why it is called soccer in the US?


Yeah, I think the word "soccer" was slang for association football.


Yeah. Have you ever seen that version of it with three teams?


No, I haven't but it sounds like it'd be an interesting game.  I wonder how it's played?


Me too, I am intrigued to know that. Did you know Mesut Ozil donated his world cup winnings


Yeah, I heard about that!  It went to help pay for surgeries for several kids in Brazil.  That was real generous of him!


Yes it was, what a great cause. Nice chatting with you.


Hi! As a rap fan, I can say I'm glad Tupac's music can be found in the library of congress! His music was a work of art!


Yea I really like tupac's music too like "all eyez on me" "me against the world", and "Makaveli", glad his music is in the library of congress too


That is so cool! I love how rap music has evolved. Even Koren rappers have introduced a new freestyle rap known as compliment battle that's very interesting!


Lol I never knew there was a thing as compliment rap battles, I guess they are good for self esteem


Indeed! Rappers are so talented in so many different areas even beyond rap. Tale Eminem for example: his dream was to become a comic book artist.


Yea I heard he was a big fan of the punisher and his favorite superhero is spiderman


I think it's funny Busta Rhymes voiced the Reptar Wagon in the film Rugrats years ago. I'd like to see that movie just for that part. I wonder if it's on Netflix?


I don't know but I do remember seeing the film years ago, It didn't even come across my mind that the voice of the reptar wagon was Busta Rhymes


Same here when I first saw it. I suppose I can check Netflix since I'm part of the reason it accounts for 33% of all bandwidth in North America each night.


Possibly, or you can check for it on youtube too which together with Netflix makes up half of peak internet traffic


And that's wild if you think about it! And Netflix has 137 million subscribers worldwide. Blockbuster must be kicking themselves for refusing to buy Netflix!


lol yea, but Blockbuster was poorly managed. They would still be in business if only they coughed up $50 million for netflix


That is so true. And to think, where would we be today without services like Netflix and Spotify?


I don't know but Netflix needs to be careful, they just accrued another 2 billion dollars in debt for it's original content


Wow! I didn't know that!  Crazy to think they could be in debt with so many subscribers worldwide. Heck, even in the US alone!


Yea, I think Spotify doesn't have to worry as much about debt, they must not pay much for content if a artist has to get 130,745 plays per day to earn minimum wage


Agreed. But then there are some who make decent on there such as that one band that earned $20k and used it to fund a free tour!


Yea they had a silent album, what does that even mean and how did they make 20,000 off it


It's a mystery, isn't it? Well I wonder how Spotify would feel knowing they got two baristas fired over a vulgar song played in a coffee shop?


I don't think Spotify cares too much about those Baristas getting fired for playing Young Dolph's "get paid"


Agreed in all honesty. It was their own fault even if they weren't aware of policies regarding the type of music they could play.


Yea, I really don't blame Larry Moneta for being annoyed but I would probably not bother calling the store owner to complain about the song either


Same I wouldn't either. But when you're the vice president of student affairs, I suppose you have to live by a strict code of conduct. But I wouldnt apply it to others.


Yes, I do. How about you? Do you like Spotify?


I saw the appeal, but never dedicatedly used it. How about you?


I listen to Youtube more. Spotify has four million songs that haven't been played once. That's 20 percent of the songs they have


Yet at the same time, a band got 20K from a silent album


That is cool...I wonder who was listening, because musicians need to get 130,745 plays per day on spotify in order to get minimum wage. And by the way, what is a silent album?!


I'm pretty sure its a recording of no sound


Haha, wondered if it had some secret meaning. So I guess there are audible watermarks on universal group's songs on itunes and spotify so people don't steal them.


Maybe it just let people clear their minds, similar to white noise?


Hmm, I will have to look into it. Did you ever use utorrent? The same person who made Spotify developed it.


I didn't know that. So Ludvig strigeus also made spotify?


Correct. Do you think that people should be fired for what kind of music they are listening to over the speakers at work? I guess some campus baristas were listening to a song with inappropriate lyrics on Spotify and all of the staff on that shift got let go.


I think the person who play it should have been fired, but not the uninvolved parties


I think it was a playlist by spotify so it may not have started with that song. When a complaint was made the song was immediately turned off.


Then I don't think they deserve to be fired. It is not like they were watching netflix on the job


And also there were no policies regarding the type of music played. So maybe they need to institute a policy and then if people violate it, they can be fired.


Well if it is the automatic playlist on spotify they can't know someone will complain till they do.


Yeah and now Duke faces criticism for freedom of expression


Well it isn't Duke's fault. This just feels like something that got blown way over proportion. The official is free to comment that it was bothering him and it should have ended with the employee simply playing another song.


Yes, I agree. That would have made it a lot simpler story. There are also complaints of reverse discrimination.


In any case, I hope they sort it out and why people have to make things so complicated for no good reason. I enjoyed our chat and I hope you did as well. Have a nice day.


How's it going, do you use Spotify? I had an account since in launched in 2008


Hi, I do not but I do love music. It seems Spotify does have lots of songs since there are 4 million that haven't even been played yet.


Yea, that's 20% of Spotify's catalog lol


That's crazy. In order to earn minimum wage, musicians on Spotify have to get 130,745 plays per day.


I wonder how many plays it takes to earn 20,000 like that band who used it to fund a free tour


Good question. The main developer of Spotify is Swedish. Must have been a smart guy.


Yea Ludvig Stigues, he also was a programmer for Utorrent


Do you know what utorrent is? I have never heard of it?


Yea its an app that allows you to torrent  music, not sure it's quite as legal as spotify though


Oh, ok! How about Netflix? Do you have an account? I've had one for a while now and it has helped me through a lot of boring times.


Yea, I usually watch it between 9pm-12am helping to take up 33% of bandwidth in north america


Me too, occasionally. The guy who started Netflix did so after he racked up $40 in late fees on a VHS rental of Apollo 13.


Lol, that's crazy, and then Blockbuster declined to buy netflix multiple times for only 50 million


I know. I would be kicking myself right now if I was Blockbuster. But they had several offers so totally their loss.


Yep, blockbuster could of owned a company that along with youtube makes up half of peak internet traffic in North America


True, Netflix already has 137 million subscribers worldwide, probably more than that now. That is a lot!


Yea and Netflix is available in places like Brazil, India, and South Korea


Correct, but not available in China, Syria, North Korea, and Crimea. Wonder why? Probably government oversight.


Probably, maybe they don't like Netflix original content like Lilyhammer


Could be. :) I don't understand why it spends so much on postage though. I don't know anyone who still orders dvds.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Fine.  Finally, lazy people are being vindicated. Exercise can be considered a selfish act.  Hee.


HA! Yes it can. My wife gets mad at me all the time for leaving her with the kids while I go to the gym.


Bummer.  Yeah, there's a study that maybe the best evolutionary strategy is for animals to be lassitudinous and sluggish. Boy do I have that down.


Sometimes.  I mainly watch stuff they produce on other channels. That is, while I'm being inactive on the couch to prevent me from becoming extinct.


So netflix is the new gym and hulu is the new cardio?


If you buy into the research study.  If you're lucky you can be a notorious slacker like "the Dude" from the "The Big Lebowski".


I am all for that lifestyle! I also like bowling so that might be a good fit for my lifestyle.


Yeah, but you may get rugs stolen from your house.  Or worse, massive late fees on video rentals that inspire you to start a business like Netflix.


Who would steal my rugs? That just seems like a petty thing to steal???


That's what set the "Dude" on his adventure all over planet Earth.  Speaking of Earth, 80% of natural forests have been destroyed.  Maybe I should get off my butt and do something.


