The things kids say

This is completely off topic, but since things have slowed on the house (ground to a halt might be a better way of saying it) I figured I might as well write this here - I needed to write it somewhere!

Today I explained to my nephew Elijah what nebulae are as I showed him this picture from the Astronomy Picture of the Day website.


Source: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071228.html

I explained that nebulae are formed by many cosmic phenomenon, but this one was most likely from a dying star that was spraying massive amounts of gas into space.

Elijah quickly replied, "That nebula is a lot like you last night when you passed gas."

I can honestly say that, as far as I know, neither me nor my flatulence have never been compared to a nebula before!

Listening to: "Patty Lee" by Les Savy Fav