fishbulbx
fishbulbx t1_j3m8vzg wrote
Reply to comment by I__Know__Stuff in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator
Ok fine, then hours.
fishbulbx t1_j3lsn9x wrote
Reply to comment by ThymeIsTight in TIL Pluto hasn't completed an orbit around the sun since its discovery. Pluto's orbit takes about 248 years, and Pluto was discovered in 1930. by irbinator
You'd just invent or repurpose a cyclical event to use for celebrations. It isn't like weeks are based on any real natural event. Humans just needed a recurring time segment of about 7 days.
fishbulbx t1_jchbc7a wrote
Reply to comment by Now_with_more_cheese in Open-source tool from MIT’s Senseable City Lab lets people check air quality, cheaply. by chrisdh79
GPS, solar power, LTE antenna... this isn't a cheap solution for checking air quality... it might be a cheap solution to have a fully portable self-powered air quality sensor.