Talk:1249: Meteor Showers - Revision history

172.71.94.24: minus

2023-08-14T14:19:10Z

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Nitpicking: Two comments: added Geminid text and translated "lyra"

2021-11-23T03:41:22Z

Two comments: added Geminid text and translated "lyra"

172.69.63.126 at 13:24, 31 October 2021

2021-10-31T13:24:11Z

Davidy22 at 11:05, 3 September 2015

2015-09-03T11:05:53Z

173.245.52.119: Added a theory on the Lyrids text

2015-09-01T11:28:51Z

Added a theory on the Lyrids text

Dgbrt at 10:19, 20 August 2013

2013-08-20T10:19:00Z

84.193.43.190: try to explain Geminids

2013-08-20T10:13:20Z

try to explain Geminids

129.215.124.225 at 21:50, 15 August 2013

2013-08-15T21:50:11Z

Honeyman: Rephrasing

2013-08-10T10:58:21Z

Rephrasing

Honeyman: Perseids explanation suggested

2013-08-10T01:03:00Z

Perseids explanation suggested

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	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)		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)
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		+	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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 Lyrids: Scream because of the similarity to "Lyrics"? [[Special:Contributions/74.125.57.36|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. [[Special:Contributions/83.173.97.36|83.173.97.36]] 15:28, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
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 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)

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	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}}		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}}
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		+	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)

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

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

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

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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)		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)	+	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
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		+	Geminids: how about Prince of Tennis? [http://princeoftennis.wikia.com/wiki/Gemini]

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	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}}		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}}
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		+	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)		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)

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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)		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 ~~obviously~~ 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)	+	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)

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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)		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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		+	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 obviously 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)