Got it... Maybe my synapses are not firing from the workout this morning. Just another reason for me to turn to a life of laziness!


More proof... Did you realize that 40% of Americans think that humans and dinos lived at the same time?


HA! At least all 50 states have access to fossils!


Yeah.  I'm envious that Canada has a glow in the dark dino coin.  If only the U.S. was that cool.


Yeah. I feel like our coin game is weak! We should step that game up!


Yep.  I just found a new career path.  I want to be the UN's official ambassador to extraterrestrials. That would be a nice gig.


Yeah. Probably short hours too. How would you like to see a chicken with teeth!?!?!?


Maybe.  My thought are on orthodontics and other chicken dentistry.


HAHAHA. That might be the best line I have heard on here! Nicely done, you win the internet for today.


I love the earth, everything about it is so fascinating, do you like it/


i like the earth most days. some days the weather is not very friendly.


For sure, like when a polar vertex hits and its cold like all of february!


yeah, that vortex is going to make the next few winters pretty tough. I figure that we could use some more forests too.


I bet! I am not looking forward to it! Too cold here in Iowa! I am sure this is due to like 80% of earth's forests being destroyed


I figure that we are well on the way to destroying the last 20. we need to protect and maybe grow some new forest.


I agree! I wonder if there is a netflix special on this to make people aware!


I would hope so. that netflix, everyone is watching netflix now!


Right! I love netflix, do you have a favorite show on it?


i dont. i dont watch it any more. i think that netflix is going to keep growing though. they have great original content.


They have so much. I watched their first ever original show. It was lilyhammer, it was worth watching.


was it? i never saw it. i will have to check it out. i know that they have made tons of shows, some of which are good.


Yea for sure, i love the marvel series. This original content has created a debt of 21 billion though


21 billion? that seems too high. maybe 2 billion? that is a lot of debt. the stock is worth a lot though.


they are worth 2 billion but 21.9 billion is their debt. I think they will erase that in the next 5 years. Did you hear how netflix started?


that is an insane amount of debt. i wonder what the interest payments are on that. they had better continue expanding.


I think that is why they are charging more. Netflix started because of the owner's 40 dollar late fee bill to Blockbuster lol


yeah, they need more subscribers, here and around the world. 40 dollars sparked an empire. LOL Anyway great chat!


right, and blockbuster could have bought it but denied to! That worked out well, lol! It was so nice chatting with you!


I enjoyed chatting too! Have a great day!


Hey! Once in a while if I have enough to drink! It is beautiful with both aesthetic and symbolic value! you?


Me too lol! I love dancing, I am michael jackson on the dance floor after a couple drinks!


Wow can you moonwalk? The first one ever recorded was in 1955!


I used to be able to. I always though Michael Jackson started it, but some tap dancer did, do you know who it was?


Yeah it was some guy named Bill Bailey. Michael Jackson definitely gets more fame for it though.


Wow, I will have to check it out lol. For sure, also Michael Jackson has a patent for his extreme lean he does


I would like to see what that device looks like that helps him do that,


For sure, I think it was in his shoes if I remember right. Do you have kids at all?


Not yet! But I would have them watch Mr. Rogers breakdance because that sounds funny and wholesome!


That would be amazing to watch! I have a baby, it is funny watching her dance, apparently it comes natural to them


Very cool! Must be so fun to watch. Parrots are also able to dance but it seems to be more mimic than anything.


that is awesome, I want to see that. Do you know tupac?


Yes the rapper? I like rap! The worlds fastest rapper spoke 14.q syllables per minute!


For sure rap is awesome. Tupac used to dance ballet in high school. I think he was a better rapper though lol


Oh wow I would like to see that! Do you like big macs? McDonalds pays rappers $5 for every time they reference big macs!


No way, lets make a song and say big mac 1000 times in the song, you down?


So down! Big Macs for life! There is even a deaf rapper who raps in sign language!


That would be interesting to watch and learn. Very inspirational. Have you heard of korean rap battles?


No I didn't know they had rap battles. I think it's funny Koreans even rap since it was developed largely by African Americans.


They have compliment rap battles lol, that would be fun to watch. It was so nice chatting with you, enjoy your Sunday!


I listen to it occasionally, but I have a hard time finding really good artists. Do you prefer mainstream hits or smaller artists you find on your own?


I like both, actually!  My favorite all time rap artist is Tupac Shakur.


Tupac's music is classic. I think he influenced the entire rap world. It's a shame we won't hear more from him!


I know, gone way too soon!  But, I hear his music is in the Library of Congress, so it will be preserved for future generations.


Makes you wonder what else is in the Library of Congress! I wonder if they have some of Eminem's music in there too. He's a favorite of mine.


They probably do, he's an icon of Rap music, also.  Didn't know he wanted to be a comic book artist before he became a rapper, though.  Very multi talented person!


He's also an inspiring one. When he was involved in a lawsuit once, the judge rapped her ruling at the person filing against him. I wish I could have seen that.


Me too, but it was super cool.  Good for her!


One of the things I really like about rap music is how good it is to dance to or keep time while exercising. Funny enough, your favorite artist Tupac danced ballet in high school!


Yeah, that's wild, isn't it.  Can't picture Tupac ballet dancing, at all.  Have you heard any of that new typr of rapping called compliment battle?


I haven't. It sounds a lot friendlier than diss tracks, though. Where did it originate?


Apparently, in Korea.  Wonder what they do try to give each other better compliments than the other person?


Maybe they have to make the longest or most poetic comment they can without missing the rhythm or breaking rhyme. If it's a freestyle rap, they'd have to be pretty inventive.


It probably suits their gentle nature better than American style in your face battles, that can get very ugly!


I'd definitely prefer a compliment battle. I think I'd feel bad in a rap battle if I was just trying to diss the other person, and I doubt an apology rap would win me any points.


You're so right about that! On a different note, did you know Steven Spielberg played the clarinet on the Jaws soundtrack?


I didn't even know he played music. Isn't it enough to be such a talented director? Leave some talent for the rest of us!


Control, is what came to my mind.  he knew what he wanted it to sound like and when it didn't, he took things into his own hands and got it done, his way.


It's like the old saying, "If you want something done right, do it yourself." If he knew he had the ability, I applaud him for also taking responsibility for making sure the soundtrack was what he wanted.


Are you into rap? I don't know much about the genre.


No. I don't like it. I think it is cool that the origins of rap are from West Africa.


I'm not surprised that the genre made its way from Africa to the US. And now it's moving from the US around the world, in every language.


Yes. It seems to be going everywhere, even Tupac's music made into the Library of Congress.


I heard that Tupac danced ballet in high school. I would have expected him to be a dancer, but not that kind. The guy was really talented.


I really would not have expected it either but many singers are multitalented-like J Lo, they do movies. Steven Spielberg played the clarinet in the jaws soundtrack. Go figure.


Speaking of soundtracks, the one for the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" has gone multi-platinum.


Wow, I didn't know that. I've seen that movie and it deserves some attention. Did you know that Bruce Lee was also a great dancer?


Yeah, I heard that he was good. Didn't he win a contest in Hong Kong? Probably being good at dance helps with martial arts and vice versa.


Yes he did win the Hong Kong Cha-Cha championship in 1958.


I wonder how old he was. I know that babies respond to music by dancing. It's an instinct and yet I can't dance at all.


Yes and babies smile more when they hit the beat. :]


I guess classical music isn't so good for babies when they want to dance! Have you heard of Daft Punk?


They sound vaguely familiar. What soundtrack or movie did they do?


They wear robot helmets. They did the Tron Legacy soundtrack.


I haven't seen Tron Legacy. Do you remember when Phil Collins did the Tarzan soundtrack?


