Run for the office of "King For A Month" and if you win, we'll run an auction for firing squad volunteers.
Sounds like my mother's family, they were Quakers and came over with William Penn. Something Neal Degrass Tyson said the other day was that back in Medieval days a man would probably live to be 30, two hundred years later maybe to 35, two hundred years after that up into his 70's, why is that??? ScienceMy first ancestor to come to the USA (before it was the USA) was put on a ship to America at the age of 9 (alone) by his Parents in 1634. He was an indentured servant and worked until the age of 21. Lived 11 years after his indenture ended and had one male child. Died at 32. The child lived to 70 and had 12 children. This thread reminded me of that event 391 years ago. The head of the expedition was Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore. They were Catholics fleeing the persecution of the rulers of England.
Unfortunately, we need to spend money on space operations for military/national defense purposes if nothing else. Same for AI, even though it will be the downfall of mankind eventually.There would be a long waiting list to get a "ticket." Personally, I don't think that we should be considering interstellar travel until we have learned to take care of our home planet. If there was intellgent life at the destination, they would tell us to go back to where we came from. 500 years just shot to hell.![]()
One of the advantages of being wealthy, or at least pretty financially secure was that you ate better, had a warmer house to live in during the winter, and a little more sanitary living conditions. Lots of the things that promote longevity.Sounds like my mother's family, they were Quakers and came over with William Penn. Something Neal Degrass Tyson said the other day was that back in Medieval days a man would probably live to be 30, two hundred years later maybe to 35, two hundred years after that up into his 70's, why is that??? Science
Lotsa toilet paper!!! You'll really need that.One of the advantages of being wealthy, or at least pretty financially secure was that you ate better, had a warmer house to live in during the winter, and a little more sanitary living conditions. Lots of the things that promote longevity.
Even though lifespans were, on average, significantly shorter than now, it was not that unusual for the better-off to live into their 60’s and 70’s.
The appalling infant and younger child mortality rates brought the overall averages down a lot. A woman giving birth to 5 kids would reasonably expect only 3 or less to make it to adulthood.
As much as I think it would be neat to be able to transport back in time 2, 3, 6 hundred years ago for a few days to experience what society was like, I’m afraid I would be so disgusted with the stench and general unsanitary conditions of the people, food, eating utensils, plates, and bowls that I would be done in about 24 hours.
I'd be highly curious as to what some of those prospects were.The moon is but a stepping stone for further exploration of our solar system and beyond. Getting past some of our current understanding of the laws of physics will be required to make that leap to other solar systems in our galaxy. That will likely be several generations away. My father was a member of AIAA and some of those scientists had looked into some very interesting ideas concerning space travel/exploration.
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