This is just an observation I wanted to share...
I am reading a book called Interpretation for the 21st Century, 15 Guiding Principles. It gives some examples of interpretive exhibits and text and the one that stood out the most was about the blue whale. They have the longest migration route of any animal on the planet, roughly 10,000 miles in a year. During their lifetime, the distance they travel is about equal to the distance to the moon from earth and back. I thought that was amazing...maybe the moon in my mind was this thing that was too far away to comprehend.
Here is another observation:
The moon is, on average, 238,857 miles from earth (depending on which source you use!). Dave's 1997 Toyota Tacoma has over 200,000 miles on it--not sure the exact mileage, but it's got almost enough miles to have made it from here to the moon! I have no idea why I find that so fascinating, but I do...
Anyway, just a few random thoughts!
3 comments:
That's awesome! I love random facts like that. :) Thanks for sharing.
That is really interesting! I love it when I read something that really fascinates me. Just wish I made a little more time for reading. Thanks for sharing!!! :)
Hey, two of my favorite things: interpretation and whales! I used to be an interpretive naturalist at Mount Saint Helens, and before that I worked for Greenpeace.
It's not often you find Freeman Tilden on someone's favorite books list! ;o)
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