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Posted by Greg D. Moore \(Strider\) on March 28, 2007, 4:23 pm
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> Jim Oberg wrote:
>> that is, if you can disregard a 12-hour scheduling discrepancy...
>>
http://www.smh.com.au/news/travel/jets-flaming-space-junk-scare/2007/03/28/1174761528947.html
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> Apparently it came down 12 hours early:
> http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/4008975a6000.html
> Cut to Russian mission control:
> "We are to bring it down at 12 AM"
> "Noon?"
> "No, midnight."
> "Isn't 12 AM noon?"
> "No, it's the start of the new day; it's midnight."
> "But 12 hours After Midnight would be noon."
> "No, noon is twelve hours before midnight, so it's 12 Pre-Midnight, not
> After Midnight."
> "Are you sure?"
> "What difference will it make? no one is going to notice it come down
> anyway."
You forgot the whole crossing the International Date Line.
"You said it's coming down today?"
"No, yesterday."
"Huh?"
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> Ah yes, the Russians. :-)
> Pat
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