On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:29 -0500, "Olin Lathrop"  wrote:
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> What about the speed of light?  It's really really inconveniently slow
> for
> humans on a cosmic scale.  If it does represent the cosmic speed limit as
> we
> think it does, then that's pretty darn inconvenient for us getting off
> this
> rock before the sun does something very inconvenient.  The earth is
> already
> half way to its expiration date, and we've only just gotten to sliced
> bread,
> flush toilets, and the ability to make silly statements.

Hurrah! I give that a +1.

Friendly regards,
Bob


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