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There doesn't seem to be anywhere named anything like "space" 53 miles from Jackson along this line. (Approximately Goodman, MS, birthplace of John Lomax.) Is the marker supposed to have been brought in specifically for this purpose? I thought it would make more sense if the arrow had just been turned up. (For the numbers reversed theory, 36 miles from Jackson appears to be completely rural, though features the site of Casey Jones' death.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.35|108.162.216.35]] 12:00, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | There doesn't seem to be anywhere named anything like "space" 53 miles from Jackson along this line. (Approximately Goodman, MS, birthplace of John Lomax.) Is the marker supposed to have been brought in specifically for this purpose? I thought it would make more sense if the arrow had just been turned up. (For the numbers reversed theory, 36 miles from Jackson appears to be completely rural, though features the site of Casey Jones' death.) [[Special:Contributions/108.162.216.35|108.162.216.35]] 12:00, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | ||
− | My first thought that this was a reference to the blues musician Robert Johnson. According to legend, Johnson met the devil at a crossroads in Mississippi to exchange his soul for talent in blues music. There are a few different real crossroads that have been put forth as the legendary location. These include Dockery Plantation, Hazelhurst, Beauregard, Clarksdale, and Rosedale. None of these locations, though, match the distances shown in the comic (Dockery Plantation is probably the closest). | + | My first thought that this was a reference to the blues musician Robert Johnson. According to legend, Johnson met the devil at a crossroads in Mississippi to exchange his soul for talent in blues music. There are a few different real crossroads that have been put forth as the legendary location. These include Dockery Plantation, Hazelhurst, Beauregard, Clarksdale, and Rosedale. None of these locations, though, match the distances shown in the comic (Dockery Plantation is probably the closest). |
− | + | Here is a map showing the distances from each city (with sPace as Pace.) [http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=600x500&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:oevrE~hqiPrLeuMzg@}rM|bAknMp}AqgMzwBo~LlqCgsLljD{eLnbEovKtyEaeKtoFwqJtdGu|IfxGyeIpjHomHh{HqsGrjIixFfxI{{EfdJk~DlnJ}_DzvJu`Cn}Jy`BdbKo`A`eKy_@`fK?`eKx_@dbKn`An}Jx`BzvJt`ClnJ|_DfdJj~DfxIz{EpjIhxFj{HpsGpjHnmHfxGxeIrdGt|IvoFvqJtyE`eKnbEnvKljDzeLlqCfsLzwBn~Lp}ApgMzbAjnMzg@|rMtLduMuLfuM{g@|rM{bAjnMq}AngM{wBn~LmqCfsLmjD|eLobElvKuyEbeKwoFvqJsdGr|IgxGzeIqjHlmHk{HpsGqjIhxFgxI|{EgdJj~DmnJ|_D{vJt`Co}Jx`BebKn`AaeKx_@afK?aeKy_@ebKo`Ao}Jy`B{vJu`CmnJ}_DgdJk~DgxI}{EsjIixFi{HqsGqjHmmHgxG{eIudGs|IuoFwqJuyEceKobEmvKmjD}eLmqCgsL{wBo~Lq}AogM}bAknM{g@}rMsLguM&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:i{dnElemePhXixYxjAetY||BykYnnDm_Yb_F{nXtnGkzW||HabWriJ}eVptKefUn}L_cThdNq|RthO}rQrjPkfPviQgwN`fRseMh_SwqKpuS}{IphTkdHdxTokFjdUiqDfmUmvBnrUyz@ftU?nrUxz@dmUlvBldUhqDbxTnkFphTjdHpuS|{Ij_SvqK`fRreMviQfwNpjPjfPthO|rQhdNp|Rn}L~bTptKdfUtiJ|eV||H`bWtnGjzW`_FznXnnDl_Y||BxkYxjAdtYhXhxYiXjxYyjAdtY}|BxkYonDj_Ya_FznXunGlzW}|H~aWuiJ|eVqtKffUo}L~bTidNn|RuhO|rQqjPlfPwiQfwNafRpeMk_SvqKquS|{IqhTldHcxTlkFmdUjqDemUjvBorUzz@gtU?orU{z@gmUkvBkdUkqDexTmkFqhTmdHquS}{Ii_SwqKafRqeMwiQgwNsjPmfPuhO}rQidNo|Ro}L_cTqtKgfUsiJ}eV}|H_bWunGmzWc_F{nXonDk_Y}|BykYyjAetYiXkxY&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:_nc~EnfpdPpTmrVr_AunVhjBkgVptCm|U~}DymUnfF{{T~mGifT~sHsmSrxIsqRp{JsrQp|KupPr{LalOnxM{dN~rNi{LdkOooKv`P{aJrsPmrHxcQoaGbqQkoEp{Qc|C`cRehBrgRws@`iR?pgRvs@`cRdhBr{Qb|CbqQjoExcQnaGrsPlrHv`PzaJdkOnoK~rNh{LnxMzdNr{L`lOp|KtpPn{JrrQrxIrqR`tHrmS|mGhfTpfFz{T~}DxmUntCl|UjjBjgVp_AtnVpTlrVqTjrVq_AvnVkjBjgVotCj|U_~DzmUqfFx{T}mGjfTatHpmSsxIrqRo{JrrQq|KvpPs{L`lOoxMzdN_sNf{LekOpoKw`PxaJssPlrHycQpaGcqQhoEs{Qd|CacRdhBqgRts@aiR?sgRus@acRehBq{Qe|CcqQioEycQqaGssPmrHw`PyaJekOqoK_sNg{LoxM{dNs{LalOq|KwpPq{JsrQsxIsqR_tHqmS_nGkfTofFy{T_~D{mUqtCk|UijBkgVs_AwnVqTkrV&sensor=true] | |
