tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post3350794038472474116..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: In the darkGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-84456373721570794112011-09-20T07:06:19.613-07:002011-09-20T07:06:19.613-07:00the next time a kindergartner pulled a black crayo...<i>the next time a kindergartner pulled a black crayon out of the box, he would explode in a burst of gamma rays</i><br /><br />You got me. I ell-oh-elled.Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17126619445123127372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-4421862189370537152011-09-18T07:12:32.135-07:002011-09-18T07:12:32.135-07:00A third reason things are called dark is semi-meta...A third reason things are called dark is semi-metaphorical, as in the dark side of the moon, by which people commonly mean the side we can't see from Earth. Dark here means unknown, unseen, it might be lit but the light isn't reaching us.<br />Actually I suppose the far side is a bit darker on average because it doesn't get reflected sunlight from Earth, but it has just as much daylight.<br />And of course, not everybody gets that it's a metaphor.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.com