I never saw Tarzan. Is that an animated feature?


Yes, it is. It is a Disney movie circa 1999. Very good movie. Did you know that Phil Collins recorded that soundtrack in 6 different languages?


Wow! I guess he has a good ear for language. I should check out Tarzan, the English version of course.


Yes, it is funny if you are a Disney fan. Say, did you see Michael Jackson do the "exteme lean" in some of his dance moves. I wonder how he did it.


He copied it from someone else who had used special shoes to lock into bolt heads in the stage floor.


Good morning, how are you? Did you know that one of the founders of Netflix, Reed Hastings, decided to start the company after a $40 late fee?


Yes, that is a neat story. something good coming from something bad. It was for a VHS rental of apollo 13


Yeah, while Apollo 13 is a really good movie, I don't know that it's worth $40 (to me, at least). I found it interesting too that Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix-- and now Blockbuster no longer exists. I wonder if they're regretting that decision?


Of course!! they were offered that for $50 million, now it is worth two million! ouch


I also didn't realize that Netflix was pretty much global and available almost everywhere. And it's crazy to me that about a third of bandwidth usage in from 9pm to midnight is just in Netflix accounts!


extremely popular! Imagine 137 million subscribers worldwide!


I also wasn't aware that the first series Netflix produced was Lilyhammer-- I don't think I'd ever even heard of that show until probably the past year. I think the first one I was interested in or remember was Orange is the New Black.


And I did not know Netflix existed in 1997 and that they mailed the DVD's.


I remember them mailing the DVDs but didn't remember when they started. I don't think they were a really popular service until they started streaming services-- that's when pretty much everyone started subscribing to their services.


And are as popular as youtube , they make up to 50% of the internet traffic at peak times in North america. Everyone is on them.


Did you know that more than 80% of the earth's natural forests have already been destroyed? I find that really sad.


that is terrible, considering how beautiful is the earth and how much abundance of water it has, about 71% of the earth is covered with water.


And with only 29% being land-- it's kind of crazy to know that humans live on such a small part of the Earth's surface.


And is beautifully made, continents and Islands which I love to visit. I also enjoy the variety of lakes rivers and even the ice.


I can do without the ice, personally. But I understand that it all makes up an important part of the Earth and obviously provides a habitat to species that were made for it-- like polar bears. I'm glad that the days have gotten longer since earth was first formed-- I can't imagine a 5.5 hour long day!


But if you think about it, lots of water are stored on the poles, artic and antartic. It is so wise. Also did you know about how the earth's interior is so active?


I somewhat remember from earth science in high school. I've always found it interesting that Earth has it's own magnetic field though.


Beautiful design consisting of a solid iron core surrounded by a liquid outer core.


Did you know the dinosaur ancestors of the chicken had teeth? I didn't know that all birds today came from dinosaurs either!


I like dinosaurs, I found it impressive fossils are in the 50 states, they are everywhere.


Hi there! How are you? I'm hanging out watching Netflix. I just can not believe it has been around since 1997!


I love Netflix, a lot of interesting movies and content in there.


Yes, I agree. Back in the day it was all about renting at Blockbuster. I still am surprised that Netflix is worth $2 billion.


Its worth a lot of money but the company was like 10 times as much in debt so not everything that shines is gold


That is a lot of debt. Wow. Maybe its because they still spend less on bandwidth than postage.


That could be one of the reasons, I watched a documentary on planet earth the other day, our planet is just amazing


Yes, it is, I agree. So many amazing things our Earth does. I think its amazing that the Earth is only the third planet from the Sun.


The third planet but the only one with intelligent life, at least in our solar system, we will also be helium free by the end of this century


That will change a lot of birthday parties! It's crazy that the day was only 5.5 hours when Earth was first formed.


Many clowns will be sad that day thats a sure thing and thats amazing I would be over a hundred year by now.


So along with no helium the Earth might no longer have natural forests either since 80% are gone. I don't even want to try and figure out what age I'd be at that time rate!.


80% That is sad, soon we wont have any tress, do you ever wonder about the dinosaurs? crazy how they used to live in our planet


Yes, and they were everywhere! There's a state dinosaur or fossil in all 50 states.


Woah that is impressive crazy how they appeared 243 million years ago, the Triassic period was a dangerous time


Even crazier is that although dinosaurs and people did not live at the same time, 40% of Americans think they did.


Too much Jurassic Park it seems lol, what's wrong with us!!! how can 40% believe that.


Yeah, it's a little much considering we know so much more than we used to.


Yeah, you know whats awesome that Canadian glow in the dark dinosaur coin


I have heard they have a glow in the dark dinosaur coin. I love that idea. It was good chatting! Have a good night.


Its been great chatting I agree a lot of cool facts, thanks a lot.


How's it going, do you like dogs? It's interesting that dogs are more related to the originally domesticated wolf than modern wolves are


Hello - I do like dogs. Hard to believe there are 12 different types of blood for them.


Yea, I never knew they had 12 different blood types, I just assumed dogs had the same number as humans


That's pretty cool, I wonder if they have dog blood banks like they do for humans


I bet they do. In Istanbul, they have vending machines that dispense food and water for stray dogs in exchange for plastic bottles.


Nice, maybe the US should adopt vending machines that feed stray dogs and cats too


It's crazy that dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing but both are 2 of the smartest animals


Dogs can also see as many colors as humans too, I wonder where the myth of them being color blind started


That's interesting. I always thought they could only see black and white.


Me too. Did you know google specifically states they are a dog company? That's pretty cool


I did not know that. Do you like to travel?


Yea, I'd love to ride the 160mph commuter bus the Dutch are developing


Yea, I'd love to visit Japan but they have too many tolls, it would cost $300 to travel across the country


That's so expensive just to cross the country!


Yea but Iceland cost more since there is no public rail and people have to use domestic flights to travel between cities


I can't imagine not having a public rail system.


Well I have to go, nice chatting with you


Do you have a dog?  I have one and she is my best friend.


We used to have a dog. It was a Husky and she was super awesome! What kind of dog do you have?


Australian shepherd.  I got her from a rescue center.


That sounds like a great dog. Did you know that dogs have 12 different blood types? That seems like so many more don't humans only have like five or six or something


Yes, I heard about it.  Dogs can donate blood at dog blood drives.


I heard about that. I hope they get treats afterwards LOL! Do you know that dogs are not actually colorblind too why does everyone say that they are


I never heard that (dogs being thought as colorblind).  I will have to research the internet. Apparently Google prefers dogs to cats.


Yep and I agree with Google haha. Have you ever wondered what animals respond to pointing? Only dogs and elephants apparently isn't that weird


It's amazing that only dogs and elephants understand pointing.  I think they are smart animals.


Yep I agree with you. I wonder why other smart animals, like gorillas or Dolphins, don't understand pointing. That seems really screwy to me


I don't know.  Perhaps gorillas are too independent.   It's amazing that dogs have helped humans in many ways.  Disabled people often depend on them.  Police officers have them as their "partners".


Yep I agree with you. Their amazing sense of smell and also their vision can help humans out in so many ways. Dogs truly are man's best friend


They are.  Apparently, Istanbul has vending machines that release food and water for stray dogs.


That's really cool. That way they can feed the stray dogs and also clean up their City. Do you ever wear jeans by the way?


Yes, I do.  Jeans were invented by Jacob David in partnership with Levi's in 1871.


That's cool that they're that old. I wear jeans almost everyday personally haha. Do you ever wear skinny jeans? Apparently they can cause nerve damage if they're too skinny


I do not like skinny jeans - I think they are uncomfortable.  Blue jeans were originally designed to be worn by cowboys and miners.


