Will you get to see the the Total Eclipse on April 8?
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VintageBetter
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Some super-smart classroom teachers surely were using these to teach the science of it. Then, to celebrate, the kids ate the moon & the sun!
VintageBetter
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Because it was good & fun news, for a change. The news business doesn't get enough of those opportunities. Even in local news, the news is mostly murders, accidents & mayhem. That's why every silly local outlet runs a story when there's a lotto ticket big winner. I don't know how that is supposed to cheer all us losers up, but they think it will.In the end (as we all knew it would), the media hyperbole never came to be, no apocalypse, no power outages, no accidents, pets didn't go insane (although the dog I saw was a bit weirded out). I'm just puzzled why the media went to such great lengths to suggest that all society in the 115 mile track of the eclipse would perish. Just stupid.
They also run lotto win stories to sell lotto tickets. Is the lotto hurting for customers?No? Then why do they do that? Desperate for any morsel of happy news, I guess.
VintageBetter
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@David777 What I like about that video is that there was no reporters narrating over it. I know reporters are people too, but sometimes they talk way too much to fill the silence. Sometimes, silence is fine. Let the people do the reacting and talking and cheering.
I thought the cheering of the crowd was funny: "Yay moon! Show that sun who is boss for three minutes!"
I thought the cheering of the crowd was funny: "Yay moon! Show that sun who is boss for three minutes!"
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It is super smart using Oreo cookies as a teachable item. It shows kids exactly what’s happening in a fun playful way too. It got my attention.
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I agree and I'll also add in..at least it's not another "news" story about fast food restaurants bringing back a food item