Whoa . . . contemplate this!

For those people who have long commutes (we never have enough time, and now, with gas prices what they are today, we never have enough money, either), so we sometimes wish for faster, easier; yet simpler (and safer) ways to get to work. I've fancied, at times, that I'd like to have my own personal helicopter (and a very capable and handsome pilot), so that I could land on the roof of my building and rappel down - straight into my room - just like MacGyver, or to maybe have a "Jetson's backpack" - and jettison my way in to work, or to even have a champion Formula One driver get me there in style. But my favorite "idle fantasy" has always been to bend the space-time continuum by playing "I Dream of Jeannie", which is to: Just think it - blink it - and BE THERE (and to look THAT good at 8:00 in the morning, to boot - well, if I am dreaming - why not?) That is, until I read this. Who knows, at some point, time travel may one day be as commonplace as hopping in a car. I'm sure my grandparents, who moved into Ohio on a horse and buggy (in their youth), never dreamed we'd be able to travel as we do today - in cars.

I've always been fascinated with the fields physics and astrononomy (dad graduated with a degree in astronomy, and he subsequently joined The United States Air Force), and I've had classes in both fields (in high school and college), but when I read up on the subject, I just sit back in amazement and awe. Whoa. How cool is this stuff? For more information on twisted space around black holes, click here. To play the animation, click here.

Until that day comes, since this is a Saturday, I might as well enjoy the day, but come Monday morning, it's back to work for this old gal in my sexy little Honda! Thank grateful thanks, admiration, and appreciation to NASA and The Goddard Space Flight Center for use of their multimedia and information.

For more cool information - click here!

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