Am I the only one to see the irony in a satellite designed to map the Earth's gravity field succumbing to the Earth's gravity? At any rate, a one ton thing is going to break up and start raining down on the planet. Tales of the firey re-entry of satellites have been captivating the public imagination since the 1970s, when Skylab's remains fell down on a small town in Australia, netting the United States' government a littering fine.
Of course, the impending fall of this satellite reminds me of one of my favorite Devo songs:
For Muzak aficianados, there's an easy listening version, which sounds like the soundtrack for a very outré Nintendo game.
Be safe, people, keep an eye on the sky!
DEVO saw the future, and sang about it.
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Wait! What? Is Mark Mothersbaugh riding in that satellite? Are the Rugrats going to fall in my yard?
ReplyDeleteOh noes! The sky is falling. I need a red sort of roundish pyramid hat thing to protect me.
DEVO saw the future, and sang about it.
ReplyDeleteHell, yeah!
Oh noes! The sky is falling. I need a red sort of roundish pyramid hat thing to protect me.
You don't already have a ziggurat hat?