Re: [Phys-l] journalism ( you can't trust anything you read)

["Richard Tarara" <rbtarara@sprynet.com>]

While the article certainly debunks the whole 2012 idea, it fails to mention
that if we are to see this 'explosion' in 2012, it must have happened 638
years ago!  ;-)

Rck

-----Original Message----- 
From: William Maddox
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 1:54 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] journalism ( you can't trust anything you read)

From: WC Maddox

For an example of questionable reporting that is physics related see
discussion of the stories about "Is the Earth going to be destroyed in
2012 by Betelgeuse exploding?"
at
http://news.discovery.com/space/dont-panic-betelgeuse-wont-explode-in-2012.html.


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