Wow I didn't know that. Do you ever wear Levi's jeans? I guess Levi's made Bing Crosby a denim tuxedo LOL I remember those were all the rage back in the day


I heard about Bing Crosby and his denim tuxedo.  Apparently, Old Navy markets jeans with 41" waist as 36".


Huh that's pretty screwy. That would definitely mess with people who need a certain size haha. Did you know that that small pocket within your jean pocket is actually made for pocket watches? Talk about something that no one uses anymore LOL


I did not know that - I thought it was for coins.   Anyway, I've got to run now.  It was really nice chatting with you.


Nice chatting with you. And watch out for Vans, North Face, and Timberland jeans. They're all made from the same company so don't pay more than you have to haha


I am cheap.  I will not pay more than I have to.  I will avoid buying jeans  from Old Navy because they misled customers.  Good night.


I'm great! How are you? Are you a big eater of hot dogs and other snacks?


I am not the biggest hot dog fan, but I appreciate their cultural impact!


I have never tried the dog at Perreloco in Maryland. Crushed up potato chips? I guess they're good for texture


Speaking of dogs, do you like dogs as pets? I have one, she is adorable


I have never had a dog as a pet, though in generally I like dogs. I think that they are a great way for children to learn responsibility.


I have heard they have 12 different blood types, I think that is really cool!


I wonder how dogs donate at a blood drive. A dog would need to be patient to have a needle stuck in its leg. I think it's great that Istanbul tries to help stray dogs.


that is great, vending machines for them is a great idea, i hope they are used often


I bet the dogs learn pretty fast where the food is, and probably teach other dogs, too. Dogs and elephants understand pointing. I have never seen a dog point, but I have seen elephants point with their trunk.


I have heard that they understand pointing, that is so cool, and they can learn up to 1000 words too!


I didn't know they could learn so many words! It's interesting that Google prefers dogs over cats. I would think the technical types like programmers would like cats just as much.


I think so too, but google knows what people really love more!


They've got the data, that's for sure. I had always thought that dogs were color blind, but they just see fewer colors than human beings.


that is interesting to me, I guess we assumed because they were not as good as us they saw way less!


I know a lot of people like to take their pets on planes and public transit. Did you know that the Dutch are planning a bus that clocks 100 mph?


I wonder if that will still be bogged down by traffic though, subways seem to be the fastest, other than planes


I like subways but they get crowded and dirty. I know that dogs in Moscow have learned to take the subway.


Have they really? that is crazy, dogs are so much smarter than people think


They're very good at working together. I think dogs will be around long after humanity disappears from the planet.


I agree with you there, hopefully we do not destroy our planet though


Hi, are you a dog owner or lover?  Dogs are unique in that they have12 different blood types.


I love them too. Funny, dogs and elephants are the only animals that instinctively understand pointing.


I didn't know that, now when I see elephants, I will think of that.


Another myth is that dogs are color blind.  They aren't they just can't see as many colors as humans.


I wondered about that, I was thinking it was black and white and some color. I that's so good!


Do you travel much?  I've heard that the Dutch are building a 160 mph bus!


Wow, that's fast! Omg, skinny jeans can cause nerve damage!


I can believe it, they aren't comfortable either.  Can you believe that all of Japan's tolls add up to more than $300 when crossing the country.


I know, that's interesting.Iceland uses domestic flights to travel between towns.


Yeah, there's no public rail service and few cars.  I'd get a horse...


lol, yes. I didn't know the small pocket in the larger pocket in jeans was made for a pocket watch.


Nobody has those anymore... Levi once made a denim tux for Bing Crosby after he was turned away from a hotel for wearing jeans.


I have never seen a jean tuxedo, can't imagine what that would look like.


Seems kind of tacky... The same company owns many jeans makers like Vans, North Face, Lee and Wrangler.  What is the company?


Levi, I wouldn't think the very first King to travel around the world would be from Hawaii!


He must have one helluva canoe.  Hawaii has a king?


King Kalakaua, I love having dog vending machines for food and water for plastic bottles, like in Istanbul.


Yes, the US should do that.  Maybe Google should do that since they are partial to dogs over cats?


Yes, So glad dogs have blood drives. Great chat!!


How's it going, do you like Hockey? Unfortunately there was a fatal bus crash involving a Canadian Junior hockey team


Yeah I remember reading about that, so sad.  I heard 15 people died.


Yea, it involved the Humboldt Broncos team, it was horrible


Yeah my prayers go out to all of their families, such a tragic incident.


Yea, it has affected a lot of people in the NHL like Capitals Coach Barry Trotz who played Junior Hockey a while back


And it sounds like those boys were from small towns were everyone is really close and knows each other, so sad.


Yea, a lot of the players were from small towns around Western Canada


Yea, I like the NY Rangers. They share an arena with the Knicks and the ring is under the basketball court when they aren't playing


That is interesting, I don't follow any pro team but I would start to if my home state had a team.


Yea, only a few places have teams were it's colder. It's crazy the average pro hockey player will lose up to 8 lbs in one game


That is a wild fact, they do wear a lot of heavy gear and skating is no joke!


Yea, I wonder how much weight the 1924 Canadian team lost since they scored 132 goals


Holy cow, that is a crazy amount of goals for a hockey tournament.


Yea it is, Canadians are serious about their hockey, and lacrosse too


Yeah they sure are, aren't they the only country to have two national sports?


I have no clue, it's possible. I didn't know there were multiple types of hockey like bandy and field hockey


Yeah I think there are some different versions that sound really interesting, wonder what they look like.


I don't know, I do know they play hockey in the US, Finland, Lativa, Czech Republic, and Slovakia too


Very interesting, I'm sure there are Youtube videos of those other countries playing.


Well I got to go, nice chatting with you


Hi, did you know that the sun is actually white?


What?  I didn't know that, always thought it was yellow.


Yeah, it only appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering.


Not too much, I actually like Hockey. It is weird that a professional player will lose up to 8 pounds in a game.


ok.  Wow, that's alot of weight, must be mostly water.


Yea, that seems most likely. in most of the world hockey refers to field hockey, but in the US it usually refers to Ice hockey.


I heard of a hockey player getting traded one time for a dollar and he went on to win 4 Stanley Cups.  How awesome is that?


That is very awesome. I would like to travel to other countries to see the way different countries play.


I've been to Japan before.  Did you know all their roads are toll roads?


Yeah I heard. It costs more than $300 to travel across the country, that is hard to imagine.


True.  On Mackinac Island, MI motorized vehicles have been banned for over 100 years.  Most travel by horse drawn carriages or bikes.  That is truly amazing.


Yes it is, there is another island in North Carolina that doesn't allow cars and stuff, the only transportation there is golf carts and walking.


I think more cities should follow their lead, there would be alot less of an obesity epidemic in America, then.


True, but it would be hard in some rural areas. Iceland has no public rail service and it would take forever to walk or horse ride/etc.


Yeah, I hear in Iceland they mostly travel on domestic flights between major towns.  Not many people there have cars.


Yea, that must be annoying for visitors from other countries who are used to driving. I think the dutch are doing a good thing with creating a commuter bus going 160 mph.


Wow, that's a super fast way to get around.  It's been nice chatting with you, this morning.


You too, I never knew that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun. Wow.


That's a cool fact.  I guess I'll talk to you later I need to take the trash out.  Have a good day.


No, but I know a decent amount about it.


Ah, did you know that Bruce Lee won the Hong Kong Cha-cha championships?


It was back in 1958, I did not know he could dance!


Well, Tupac also danced ballet back in high school too.


Really? I did not think someone like Tupac would dance at all, and to think that he did ballet!


