Editing Talk:2931: Chasing

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Weather permitting, the aurora borealis may be visible from northern US tonight. I wonder if that inspired this comic. There's also a new "Twister" sequel coming out this summer, which is about tornado chasers. [[User:Barmar|Barmar]] ([[User talk:Barmar|talk]]) 21:14, 10 May 2024 (UTC)

Sadly, given last month's event, "Total Solar Eclipse" is not on the chart.  With the changing clouds over Texas on eclipse day, many were driving around figuring out where best to watch from.  I would put it at the top of the chart and almost fully to the right.  [[Special:Contributions/172.68.34.61|172.68.34.61]] 21:41, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
:I'm ''astonished'' that solar eclipses aren't in this comic or the title text. [[User:Zowayix|Zowayix]] ([[User talk:Zowayix|talk]]) 22:42, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
:: Yeah, I would replace Tornados with that TSE. Tornados might be exciting in person, and people might be chasing them, but they are more terrifying than exciting. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.246.187|172.70.246.187]] 08:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

I feel like Randall is selling Ice Cream Trucks short. [[User:Doctorhook|Doctorhook]] ([[User talk:Doctorhook|talk]]) 02:56, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
:I strongly disagree with this chart, about the possibility of chasing the Grand Canyon & the international dateline. Owing to length & downhill grade of the former, & timing sensitive nature of the latter.   
:[[User:ProphetZarquon|ProphetZarquon]] ([[User talk:ProphetZarquon|talk]]) 03:02, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
::What 'timing sensitive nature' of the latter? Apart from {{w|International Date Line#Historic alterations|historic changes}}, and lacking any further proposed ones, you're just talking about a discontinuity effect that happens ''continuously''.
::Unless you mean timing it for an hour (or maybe two, or more, depending upon less straightforward TZ-abuttal??) every day, you can perhaps step/paddle back and forth between "very late night" on one date and "very early in the morning" on the next-but-one date. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.62|172.69.195.62]] 09:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Uhhh, isn't it an activity to take donkeys down into the Grand Canyon? That feels not all that different than the convoy thing - pretty sure it IS similarly done in groups, and that it's indeed to see the place better... :) And that radios would be advisable. And I've never even been anywhere near there! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Seems to have completely missed the eclipse chasers all over the US recently :D [[Special:Contributions/172.70.246.187|172.70.246.187]] 08:08, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
:You could say "they've been eclipsed"... (Which is what they all want!) [[Special:Contributions/172.69.195.62|172.69.195.62]] 09:39, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

I believe I read about a plan to chase the interstellar object 'Oumuamua, which would be like chasing a comet but even more so. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.70|162.158.38.70]] 20:17, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

== Number of Apollo astronauts  ==

Are we counting unique individuals or total visits?  There were six landings with two astronauts each, but someone went twice? {{unsigned ip|162.158.186.249|20:48, 11 May 2024}}
:Nobody doubled up. 6x2=12. (Some went on up to three separate 'walks'/drives away from their craft, but no-one landed twice.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.49|162.158.74.49]] 21:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC)

Arguably the crews of Apollos 8, 10, and 13 also visited the Moon; As did the Command Module Pilots on the six missions with landings. These guys all got 99.9+% of the way there, and while they didn't touch it, nor did the twelve guys who landed (none of whom were brave enough to take their gloves off while outside the LEM).
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 Uhhh, isn't it an activity to take donkeys down into the Grand Canyon? That feels not all that different than the convoy thing - pretty sure it IS similarly done in groups, and that it's indeed to see the place better... :) And that radios would be advisable. And I've never even been anywhere near there! [[User:NiceGuy1|NiceGuy1]] ([[User talk:NiceGuy1|talk]]) 06:11, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
-:I would moreso call that exploring than chasing. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.214.72|172.69.214.72]] 13:55, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
 Seems to have completely missed the eclipse chasers all over the US recently :D [[Special:Contributions/172.70.246.187|172.70.246.187]] 08:08, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
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 I believe I read about a plan to chase the interstellar object 'Oumuamua, which would be like chasing a comet but even more so. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.38.70|162.158.38.70]] 20:17, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
-Speaking as someone who lives where there are none of the former and many of the latter, seeing a possum would be much more exciting than seeing a hot air balloon.[[Special:Contributions/172.70.90.29|172.70.90.29]] 09:21, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
-: Ok, not hot-air, but: https://projectpossum.org/research/balloon-nlc-imagery/ [[Special:Contributions/172.70.163.120|172.70.163.120]] 10:51, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
-For the whale explanation, don't scientists chase whales as well?--[[User:Calpurnia Tate|Calpurnia Tate]] ([[User talk:Calpurnia Tate|talk]]) 00:34, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
-:Which reminds me... should {{w|Sea_Shepherd_Conservation_Society|Sea Shepherd}} be mentioned in "Chasing other chasers" as some sort of actual example? Because that's quite literally what they do... [[User:Elektrizikekswerk|Elektrizikekswerk]] ([[User talk:Elektrizikekswerk|talk]]) 06:47, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
 == Number of Apollo astronauts  ==
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 :Nobody doubled up. 6x2=12. (Some went on up to three separate 'walks'/drives away from their craft, but no-one landed twice.) [[Special:Contributions/162.158.74.49|162.158.74.49]] 21:59, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
-::Arguably the crews of Apollos 8, 10, and 13 also visited the Moon; As did the Command Module Pilots on the six missions with landings. These guys all got 99.9+% of the way there, and while they didn't touch it, nor did the twelve guys who landed (none of whom were brave enough to take their gloves off while outside the LEM).
+Arguably the crews of Apollos 8, 10, and 13 also visited the Moon; As did the Command Module Pilots on the six missions with landings. These guys all got 99.9+% of the way there, and while they didn't touch it, nor did the twelve guys who landed (none of whom were brave enough to take their gloves off while outside the LEM).
-::In this extended group of lunar visitors, there were some double ups, e.g. Jim Lovell, who was on Apollos 8 and 13. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.210.3|172.68.210.3]] 22:55, 11 May 2024 (UTC)
-::You could also say that many of them got 100.1-% of the way there, when they orbited around the far side. [[Special:Contributions/172.70.211.99|172.70.211.99]] 00:35, 12 May 2024 (UTC)
-:: In total, 24 people '''went''' to the moon on 9 trips (Apollo missions 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17), with 12 men actually landing, walking and driving around, and leaving (Apollo missions 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17). There were 3 people who flew there twice, but nobody landed more than once, ''yet''. [[User:Nutster|Nutster]] ([[User talk:Nutster|talk]]) 18:44, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
-I so much want to include Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee. [[Special:Contributions/172.69.71.130|172.69.71.130]] 14:46, 12 May 2024 (UTC)