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112 = Staring Safely At The Sun and Celebrations Off By One
🌞 How far away from the Sun do we have to travel before we can look at it without damaging our eyes?
📆 Is there an off by one error with anniversaries?
🍝 And AOB has been slow cooked and packed up in tupperware for safe storage
The starting point for Matt’s theory:
Astroid Mattparker:
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=mattparker
Distance to Voyager 1: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/
Here’s how to get involved with Matt’s Moon Pi Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/standupmaths
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https://tickets.gildedballoon.co.uk/event/14:5884/
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https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/getting-triggy-it-matt-parker-does-maths
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