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− | Here is a map showing the distances from each city (with sPace as Pace.) [http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?size=600x500&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:oevrE~hqiPrLeuMzg@}rM|bAknMp}AqgMzwBo~LlqCgsLljD{eLnbEovKtyEaeKtoFwqJtdGu|IfxGyeIpjHomHh{HqsGrjIixFfxI{{EfdJk~DlnJ}_DzvJu`Cn}Jy`BdbKo`A`eKy_@`fK?`eKx_@dbKn`An}Jx`BzvJt`ClnJ|_DfdJj~DfxIz{EpjIhxFj{HpsGpjHnmHfxGxeIrdGt|IvoFvqJtyE`eKnbEnvKljDzeLlqCfsLzwBn~Lp}ApgMzbAjnMzg@|rMtLduMuLfuM{g@|rM{bAjnMq}AngM{wBn~LmqCfsLmjD|eLobElvKuyEbeKwoFvqJsdGr|IgxGzeIqjHlmHk{HpsGqjIhxFgxI|{EgdJj~DmnJ|_D{vJt`Co}Jx`BebKn`AaeKx_@afK?aeKy_@ebKo`Ao}Jy`B{vJu`CmnJ}_DgdJk~DgxI}{EsjIixFi{HqsGqjHmmHgxG{eIudGs|IuoFwqJuyEceKobEmvKmjD}eLmqCgsL{wBo~Lq}AogM}bAknM{g@}rMsLguM&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:i{dnElemePhXixYxjAetY||BykYnnDm_Yb_F{nXtnGkzW||HabWriJ}eVptKefUn}L_cThdNq|RthO}rQrjPkfPviQgwN`fRseMh_SwqKpuS}{IphTkdHdxTokFjdUiqDfmUmvBnrUyz@ftU?nrUxz@dmUlvBldUhqDbxTnkFphTjdHpuS|{Ij_SvqK`fRreMviQfwNpjPjfPthO|rQhdNp|Rn}L~bTptKdfUtiJ|eV||H`bWtnGjzW`_FznXnnDl_Y||BxkYxjAdtYhXhxYiXjxYyjAdtY}|BxkYonDj_Ya_FznXunGlzW}|H~aWuiJ|eVqtKffUo}L~bTidNn|RuhO|rQqjPlfPwiQfwNafRpeMk_SvqKquS|{IqhTldHcxTlkFmdUjqDemUjvBorUzz@gtU?orU{z@gmUkvBkdUkqDexTmkFqhTmdHquS}{Ii_SwqKafRqeMwiQgwNsjPmfPuhO}rQidNo|Ro}L_cTqtKgfUsiJ}eV}|H_bWunGmzWc_F{nXonDk_Y}|BykYyjAetYiXkxY&path=fillcolor:0x00FF00|weight:1|color:0xFFFFFF|enc:_nc~EnfpdPpTmrVr_AunVhjBkgVptCm|U~}DymUnfF{{T~mGifT~sHsmSrxIsqRp{JsrQp|KupPr{LalOnxM{dN~rNi{LdkOooKv`P{aJrsPmrHxcQoaGbqQkoEp{Qc|C`cRehBrgRws@`iR?pgRvs@`cRdhBr{Qb|CbqQjoExcQnaGrsPlrHv`PzaJdkOnoK~rNh{LnxMzdNr{L`lOp|KtpPn{JrrQrxIrqR`tHrmS|mGhfTpfFz{T~}DxmUntCl|UjjBjgVp_AtnVpTlrVqTjrVq_AvnVkjBjgVotCj|U_~DzmUqfFx{T}mGjfTatHpmSsxIrqRo{JrrQq|KvpPs{L`lOoxMzdN_sNf{LekOpoKw`PxaJssPlrHycQpaGcqQhoEs{Qd|CacRdhBqgRts@aiR?sgRus@acRehBq{Qe|CcqQioEycQqaGssPmrHw`PyaJekOqoK_sNg{LoxM{dNs{LalOq|KwpPq{JsrQsxIsqR_tHqmS_nGkfTofFy{T_~D{mUqtCk|UijBkgVs_AwnVqTkrV&sensor=true] | ||
So we can follow that sign, have a good day and go to space today? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.88.225|141.101.88.225]] 13:56, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | So we can follow that sign, have a good day and go to space today? [[Special:Contributions/141.101.88.225|141.101.88.225]] 13:56, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | ||
− | I think the point Randall is trying to make here (as he did repetitively in the past) is that space (100 km) is actually not that far away as it "seems", at least closer than the cities on the other two arrows. | + | I think the point Randall is trying to make here (as he did repetitively in the past) is that space (100 km) is actually not that far away as it "seems", at least closer than the cities on the other two arrows. |
He also rather neatly (with the help of the USAF) makes the point that there is no single hard line where space starts. [[User:Jim E|Jim E]] ([[User talk:Jim E|talk]]) 15:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | He also rather neatly (with the help of the USAF) makes the point that there is no single hard line where space starts. [[User:Jim E|Jim E]] ([[User talk:Jim E|talk]]) 15:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC) | ||
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