He portrayed the mouse king in the production of  the nutcracker.


His music is also in the library of congress of "cultural significance" I wonder who decided that!


Lots of rappers have weird pasts. Eminem's true dream was to be a comic book artist.


And Busta rhymes voiced the reptar wagon from the rugrats movie.


Have you heard of the original "rapper" DJ Hollywood?


I think so, he is credited for originating rap.


Ah, Korean rappers also invented a new type of freestyle.


I hear it's called a compliment battle, I wonder what they do?


Well I am assuming that they would be rapping in Korean. Maybe similar to K-Pop?


Well, since it's called a compliment battle, they probably find interesting ways to praise each other.


Ah, that makes more sense. Anyways, thanks for your time!


What's your favorite sport?  How do you feel about ice hockey?


Ice hockey is a fine sport.  Give people a hockey stick and let them fight for money.  Might add a goal and a puck to make it interesting.


I've only ever attended one real game, but it was intense.  It wasn't a pro game either, just an intramural match, and they were going at it!  The crowd was really going at their beers, too.


I went to a game with a chain link fence around it.  No glass.  It was funny to watch the spectators climb the fence.  In the past, hockey rinks had only one penalty box. Get thrown in the box for fighting and... keep fighting.


Haha, like a bunch of badgers with sticks and skates.  Just itching to fight.  I remember from the game I attended the sound of broken glass when someone threw a beer.  I thought you weren't supposed to have actual glass containers at events like that, but hey.


The good old days must have been something.  I would never throw a beer.  Thats a waste. In 1930, a hockey goalie had matches in his pocket.  It caught fire when hit with a puck.  Strange thing to see I imagine.


A rowdy match like that is an opportunity for everyone to blow off some steam, audience included.  I think it's nuts that Canada once score 132 goals in a competition, only allowing 3 goals in return.  Domination!


I think that hockey and religion are related in Canada.  Teams spend a great deal of time together traveling by buss.  The congregation - crowd comes together and the fight breaks out.


Yea, that reminds of that horrible tragedy where that bus crashed with a junior hockey team on board.  That was such a sad story, and I know it affected a lot of Canadians since hockey is so important to many of them.  But it became more than just a hockey story.


Yes, 15 players died.  That is a big number.  Each player new a number of other people.  A large effect on the population.  The town where the kids were from meet at the rink to grieve.


Yea damn that's a tragedy.  I can't imagine... seems like it brought a lot of people together in the grieving process.  If it's one of the national sports in Canada, I'm sure it touched many people.  I had no idea the other national sport is lacrosse, though.


I had no idea about lacrosse.  Maybe people need a safer way to travel. Travel can be by foot, bike, auto, train, boat, bus, train, or plane.  Any other way to travel?


I don't know... you basically covered them all, unless maybe hot air balloon travel.  I don't think that's too practical though.  I kind of wish the U.S. had a better public transportation in general... maybe we could follow the dutch and build some sweet buses that can go 160 mph.


I wonder if I should wear a seat-belt for a 160 mph bus.  I guess you could travel by skateboard.  But that seems like a lot of work.  Have you ever traveled with a gnome?


A bus going 160 mph would scare me I think.  Have I traveled with a gnome... like where people take pictures of the gnome in various places?  I've never done that, have you?


No.  I think gnome travel sounds like fun.  I have also never crashed on a strangers couch.  It seems odd.


Couchsurfing I have not done... back in the day when AirBnB first came out I tried that and felt super edgy, but now it's pretty normal.


So you have AirBnB.  That is interesting.  Just think that back in the day people released rabbits onto islands to provide food for future travelers.  Screw up the island eco system and travel in style.


Visit a tropical island and create an ecosystem imbalance!  Sounds like a catchy travel slogan.  Not really.


It was the way things were done. Assume we are the most important thing on the planet. Kind of funny to think that air travel was faster in the 1960's.  Burn more fuel to fly faster.  Now we slow it down.


That's a fact I didn't know.  I wonder why it's slower now?  Anyway, it was nice chatting with you.


Slower burns less fuel.  Back in the 1960's it was all about fast.  Now its about the bottom line.


Have you ever heard of the rapper 2Milly?


is that the guy that is suing the maerks of 'fortnite'


Yeah, do you think he has the right to sue?


i am not sure what to make of it really. he is not the only one though to sue


Well, seems like everyone sues these days for whatever they can think of!


right? not too fair. do you enjoy rap music?


no I actually do not. did you know eminem wanted to be a comic book artist originally?


OH wow!  No i didn't!  Not sure if tupacs music really deserves to be in the library of congress!


i think so, he revolutionized the music type in a sense


Then i wonder if two live crew and the beasty boys are in there?


i am not sure about that. do you know busta rhymes?


he voiced the reptar in the rugrats movie


OH... never really watched rugrats!  I have to check out this "Compliment battle" rap that korea has started


oh man i wonder what that sounds like. a judge once delivered the ruling by rapping it


yeah in michigan. that must have been really cool


Yeah i would say so!!!  Great chat, have a good one!


Hello there, I do like it, although I am not very good myself, how about you?


Yeah I used to dance tango but I know ballet dancers have it much more difficult


That is awesome, and yeah ballet is very impressive if you give it a chance.


Yeah it is gorgeous to watch and they go through 4 pairs of shoes a week


That is crazy, did you know Bruce Lee was a great dancer?


Yeah and he even won a cha-cha championship, what a talents


Yeah I heard that, I'm sure he was very proud of that!


Same with tupac, he was an actual ballet dancer


Yeah it sounds like Tupac was into doing all types of things back then including being in the school musical!


Yeah for sure. Babies also dance spontaneously to music


Yeah isn't that cool, and I guess they smile more when they hear the beat to the music as well.


Yeah I really like rap from the early to mid 90's.  How about you?


Yes, the likes of Tupac, whose music is in the library of congress


That is pretty cool as well.  Tupac is definitely in my early 90's category.


He is ok, but a little bit after my time, how about you?


I like some of his songs. He originally wanted to be a comic book artist


Yeah I wonder what his art would have looked like had he gone that path.


Yeah me too. He likes Spider-man. Nice chatting with you


I am terrible at dancing. I should not be seen dancing. Do you like to dance?


I do like to dance, I'm not as skilled as Bruce Lee was but I try hard


Bruce Lee, dance master! Many people don't know that, but I'm not surprised. Who would have guessed?


he did won a cha-cha champion, not only a great fighter but he could dance, and not me


I guess he had a great sense of rhythm. I do not. I could not rap either. Then again, I am not really into rap.


I like Tupac, he is a great rapper, other than that not a big fan


He was a ballet dancer in high school, I know that much. He really was talented. Too bad his life was cut short.


Too bad, he sure contributed a lot to culture, his music is in the library of congress, really sad


I think he spoke of the lives of a people that are generally ignored. He probably lent a voice to them.


Do you also like the rapper Eminem? or have you heard his music?


I don't know his stuff. I hear that he is quite popular. He is an anomaly in the rap world.


Did you know he wanted to be a comic book artists! good thing he chose rap


I think that he could start a comic book company now. He probably has the money. I wonder what characters he would create.


I bet he does, he earned a lot of money out of his music deals, so do you like to play video games?


I used to play video games. Now I don't have time. What about you?


I don't have the time either but yeah, used to play them as well, I  have an Xbox One so yeah


My favorite is Assassins Creed, do you have a favorite one?


Not now. I did play Doom for a bit. That was fun. Anyway, great chat!


That was also a good game, I enjoyed it.


hey did you know that Kanye West thinks that AIDS is a disease that was man made?


