gisco Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Hey, even NASA is getting into finding Duckies! They must read this thread! NASA Dispatches Rubber Ducks for ScienceIrene Klotz, Discovery News Ducky Science | Video: Discovery Earth Sept. 23, 2008 -- When a sophisticated science probe failed to return any data about whether pools of melted glacial ice were showing up in the ocean, a NASA researcher turned to a decidedly low-tech solution: a brigade of rubber ducks. Robotics expert Alberto Behar, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., wants to figure out if water shooting through tunnels in Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier makes it into Baffin Bay. The work is part of ongoing studies by NASA and other agencies to understand changes in the levels of Earth's seas, which may be tied to global warming. Behar, a robotics expert, dispatched a probe with a positioning sensor and satellite telephone into one of the glacier's water tunnels in hopes of tracking where the water ends up. In the summer, ice melts on glacier's surfaces and pools into shallow lakes and streams that then fall into water tunnels in the ice known as moulins. Ducky Science When a science probe failed to return data about melting glacial ice, a researcher from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory labeled 90 rubber ducks with an email address and the words "science experiment" and "reward" written in English, Danish and the native Inuit language, then set the toys loose in the glacier. The idea was that fisherman would find the ducks and notify him where they were found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 ^ LOL. I wonder if they'll also receive a season pass to the park of their choice? Mike and Rick, I'm really jealous. I hate the Yanks, but man do I wish I could've been there with you guys! Cool pics, big man. Rick, now I'm anxious for you to post yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElToroGirl84 Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 I'm so glad you got two really good pictures of me which is really hard. I was so worried the pictures would look awful because I swear the camera doesn't like me but they are actually great pictures. Great report from new york and it was awesome meeting you at Six flags, hopefully we will get to hang out again sometime in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 26, 2008 Author Share Posted September 26, 2008 Come on Angela, I could have taken 100 pictures of you and all 100 would have come out nice You can count on an Angela/Big Mike Meet in 2009 for sure! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2008 Share Posted September 26, 2008 Some idiot ran onto the field after the game and they beat the crap out of him. Being a White Sox fan and seeing that several times I can say thats like the best part of the game, security really goes all out on beating the crap out of those people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 27, 2008 Author Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hey Friends and fellow valuable Big Mike Readers!!!!!! We have done it everybody, thanks to you!!! The Big Mike Road Show 2008 has entered the TOP 20 THREADS OF ALL TIME ON TPR!!!! I owe it to all of you greta Big Mike Readers and fantastic friends!!! I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo honored The threads have been around since Feb 2005 and it is hard to believe that my little thread started ONLY 7 MONTHS AGO has already reached the Top 20!!! This counts every forum and every thread and I can't believe we have done so well, I thank you all!!! Also, thanks to Shane for pointing this out to me! I knew we were the #1 thread for 2008 by far, but had no clue we were doing so good ALL TIME! We are actually #2 this year, but I don't count the TPR Official Updates which have a distinct advantage being "stickied" compared to my thread battling to stay on the front page all the time! It would be like comparing attendance records for the Yankees in a major league stadium at Yankee Stadium and the Cyclones in a minor league stadium in Coney Island!! Comparing, there are 7 "Official Trip Updates" in the Top 20!! These threads are just sitting ducks for Big Mike to pass as these will soon die out!!! There are 9 2005 threads, 4 2006 threads, 5 2007 threads, and only 2 rookies this year in the Top 20! This is like Big Mike coming into Major League Baseball this year as a rookie and already on the list of most homeruns in history! Thanks to EVERYBODY!!!!!! (Here is a list for you to view) Most Viewed Topics Rank Views Topic 1 597458 Photo TR: Fantazy Land, Alexandria, Egypt. 2 539236 The SFMM Discussion Thread!!! 3 494322 The Official "TPR In Europe" Ongoing TR Thread. 4 419355 The "Official" TPR Returns To Asia Ongoing TR! 5 359975 The Official TPR Spain & Mini-Europe Trip 2007 Thread 6 345711 The Official "TPR Japan Trip 2007" Thread 7 318096 The "Picture Of Me" Thread 8 264475 Cedar Point's Maverick - Park's 17th Roller Coaster 9 244241 The Official "TPR MidWest USA 2007" Trip Thread! 10 230940 Six Flags Magic Mountain's Tatsu - B&M Flying Coaster! 11 220193 The "Say Something Random" Thread 12 211986 Photo TR: Robb's Trip Around The World! 13 208355 What song are you listening to? 14 203106 The Official "TPR Europe Trip 2008" Thread! 15 198241 Fuji-Q Highlands S&S/Arrow 4-D Coaster Construction 16 191679 The Official "Cedar Point 2007 Project" Thread 17 176661 Shane's Amusement Attic 18 169723 Hersheypark Announces Fahrenheit! 19 166651 Sexual Orientation 20 166462 The BIG MIKE ROAD SHOW 2008 - PTR's of 100 parks! Enjoy!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotlanta Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 I don't think there is anything "minor league" about your posts Big Mike . Congratulations on the success of this thread and looking forward to seeing more from you. Hopefully i can catch up with you if there is a 2009 Big Mike tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
