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With regard to "daytime" meteor showers being a NASA hoax, would anyone be able to see a meteor shower during the daytime? [[User:Odysseus654|Odysseus654]] ([[User talk:Odysseus654|talk]]) 00:12, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
 
With regard to "daytime" meteor showers being a NASA hoax, would anyone be able to see a meteor shower during the daytime? [[User:Odysseus654|Odysseus654]] ([[User talk:Odysseus654|talk]]) 00:12, 10 August 2013 (UTC)
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Regarding Centaurids:  You could look at a meteor shower from inside through a window.  Glare or perhaps light absorbed by the glass could make it difficult or impossible to see a meteor shower unless it is bright enough.  (I nearly lost my edit to Odysseus654 who posted just before me.)  [[Special:Contributions/76.106.251.87|76.106.251.87]] 00:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

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The dates are not in order ‎99.108.140.97 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Maybe the tennis reference is to Bob and Mike Bryan, they are twins. 83.227.33.35 09:36, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

The date for Dromaeosaurids was originally June 12, but on the page displayed at 9:44 ET, is now July 22.

Lyrids: Scream because of the similarity to "Lyrics"? 74.125.57.36 15:08, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

I don't know if it's relevant, but pyramidal cells are needed in complex object recognition and in vision-guided motor function. By closing your eyes, you're basically not using much of your pyramidal cells' capabilities. They're also one of the largest neurones, but I doubt that's relevant. 83.173.97.36 15:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

When it comes to the Leonids, John Lennon (I know it's a stretch), made his "bigger than Jesus" comment in '66

For Draconids, are there any movies with dragons that would fit the given description? --Irino. (talk) 18:56, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

Reign Of Fire first came to mind as far as dragons are concerned, but unlike the Jurassic Park T-Rex (which might be an influence, given their co-billing alongside the 'Raptor threat) I don't think they were blind to the motionless (just had bad vision at sunset?) and neither were they were notably slow (far from it!). Various zombies (non-Rage ones) are slow but surprisingly good at catching people who trip, but I don't see any obvious connection there either. Maybe there's another Monster Movie which has the same sort of thing with dragons? I had also considered Komodo Dragons, which are often filmed lumbering about, although they've got a turn of speed on them when attacking so... Anyway, my thoughts, FWIW. 178.104.103.140 23:00, 9 August 2013 (UTC)

With regard to "daytime" meteor showers being a NASA hoax, would anyone be able to see a meteor shower during the daytime? Odysseus654 (talk) 00:12, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Regarding Centaurids: You could look at a meteor shower from inside through a window. Glare or perhaps light absorbed by the glass could make it difficult or impossible to see a meteor shower unless it is bright enough. (I nearly lost my edit to Odysseus654 who posted just before me.) 76.106.251.87 00:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)