SpaceBar - S04E10 Tower of Technobabble

This week, Science Advisor Rich stops by to kick some knowledge on the freewheeling good times in the snake pits of yesteryear, then takes our crew on a tour of our solar system and gives us a quiz that the average American is apparently having trouble with. Also, The Repeater gets increasingly disenchanted with the american space program.

Show Notes:

• Glamping comes to Indy 500

http://www.indy500snakepit.com/index.php/glamping/

• Americans ignorant about science? Pish posh! Oh, wait — the Earth really does rotate around the Sun? Never mind. But, hey, take the quiz yourself along with us:

http://www.livescience.com/43593-americans-ignorant-about-science.html

• So how big is the solar system really? If the Sun were the size of a bowling ball, get ready for what’s still a long walk:

http://www.scalesolarsystem.66ghz.com/index.html

• Just for fun, play God (or fate or time or whatever floats your boat):

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ac5/?cpg=60357247&msg_id=60357247&et_rid=508024727&linkid=60357247_text_1ac5