No.  I did not.  He is an unusual man.  His "Gold Digger" is in a minor key.  Also unusual.


hmm I didn't know that, I play piano so I guess I should have paid better attention haha, I guess he also gave his mic to a fan who was in a wheelchair at one of his concerts


Pretty neat!  He marches to his own drumbeat.  He has led changes in hip-hop and pop music with his leadership.


ya he does, I love that did mocked himself on SNL for interrupting an award show, which ended up being 2 years before he did that with taylor swift in real life haha


That is a surprise to me.  Do you know how old he is?


Is he like 41 or so?I know he is older than me, I do like the music videos that he does they're always unique and intriguing


That sounds close to correct.  You know, a concert is live music in front of an audience.  Have you been to any in the last couple of years?


I have been, I like music festivals more that concerts personally, I was in Lollapalooza for the past couple years and it was awesome, what about you?


Wow.  That is a good place to be.  I heard Garth Brooks in one of the larger concert venues, a stadium.


huh ya I have never seen him, I did hear that a creed concert was so bad one time that they were sued because of it haha


That must have been awful.  It generally costs money to file a lawsuit.  I have heard of concerts being performed in ancient Roman amphitheaters.


yes I think Pink Floyd did that once, I actually like Pink Floyd a lot, I wonder if they recorded that concert I bet it was awesome


I agree that Pink Floyd is excellent.  The concert was in 1972, so the recording quality might not be too good.


Ya that is true, I wish that kind of music were still popular, modern music isn't as good in my opinion, it's all done on computers and people don't play real instruments as much, there is no modern equivalent to Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin


I hear you.  I also like Queen and the Eagles.  Those concerts must be exhausting. Linkin Park played 324 in one year.


Yup I like those bands too, that is crazy, also crazy that the Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over a period of 20 years, that is so many concerts


Travel is tiring enough.  Travel then put on a show and you are really spending energy.  I don't think that many of today's venues will last as long as the ancient Roman amphitheater that is still being used today.


yes traveling is exhausting, I just got back from Omaha which I travelled to for work, with the airplanes and time difference and everything, you just want to curl into a ball and sleep haha


Yes.  The ozone at 35000 feet also drains you.  Did you know there is a Korean RAP where 2 people throw compliments at each other.  Strange battle.


haha that is a funny idea, a "compliment battle", I like that more than the a dissing battle that you usually see, also a Michigan judge rapped her ruling against eminem, I think that judge has too much time on her hands


A judge seeking publicity.  An interesting compliment would be Trump and Pelosi since they dislike each other so much. I wonder if they would have anything to say!


haha man even if it were silent I would still love to see that compliment battle, you've got an idea for ratings gold right there!


I really like Cardi B I think she is the best female rapper. She is also very attractive


I personally have never heard of her or her music. I recently saw her on a commercial. Tell me about her.


She is from New York, She seems to be very tough and street smart. She also performs at the best stadiums such as the RFK Stadium


I think Kanye performed there recently too. He got a lot of jeers from the crowd that day. I wonder if that Cardi B person was there too. Does she have any albums out?


I am a big fan of Kanye West he is very unique and creates a wide range of music styles. I think cardi B has a CD called Invasion of Privacy


I like Kanye, I agree with some of his views overall. That album sounds familiar. I think it was number one for some time now. I just didn't know she made it. Does she have kids?


Yes she has a kid with another rapper named Offset. Kanye gets a bad rep because he likes trump and wears the MAGA hat. He also thinks aids is man made. Do you like his views?


A rapper named Offset huh? Sometimes I wonder where rappers get these names from. While I respect rap is part of hip-hop culture I question the artists. Some of Kanye's views I agree with but not all of them.


Rap was much better in the past. Have you ever heard of Tupac shakur? His music is considered to have cultural significance. Rap has got very popular


I agree. I wasn't a fan of Tupac but a lot of his music had a decent message. Actually did you know McDonald's paid rappers $5 every time they mentioned big macs in their songs!?


That is crazy! They know that people love rap. I saw last week that korean rap is popular. They like to battle each other in a freestyle rap battle.


Those seem more interesting than American rap to be honest. Actually, there is a deaf rapper that rhymes in sign language. It's pretty interesting.


I hear that they like to perform lots of live concerts. It must be tough to perform in front of so many people. The artist Linkin Park played 324 concerts in 2001.


Man I miss Linkin Park. A very good band in my opinion. I'm not surprised they played so many concerts. In one of the foo fighter's concerts they played so loud it registered on New Zealand's seismic monitors.


Wow concerts are very fun and usually a good time, However If you like the band Creed maybe not. The band got sued by concert viewers for being a bad show.


What!? They must have been really bad if that is the case. That reminds me of that time a band was suppose to perform on Jimmy Kimmel but had to cancel because Kanye West talked too long.


Kanye west has done lots of good things tho. He signed rapper Big Sean and helped him make money. He also gave a kid in a wheelchair the mic after his concert.


He also has done a bit of damage too. Evel Knievel sued him for damaging his reputation from the "Touch the sky" music video. There there is the whole Taylor Swift thing.


Either way he puts on a great fun show. Another artist I like is the ramones, They have played over 2,263 concerts. Have you ever heard them before?


I agree. He even knows how to laugh at himself. He did an SNL skit mocking himself. I've heard of the ramones but never heard their songs.


Yea I think that is why people like cardi B so much, she may have a bad rep but she makes people laugh and she is not afraid to embarrass her self


Hi. Have you ever heard of Broccoli City Festival?


Apparently it's a music festival and they loved having Cardi B perform but not Kanye.


Wow,  I dont know about you but Ive never cared for him.


Me as well. But a good rapper some would say. Rap is definitely an interesting genre though combining both content and flow.


It is, the worlds fastest rapper raps 14.1 syllables per second.  I dont even get how I could understand something that fast.


Whoa that is fast. The earliest precursor to rap is in West Africa.


It was to pass down traditions with the "praise singers"


Interesting. Tupac Shakur's music was even considered culturally significant.


Yeah, I heard it is in the Library of Congress.  Do you know how Donald Glover got his rapper name?


No but I would like to know! Eminem once wanted to be a comic book artist.


It was through wu-tang clans name generator....  out came Childish Gambino and the rest is history.


Haha awesome. Korean rappers created a new form of freestyle called compliment battle.


That is awesome.  I guess american rappers can call their insult battle.


Yeah I would say so. Concerts can be fun! Except Creed had a concert in 2002 that sounded pretty bad.


I heard people sued the band because it was that bad.


Yeah glad I wasn't there. Linkin Park on the other hand sound like they put on a good concert.


Their album Hybrid Theory is one of the best selling ever.


So good! The Ramones played a total of 2,263 concerts over 20 years!


Yeah. I would want to see them play at the ancient amphitheater in Croatia!


Hello, How are you? Are you interested in the planets?


You know, I used to be when I was younger and still naive enough to think that maybe someday we'd be able to live on another one haha. I think we have an awful lot going on here on Earth.


Yes, I agree we do! Astronomers detected building blocks of life in a system 455 light years away!


Seems pretty useless from a practical standpoint, but the information about other planets is interesting nonetheless. There's a planet where shards of glass rain sideways at 4500 MPH in 2000 degree weather...you can't make this stuff up!


They have gathered so much information we don't even know about! The different planet Uranus rotates sideways  and rolls instead of spinning like the other planets!


It's crazy, right? Venus actually rotates clockwise and it the only planet to do so. It's also not on a tilt in the way Earth is, so it has no seasons.


Yes, so interesting, very hot planet!  5.5 hours a day when the earth first formed.  Wouldn't get as much done.


Well, luckily it's done forming and now it the densest planet in the solar system. It's odd to think that at the center of it is a solid core of iron when all we see is land and ice!


