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Re: Arificial Horizons and Tea
From: Bruce Stark
Date: 2003 Jul 9, 12:55 EDT
From: Bruce Stark
Date: 2003 Jul 9, 12:55 EDT
Stayed up past bedtime with the pan of water and pan of tea. An hour after nautical twilight Arcturus still couldn't be conjured in the tea. Perhaps just my 76 year old eyes. Earlier in the evening the tea had demonstrated superiority in reflecting treetops, etc. Jared's hunch about boiled water is a concern. This artificial horizon drinkability question is opening a new and interesting aspect of celestial navigation. Boiled water doesn't show me much. I'm hoping we'll get past the boiled water thing and find that the phenomenon depends on a quality inherent in tea. If these admirable qualities are in tea, then there's reason to believe they will be found more abundantly in red wine. Much work remains to be done. Bruce