printersdevil78 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 I hereby refuse to visit any of the other top 20 threads on TPR until Big Mike has surpassed them all! Who's with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpengeist04 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Great trip report as always, Big Mike. Though I would have liked to have seen Shea instead of Yankee stadium. Go METS and RAYS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 What's your schedule for California Big Mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 As a "greta Big Mike Reader", I'm happy for you. It's comical thread and definately entertaining. Keep up the good work friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan King Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 What's your schedule for California Big Mike? Big Mike MUST stop in Fresno for our two AWESOME kiddie credits! And maybe whenever Granite Park gets built... Let us know Mike! Ive got a fold out bed in my computer room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezooma Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Congtrats again Big Mike! This is a great thread that is constantly fun to read as well as very informative. Reading the Big Mike Thread has become part of my morning routine: Coffee, Big Mike and then...well you know what usually follows... Well you are know up to number 19. Looks like I am going to have to watch my back. -Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Bob and Ryan, I am going to sit down tonight and plan out the schedule for the California trip. Originally, Fresno was going to be left out buy I will have to try and see if I can get it to fit! Hopefully I will be able to post the Big Mike Road Show 2008 California itiniery tonight so I can meet up with LOTS of peeps! California is a hot bed for good friends I think! Shane, I noticed season #2 is starting up quickly to avoid me passing you LOL Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Originally, Fresno was going to be left out buy I will have to try and see if I can get it to fit! Don't waste your time stopping here for a couple of Miller kiddie coasters. Wait until the new park opens if ever with supposedly 4 coasters. The problem I see with planning your California swing is the fact that most parks are not open during the week this time of year. Don't forget that California is a big state. The driving time from SFMM to CGA is probably around 5 hours. Where are you flying into and out of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny In England Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 This deserves to be in the top ten by 2009. Keep doing what you do best. Sorry about the Hard Rock Park closure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 29, 2008 Author Share Posted September 29, 2008 Yep, Hard Rock Park screwed me over lol, along with that hurricane. Bob, the plan is to fly into San Fran on a friday, do the northern parks during the weekend, drive to Haunt on Sunday and do the southern parks during the weekdays, and head back up north for the following weekend. Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hey Friends!!! Here is the first two days schedule of The Big Mike Road Show 2008 California Trip!! Of course, the Heart of America Trip changed many times, but this is the tentative plan as of now. Northern California: Arrive San Francisco Friday Oct 3rd at 10:20am Oakland Zoo - 11:45am-12:15pm Traintown - 1:30pm - 2pm Nut Tree Park - 3pm - 3:30pm Funderland - 4:30pm - 5pm Fun Town at Micke Grove - 5:30 - 6pm Johns Incredible Pizza - 7pm - 7:30pm Check in at the Coaster Palooza Hotel - 10pm Saturday Oct 4th: Check out of the Coaster Palooza Hotel at 8:30am Pixieland - 10am - 10:30am Discovery Kingdom - 11:15am - 2pm Gilroy Gardens - 4pm - 5pm Drive to SoCal - find hotel Sunday Oct 5th - Ace Halloween Haunt at Knotts Berry Farm - 9am - 1am Any advice, tips, comments, discounts, or offers for a place to stay, feel free to contribute! Will work on the rest of the trip tomorrow! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBo Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I have some advice! Skip Nor Cal and come to AZ! Arizona needs a Big Mike sighting! If that doesn't work out then have fun in Cali, the state I lived in for 22 years. Sad thing is, you might get more credits in that state than I do...you bastard. Jimmy "Arizona needs Big Mike" Bo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 Big Mike in Arizona in 2009 hopefully my buddy! Coasters and the Canyon Tour! Miss you, my first ever seating partner on TPR! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpxtreme Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Hopefully you don't skip California's Great America and/or their new HAUNT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 I take it you're planning on getting a Flashpass at Discovery Kingdom? Not getting there for opening and only planning less than 3 hours on a Fright Fest Saturday? That could be pushing it a bit if you need all of the credits. Also, I know you're just credit whoring, but Gilroy Gardens really deserves more than an hour. It's really nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnmatrix Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 There really isn't much to do in Kansas, is there Big Mike. How was Wichita? All Star Sports Adventures used to be called Sports World. Too bad Joyland is no more, you would have added another woody to your creds, and that Wild Wild West World filed Chapter 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 ^^ I have to second what Elissa said about Gilroy Gardens. They only have two credits, but you have to ride the monorail with lap bars, the swinging banana, the whirling mushroom, and see all the Circus Trees. Oh, and drive an electric '50s model Chevy. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIP Psyclone Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Big Mike only needs Tony Hawk and V2 at SFDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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