Yes it is. The earth and the moon causes ocean tides. I love to walk the beach at night looking at the moon. Its so relaxing. In the Virgin Islands the stars are unbelievable!


Is that so? I bet there's not much light pollution the way there is in more developed areas; heck, over 80% of Earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


That's upsetting! I love nature and old trees that been around for 100 years  Wow, the earth will be helium free by the end of the 21st century!


It's amazing how much damage humans have done in such a short amount of time. If Earth's entire history was 24 hours, human existence would only be 1 minute and 17 seconds long!


I was thinking about that! Our time here is so short. The United Nations has appointed an ambassador to extraterrestrials in case they make contact. I wonder if they will tell us?


We're so small in the context of the universe that it seems impossible; did you know that the sun is only a billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy?


Oh my that's unbelievable!! A lightening bolt is about 5x hotter than the surface of the sun!


That's incredible, especially when you consider that the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the energy needs of earth for half a million years.


I know for a half a million years!! The sun is white but because of atmospheric scattering it looks yellow.


No matter what color is, it's absolutely huge compared to the rest of the solar system--it accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass.


That's true Jupiter has a moon called ganymede. Good chat!!


Yes, if it orbited the sun instead, its size would make it a planet.


Planets are just amazing, they are astronomical bodies widely available over the universe.


They are, there might even some outside of Pluto!


I bet they are, millions of planets across the universe I wonder if theres intelligent life in one of thsoe.


Same here.  Ive been listening to a podcast about that.  I think it is neat to ponder the existence of other life.


That sounds like an interesting podcast, funny how some moons would be considered planets if they orbited around a sun


Yeah.  I think it is neat how all planets rotate differently.  Like Venus.


Venus is beautiful but its a really hostile planet, there is a planet that has glass precipitation in it


And 2000 degree F weather!  That is just nasty.


It is nasty I agree, such a hostile planet, so astronomers found blocks of like in a system 455 light years away.


That is really neat.  Do you think maybe they are searching for us too?


I think they might, I guess there is a more advanced civilization somewhere around the universe so thats possible.


I always wondered if they passed Earth by, deeming that we were not intelligent life because they are so much more advanced.


Yeah, they must be, who knows whats out there in the universe maybe we are the only intelligent species in the whole cosmos.


It is a possibility, and a scary one at that considering the rate we are destroying out planet.  80% of the natural forests are gone.


That is sad, humans have really damaged the planet and we've only exist for 1 minute and 17 seconds  of the history of earth


We have made so much development, but it has cost us so much.  The Earth will be helium free bt the end of the 21st Century.


Sounds like we need to protect or helium reserves, no more balloons or funny voices.


I can get behind that.  Those arent necessary things, however I think helium naturally is kind of.


Another amazing cosmic body is the sun, the mighty sun is the center of our system.


The sun is 25% helium.  And it is currently in its main sequence as a star.


The sun is great it keeps us alive and I hope we learn to use its full potential some day, anyway I really liked chatting with you


I enjoyed chatting with you as well!  Have a great night!


Oh, that is one of my favorite topics! It makes me feel sad knowing more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed.


That is really sad for sure, and already 71% is covered in water, what does that leave us with?


Almost nothing.  People will have to start looking up to see anything not man made soon! Like the sun. Even though the atmosphere makes it look yellow it is actually white.


Yeah talk about atmospheric scattering playing tricks on us


For real! It is weird to think that even as hot as the sun is that a lightning bolt is 5 times hotter than the sun's surface!


Yeah, we just have to figure out a way to harvest that energy


Even though we do not have that technology yet I am sure we will.  If the earth's history was viewed as a 24 hour period the human race would have only been here for 1 minute and 17 seconds.  So I think by the time we reach an hour based on that timeline we will have all the answers.


Yeah you bet. DO you believe in extraterrestials? UN seems to do


I do not but i agree that the 2010 appointment of ambassador to extraterrestrials made it appear they do! The term planted is tied in history, astrology, science and mythology so there is no telling if anyone had prior knowledge to any life in space.  Clearly many people think so.


Yes that is true. Earth will be helium free by the end of this century apparently


I wonder if that will change the fact that the earth rotates on its axis 366.26 time a year? No telling what affect that will have on us.


Yeah. Did you know the day was much shorter when the earth was formed?


I did not! but that is not surprising seeing as the earth was formed over 4.5 billion years ago.


yeah we have come a long way since then. Did you know Venus does not tilt?


I did actually.  That is why it has no seasons and it is the only planet that rotates clock-wise. Fascinating.


Yeah that is for sure. There is another planet where it rains glass. Wow


I hear it precipitates sideways at 4500 mph in 2000 degree Fahrenheit weather. I would not be sad to never see that planet in my lifetime!


Same here, that is just what we see in movies. Astronomers have apparently detected building blocks of life in a planet far away from ours


That is so fascinating.  It has been wonderful talking to you!


Hey. yeah absolutely. Five planets are actually visible to the naked eye!


Really, I love to look at the sky, Have you been to the Virgin Islands and seen the stars at night there? Its unreal how close they are to you. Really beautiful!! I love the big one Jupiter!


Awesome no I haven't. The planet Venus is interesting because it has no seasons!


Isn't that because it doesn't tilt and rotates clock-wise?


Exactly right! There is also a dangerous sounding planet that precipates shards of glass at 4500 mph!!


Oh, Wow, that's scary. I bet the sound of that is really interesting. I would enjoy hearing!


Yeah me too. Another unique one is Uranus because it rolls around the sun.


Yes, I heard that, unlike the other planets that spin. Uranus is out there like Pluto!


Very much so! Earth is my favorite though! Maybe because I love water and earth's surface is 71% water!


Yes, most of that is oceans! I love water too! I love to go to the ocean and swim, boating too!


Yeah so much fun. One thing I hate is deforestation as it has already ruined 80% of our forest's.


Isn't that upsetting! They are saying by the 21st century the earth will be helium free? Do you know why?


Yes very. Not sure. Hope it's not our doing. Although the majority of the Earth's polar regions are covered by ice, that seems to be changing.


I know, I love the sun! Did you know the mass is 330,000 times that of the Earth?


Holy cow. I like having a day be 24 hours but when the earth was created a day was 5.5 hours!


lol, I know I couldn't get everything done with that time frame? How about you?


Yeah not even close. I need sunlight from the sun which accounts for 99.86% of the total mass of the Solar System!


I know the sun is vast, But our galaxy is beyond my imagination if the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered out there!!


Yeah very true. Hard to fathom. The sun produces so much energy in one second to meet the needs of our planet for 500,00 years!


Wow!! The solar system is so interesting!! Good Chat!


Neptube completed its orbit around the sun on 2011 since 1846! You too! Have a good one!


Hey have you heard about the new dwarf planet spotted at the very fringe of our solar system? I wonder if that is where "Minnie Me" was from?


Minnie Me.. you are a funny one.  The dwarf planet is called "the Goblin".  Nice name, why not Dopey?


Yeah! Pluto needs somebody to play with. Although Pluto is 6-times greater in size, he could still kick the little ice ball around for fun!


Six time the size, and not a planet as determined by the International Astronomical Union. The distances involved are enormous.  I wonder how long an orbit of the Goblin is?


"Orbit of the Goblin" I think I saw that SyFy movie starring Jim Carrey as Uranus. I prefer to refer to the goblin as 215 TG387. It helps to  avoid the unwelcome laughter.


At its closest, 215 TG387 is 65 AU from earth, at the farthest is is 2,300 AU.  I am sure it was difficult top find.  Not sure where my keys are.


Maybe you dropped them on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede. It is big enoough to be a planet if onty it orbitted the sun.


