Things that make you go .....Hmmm, that's interesting.

[Dire Ear]

Not think Meath has enough problems? !

[laoislad]

Huge Chinese rocket likely to have uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere in the coming days

This will be an interesting one to follow.

China launched a module for its space station into orbit last week, but the mission launcher is heading back to Earth and is uncontrolled. China haven't said whether this was planned and they just don't care, or if there was some error.

The launcher is 30m long x 5m wide and weighs 21 metric tons. Almost impossible to predict how much and in how many fragments it will survive re-entry, but best guess is between 4 tonnes and 10 tonnes will survive. And then travel down to ground at about 350 km/h.

It orbits Earth every 90 minutes. Broadly, its orbit includes New York - Madrid - Beijing - Chile - Wellington. It's much more likely to hit sea or uninhabited areas, but the orbit is so fast, it's impossible to predict at this stage, so will be worth monitoring.

https://spacenews.com/huge-rocket-looks-set-for-uncontrolled-reentry-following-chinese-space-station-launch/

Any news on this badboy?

https://spacenews.com/long-march-5b-falls-into-indian-ocean-after-world-follows-rocket-reentry/

Shite, I was hoping it would fall on Meath.

I'd have picked Tyrone before Meath.

[Dire Ear]

No need LL..............NO NEED

[Denn Forever]

Never knew about this.  No Newgrage or Ceidé fields but still impressive. 

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-zimbabwe

[Orior]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

Every fifth child born in the world in Chinese.

My brother has five children, so one of them must be Chinese. It could be Peter, or Niall, or Ying-Tong, or Stephen, or Sean. But I think it's Stephen.

[seafoid]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

I would be very worried if I were in charge of India. The average age at which rural women have their first child is less than 20. This accelerates the  growth of the popuulation.
It's not clear how everyone can be fed long term. The Green Revolution boosted Indian agricultural output but instead of boosting living standards it drove population growth and the underground wells used to provide irrigation are not getting any bigger.
The Indian State of Uttar Pradesh had 170 million in 2000 and now has 233 million. It's about 5 times the size of the 26 counties.

[AustinPowers]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

Every fifth child born in the world in Chinese.

My brother has five children, so one of them must be Chinese. It could be Peter, or Niall, or Ying-Tong, or Stephen, or Sean. But I think it's Stephen.

Niall sounds  more Chinese to me 

[Never beat the deeler]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

Every fifth child born in the world in Chinese.

My brother has five children, so one of them must be Chinese. It could be Peter, or Niall, or Ying-Tong, or Stephen, or Sean. But I think it's Stephen.

Who coordinates the sequence?
Hold, Hold, Push

[LeoMc]

World's population is now 8 billion, according to UN

India has increased by roughly 180 million people, and is set to surpass China as the world's most populous nation next year for the first time in almost 2,000 years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63632981

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/27/megalopolis-how-coastal-west-africa-will-shape-the-coming-century

By the end of this century, the UN projects that Africa, which had less than one-tenth of the world's population in 1950, will be home to 3.9 billion people, or 40% of humanity.

[Orior]

Fun Fact: in 120 years time, there will be 8 billion different people walking on planet Earth.

[LeoMc]

The evenings start getting longer from today. The sun is still rising later so the net effect is less daylight until the solistice.

[RedHand88]

The evenings start getting longer from today. The sun is still rising later so the net effect is less daylight until the solistice.

I thought there was a grand stretch this evening.

[seafoid]

The Dublin Neurological Institute is hosting a 'Resilient Leadership' event with guest speakers Stuart Lancaster and Jim Gavin at Croke Park on Tuesday, February 7th. For those interested in purchasing a table or individual tickets, call 01-8545033 or email fundraising@dni.ie

[Square Ball]

Had to go somewhere, it's more a in the name of God 🤔

https://twitter.com/vatastore/status/1616664462924320768?t=5AZz4P2utBLNnXwSySKA3w&s=19

[Capt Pat]

Another documentary on Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding was on tg4 tonight. Things have gone well for Nancy and badly for Tonya since 1994. However Tonya is still the only one who had a big successful, acclaimed Hollywood movie made about her.