Dagens hĂ„lltider – Apollo 11

Okategoriserat — matpe @ 20 juli 2009, 14:21

Radio, tv, tidningar och folk i allmĂ€nhet pratar om första mĂ„nlandingen, nu nĂ€r 40-Ă„rs jubileet Ă€r hĂ€r. PĂ„ radio senast nĂ€mnde de nĂ„got om att det var den 20 juli i USA, men först den 21 juli i Sverige (pĂ„ grund av tidszonerna) som landningen skedde. Förvirringen Ă€r förstĂ„elig. SĂ„ hĂ€r kommer ett guide (med data frĂ„n NASA’s time log for Apollo 11 konverterade till svensk tid).

16 juli, 15:32 – Blasts off from Launch Pad 39A at Cape Kennedy.

20 juli, 22:18 – The craft settles down [on the lunar surface].

21 juli, 04:56 – Armstrong puts his left foot to the Moon and radios “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind”.

21 juli, 19:54 – Ascent engine is started and [the Lunar Module], using descent stage as a launch pad, begins rising.

24 juli, 18:51- Spacecraft splashes down 825 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu.

Sen fĂ„r man vĂ€l sjĂ€lv vĂ€lja om man vill fira sjĂ€lva mĂ„nlandningen, Armstrongs första steg eller nĂ€r besĂ€ttningen, som Kennedy uttryckte det “[returned] safely to the Earth”.

Uppdatering (14:33): JĂ€mför man med svenska Wikipedias sida inses att deras siffror skiljer sig en timma mot “mina tider”. Jag, som inte var född 1969, vet inte hur det lĂ„g till med sommartiden det Ă„ret sĂ„ mina berĂ€kningar bygger pĂ„ “realtids-klockan” pĂ„ wechoosethemoon.org som nu visar nu att det Ă€r 7 timmar och 42 minuter kvar till mĂ„nlandningen. Plussar man pĂ„ den tiden hamnar vi pĂ„ 22:15. Klockslaget i loggen Ă€r “4:18 p.m. EDT”. Sex timmars skillnad. Idag, i alla fall.

Uppdatering (16:59): Börjar bli osĂ€ker pĂ„ realtids-klockan pĂ„ wechoosethemoon.org Samtidigt som den tickade fram (mission time) 96:54:00 postades tiden “95:54:00″ i mĂ„nlandarens Twitter-flöde. NĂ„gonstans gĂ„r det en klocka fel.

Uppdatering (22:18): “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.” Allt verkar ligga i fas.

101 list-böcker att lÀsa innan du dör

Okategoriserat — matpe @ 17 juli 2009, 22:31

Vi gillar tydligen listor. “I like crossing off lists. It’s very satisfying” kan man höra i episoden “The U.S. Poet Laureate” (s03e16) av The West Wing. Fenomenet kommer frĂ„n USA och nu har det nĂ„tt vĂ„ra bokhandlar. De stĂ„r i nĂ€stan varenda hylla; böckerna som följer mönstret “1001 [noun] you must [verb] before you die”. En famnfull kan nĂ€mnas:

  1. 1001 filmer du mÄste se innan du dör
  2. 1001 böcker du mÄste lÀsa innan du dör
  3. 1001 album du mÄste höra innan du dör
  4. 1001 golfhÄl du mÄste spela innan du dör
  5. 1001 byggnader du mÄste se innan du dör
  6. 101 whiskey du mÄste dricka innan du dör
  7. Sveriges och svenskarna: 1000 saker du mÄste veta
  8. 1000 places to se in USA and Canada before you die
  9. 1000 places to see before you die
  10. 1000 places to see before you die 2
  11. The five secrets you must discover before you die
  12. 1001 songs to hear before you die
  13. 1001 paintings you must see before you die
  14. 300 beers to try before you die
  15. 2001 Things to do before you die
  16. 101 Places to have sex before you die
  17. 1001 Natural wonders you must see before you die
  18. 1001 Wines you must taste before you die
  19. 1001 Things you should know before you die
  20. 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die
  21. 50 Places to dive before you die
  22. 101 To things to buy before you die
  23. 1001 Historic sites you must see before you die
  24. 101 Things NOT to do before you die
  25. 50 Places to go birding before you die
  26. 101 Sci-fi movies to see before you die
  27. 50 Places to sail before you die
  28. 101 Horror movies you must see before you die
  29. 1001 Gardens you must see before you die
  30. 50 Fish to catch before you die
  31. 100 Things to do before you die (plus a few to do afterwards)
  32. 50 Places to fly fish before you die
  33. 10 Fun things to do before you die
  34. 50 Birds to see before you die
  35. 101 Things to do in Louisiana before you up and die
  36. 50 Places to play golf before you die
  37. 101 Things to do in Tenessee before you up and die
  38. 1001 Escapes to experience before you die
  39. 101 Baseball places to see before you strike out
  40. 101 Gangster movies you must see before you die
  41. 100 Things Dodgers fans should know and do before they die
  42. 101 War movies you must see before you die
  43. Five questions you should answer before you die
  44. 100 Gastronomic experiences to have before you die
  45. 101 Things to do in Georgia before you die
  46. 50 More places to play golf before you die
  47. 101 Digital photos you must take before you die
  48. 100 Things Tiger fans should do before they die
  49. 101 Things to do in [insert US state name] before you die
  50. 50 Cars to drive before you die
  51. 1001 Interviews you must read before you die
  52. 1001 Foods you must taste before you die
  53. To ten things all sport fans should do before they die
  54. 101 Things to do before you’re old and boring
  55. 500 paces to take your kids before they grow up
  56. Nine things you simply must do to succeed in love and life

Ok, jag tror du förstÄr. De finns dÀr. Hur mÄnga som helst. Det Àr sjukt! Och antagligen vÀldigt billigt att producera.

(Ett STORT TACK till Lars som klÀckte idén och hjÀlpte till med sammanstÀllningen.)

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