Are there giants on Ganymede? 215 TG387 travels out to the Oort cloud.  Almost unremarkable space junk in a parking spot.


Nice. But at least the weather is better than that planet where shards of glass rain down at 4500 mph on a balmy 2000-degree day. Not even giants would vacation on that planet!


Perhaps the real reason to search for 215 TG387 and similar objects ( there are a few) is the search for Planet Nine.  An object unobserved but predicted.  Planet Nine would be massive if it exist.


I guess planet nine is too big to be hiding behind Venus? As the only planet that rotates counterclockwise, has no tilt, and Venus has no seasons. It would be nice if Venus had something special.


Planet Nine would be out there, beyond Pluto. I think Venus is something special.  It has mass.  Mars is smaller and can never hold an atmosphere.  In 1975 the Soviet Union landed a craft on Venus.  First images of another planet.


Cool. I guess it was easier to land a craft on Venus than on Jupiter, because Jupiter rotates sideways and rolls around the sun rather than spinning like the other planets.


I always thought Jupiter was a gas giant.  Any craft would be like a submarine diving in the ocean, or a hot air balloon. Do you know anyone that calls earth Gaia, or Tellus?


My Aunt Ethel does. Myself, I am a little partial to earth. It's come a long way since it was born. It used to have 5.5 hour days. Now, some days drag on forever.


Well, Hudson Bay Region of Canada has less gravity than the rest of the planet.  That should lighten the load of the day.


I'll book the flight. After all, 80%  of th earth's forests have been destroyed, I should enjoy it now.


I like to imagine what it would have been like to find a planet with a telescope.  To think, five were named by the ancients and observed with the eye.


They were able to locate the infinitesimal out of an infinite cosmos. We are still looking for our car keys. I blame atmospheric scattering--it is an excuse that works to explain why the sun, while white, actually appears yellow. If it ca obscure something as huge as the sun, it should be able to obscure my car keys.


The keys are in the last place you look.  Its odd how that happens.  The sun is an interesting thing.  If we were on mars, the sunset would appear blue.


Imagine if our sun was the size of the biggest star in our galaxy. At 1 billion times it's current size, this bigger sun would definitely require more sunscreen.


Yes, sunscreen.  The sun we have is 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.  This other star would be heavier yet.  Earth is so small.  We should carry a spare, maybe even a second set of keys.


Yes wise one, that would be useful. But answer me this: If the sun produces enough energy in one second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000, then why are they fracking in my backyard?


Distance.  The sun radiates the energy in all directions and the intensity of the light falls by the square of the distance.  Or something like that.  Helium was discovered by observing the sun.


Hey were you aware that Venus starts December shinning with -4.9 magnitude.  That you can see it in the southeast before sunrise?


Wow, I was not.  Does that coincide with the Winter Solstice?


No the Winter Solstice when we have the shortest day Jupiter and Mercury appear less than a degree apart.


Okay, very interesting.  I am looking forward to winter solstice.  I will gladly welcome more sunlight.


Yes for the Winter Solstice, Dec. 21, Washington will have nine hours and 26 minutes of light and then on Jan 1 we will have nine hours and 30 minutes of light.


That will be great.  I know a lot of colleges observatories and put on presentations.  Have you ever checked on out?


I looked into the University of Maryland's Observatory, College Park.  I haven't had the chance to attend yet but there are so many opportunities to visit the observatory and attend lectures.  For example there is a talk by Ludmilla Kolokolova a researcher astronomer on December 20th at 8pm on "Cosmic Dust Near and Far".  This sounds so interesting even my kids will have fun listening to this.


I bet they will.  I love how observational tools have improved since the first telescope.


Its so fascinating how the planets are just stellar remnants large enough to be rounded by their own gravity.  I do like that the observational tools are better as well especially since only 5 planets are visible by the naked eye.


Funny how the naked eye shows us things differently then they really  are.  Hard to believe the sun is actually white.


Yes and also that is  hot plasma, who would've guessed that is what it is made out of.  Its crazy the sun can create enough energy in 1 second to meet the needs of the entire planet for 500,000 years.


All that power from a star that is 1 billionth the size of the biggest star in our galaxy.


And speaking of large things Jupiter's moon would be a whole planet its self it orbited the sun I had no idea about that did you?


I did not know that.  I recently found out that Uranus rotates sideways instead of spinning like the other planets.


That's interesting and I also learned that since Venus doesn't tilt it has no seasons.  Its the only planet that rotates clock-wise.


Very interesting stuff.  We rally do nee to protect the earth,  hard to believe that more than 80 percent of the natural forest have been destroyed.


That is true because we are set to be helium-free by the end of the 21st century.


The damage 7.6 billion humans can do is sad.


Yes but am i ever glad that the days have gotten longer.  When Earth was first formed the days were only 5.5 hours long.


nor can i imagine the job of these ambassadors that have been appointed just in case extraterrestrials ever make contact with earth.


The fact that they waited until 2010 to appoint someone is crazy too i would have thought that would have happened back in the 80s.


Did you know more than 80% of earth's natural forests have already been destroyed.


Did you know that Earth will be virtually helium free by the end of the 21st Century.


Oh wow, that is crazy to think about. Did you know that the Earth is almost 4x as dense as the sun?


No, I didn't know that. I cannot believe that is true.


I can't either, it's kind of surreal. They say that the Hudson Bay region of Canada has been found to have less gravity than the rest of the Earth. That's kind of crazy to me.


Did you know Jupiter has a moon that could be considered a planet if it orbited a sun?


I didn't know that, that's pretty wild. They say that Jupiter saves Earth from many of the asteroids heading towards it.


Yeah, I believe that, probably by its gravity.


Probably so, I've also heard that you could fit all the planets in between earth and the moon and still have room left over to spare.


Interesting. Did you know the sun is actually white?


I did not know that. That's kind of cool. I guess the refraction of it makes it appear yellow?


yeah. Well the sun is only 1 billionth the size of the biggest star discovered in our galaxy.


That's interesting, did you know that the sunset on mars is blue?


I believe so. I think that would be a beautiful sight to see though.


Yeah, it would be interesting. Did you know Neptune just finished its first orbit around the sun since its discovery.


Oh wow, that's crazy! They say that the sun makes up 99.86% of the mass of our solar system.


I can believe it. The sun is huge, but a lightening bolt is hotter than the surface of the sun.


That's got to be really hot. At least it's only in an instant.


Yeah, real hot. Crazy. Almost sort or scary! Well nice chatting with you.


I absolutely love the stars and everything in the sky! In December did you see the shooting stars and meteor showers?


No I missed them. I have to go outside to see that and I am usually in bed early before they show up. I am interested in them though.


It was amazing. First time I witnessed a meteor shower. I love the moon too and Venus was actually visible too.


Venus is in the sky now. I am in the Northeast US. and the 21st is the Winter Solstice. It's all uphill after that.


Very cool! I love the planets and it is rare to see. I am in the desert on the west coast so I see a lot.


Wow-the desert is the best place to see stars. No interference. I am in the suburbs but there is an airport nearby. I would like to be where you are.


It is amazing out here. The winter solstice was awesome with so few daylight hours. I would like to visit an Observatory one day.


I would like to go to Northern Canada or Norway and really see the Northern Lights. My Gram was from Sweden-land of the Midnight Sun.


Oh wow! That's really interesting. I too would love to se the northern lights....did you know Venus does not tilt...so it rotates clock wise?


There are no seasons. But it is too hot to have life anyway so how would you know? And there is no water, like earth.


Very true. I also am intrigued by the sun. It is 109 times larger than earth. Very interesting! And it is actually white!