Talk:1249: Meteor Showers

2023-08-14T14:19:10Z

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The dates are not in order {{unsigned ip|‎99.108.140.97}}

Maybe the tennis reference is to Bob and Mike Bryan, they are twins. [[Special:Contributions/83.227.33.35|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"? [[Special:Contributions/74.125.57.36|74.125.57.36]] 15:08, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
:"Lyra" (the constellation of origin) is a harp. [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:41, 23 November 2021 (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. [[Special:Contributions/83.173.97.36|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 {{unsigned ip|12.1.208.178}}

Or perhaps it's related to the film 300 where Leonidas says: "Even a god can bleed?"--[[Special:Contributions/129.215.124.225|129.215.124.225]] 21:50, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

For Draconids, are there any movies with dragons that would fit the given description? --[[User:Irino.|Irino.]] ([[User talk:Irino.|talk]]) 18:56, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
:{{w|Reign_of_Fire_(film)|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. [[Special:Contributions/178.104.103.140|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? [[User:Odysseus654|Odysseus654]] ([[User talk: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.) [[Special:Contributions/76.106.251.87|76.106.251.87]] 00:15, 10 August 2013 (UTC)

Perseids (“Instead of falling from sky, meteors erupt from ground”) are named after Perseus, a well-known hero of Ancient Greek mythology. The Perseids line apparently refers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmus#Founder_of_Thebes another Ancient Greek myth], about founding the Thebes city by another Ancient Greek hero, Cadmus, who, according to the story, sowed the dragon teeth into the ground, from where the fierce warriors have grown ("erupted"); these warriors then, after a couple of story twists, assisted Cadmus in building the city. [[User:Honeyman|Honeyman]] ([[User talk:Honeyman|talk]]) 01:03, 10 August 2013 (UTC

Geminids: how about Prince of Tennis? [http://princeoftennis.wikia.com/wiki/Gemini]{{unsigned ip|84.193.43.190}}

Lyrids: The first thing I thought of was those "screamer" rockets on July 4th, possibly due to the fireworks reference in the first row of the table. {{unsigned ip|173.245.52.119}}

TIL that the Daytime Zeta Perseids are 1) actually real and 2) actually consistently daytime. I thought it was one of the jokes. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.63.126|172.69.63.126]] 13:24, 31 October 2021 (UTC)

I came in 8 years after this article was created, and there was nothing on the Geminids, so I added a bit (rather than putting "Incomplete" on it this late). [[User:Nitpicking|Nitpicking]] ([[User talk:Nitpicking|talk]]) 03:41, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Deflecting meteors with rackets brings to mind [https://kiwisbybeat.netlify.app/minusb37.html this minus strip]. Of course, the girl had a baseball bat there, so it can't be the reference. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.94.24|172.71.94.24]] 14:19, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

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