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at this point flying people out of the city would be impractical because of the numbers left and because flying at this point wouldn't be very safe at all. at this point most people who haven't left yet are going to ride it out at home or head to a nearby shelter. hopefully the water doesn't flood them out.

hey, everyone. i live in new orleans but right now i'm at college in indiana. i am in contact with a lot of people back home though. apparently the winds were overestimated a little bit (about 10 mph) but i don't think that that will make too much of a difference. i know a few people who are staying behind but most people have already left- my family evacuated to florida this morning and most of my friends are in baton rouge or texas. the city is essentially empty right now. i'm really worried about this. the worst thing that could happen would be for the eye to pass just to the west of the city- the winds would push the water over the levee and once it gets over, it isn't going to leave. hopefully i'll have a house tomorrow.

it isn't science, but that doesn't make it any less awesome.

well put. in the book, the main question at hand is whether or not you'd experience centripetal force if there is no frame of reference to base your spinning. i'm pretty sure the question had very little to do with the gravitational effects (or lack thereof) of other bodies in the universe.

what physical evidence do we actually have for black holes? it seems to me that their existence has been essentially taken for granted... at least for as long as i've been around. maybe that's just a personal bias.

Does it really matter whether they call it a planet or not? It'd just be another name for kids to memorize in second grade.

name's patrick. i don't have air conditioning today.