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Shik
Member # 343
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Physicist James A. Van Allen, a leader in space exploration who discovered the radiation belts surrounding the Earth that now bear his name, died Wednesday. He was 91.
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Lee
Member # 393
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Hey, we share a birthday. . .
I can never think of the Van Allen Belts without thinking of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, where they, er, catch fire and have to be extinguished by firing a nuclear missile at them!
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Jason Abbadon
Member # 882
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Ah, yes: the glorious 1950's, where nuclear weapons fixed what ails ya!
91 is agood looong run: I honestly assumed Van Allen had dies decades ago. His name will certainly live on.
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Lee
Member # 393
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The list of People Not Dead Yet often amazes. People like Marcel Marceau or, formerly, James Van Allen.
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B.J.
Member # 858
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Someone hasn't dropped an anvil on that mime's head yet? We're getting negligent, people!
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