reply from an astrophysicist

Post #322,224 by boxley 3/2/10 10:50:53 AM Reply	reply from an astrophysicist Don't know why the type of star would have any effect. The only evidence is from the Solar System, where none of the rocky planets are locked. The Moon is locked because it's lumpy (not a uniform sphere). Locking occurs also when the bodies are relatively close in mass and close together compared to their radii. Not the case with stars and planets. Funny, I would be more concerned about blue skin - or being manipulated by James Cameron again (I bolted on "Titanic", too much for me). from drl If we torture the data long enough, it will confess. (Ronald Coase, Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, 1991)
Post #322,225 by malraux 3/2/10 11:18:59 AM Reply	Does he know it's a moon? Just about every moon in the solar system, large or small, is lumpy enough to get locked. Titan is larger than Mercury and it's locked, and that's around Saturn. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #322,226 by boxley 3/2/10 11:22:40 AM Reply	prolly not, the blue people live on a moon? If we torture the data long enough, it will confess. (Ronald Coase, Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, 1991)
Post #322,258 by malraux 3/2/10 8:39:15 PM Reply	Orbits a gas giant, yes. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #322,257 by static 3/2/10 8:23:30 PM Reply	Blue skin. My knowledge is sketchy but the skin colour would be an artefact of the colour of the atmosphere, much like how plants on Earth are green - this enables them to take most advantage of red and yellow light. I don't know how this works for fauna, though. However, James Cameron is on record as having selected blue skin for his Na'vi for purely artistic reasons. :-) Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.

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