But, but ... I am now confused about what's brat and what isn't. I thought brat was defiantly great ... ie, great in the face of ridiculous obstacles. And not brat is not great. Is that right?
Oh, I see. Ha! Well, then you *really* have to read my book b/c it will be a look at what *actually* went on w/in Cassini. But for an appetizer, read Janet Vertesi's book. On which mission(s) at JPL do you work? I'm gathering from insiders that Clipper is decidedly non-brat, too. Do you agree?
I just looked up the colloquial definition of brat. It seems that I certainly am brat. Read my book when it comes out & you'll know that's true. But why would someone label Cassini brat and JWST not brat?
What filter(s) were you using?
Which filter were you using for Saturn?
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Impressive!
If you're a scientist and you observe a swallowed eel escaping its fish predator via the gills, you get an X-ray camera system to see what's what. And you see exactly what kind of acrobatic shenanigans eels use to squirm out. Also, HELL YES my @cnn.com article about it has excerpts of X-ray video 🧪
After being swallowed alive, Japanese eels were able to escape from a predator fish’s stomach and swim to freedom through the fish’s gills, new research shows.
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Really?! I wasn't aware but I'll take it!! 😊
I worked as a Professor in the Lunar & Planetary Lab at the University of AZ, Tucson, for 17.5 yrs. I never met #LindaRonstadt tho' I saw her once in the coffee shop I frequented every day. She was & still is very smart & wise. Enjoy her witty words about Trump holding a rally in her building.
