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Charon The Wealth

Category:	Science
Submitted By:	norcekri
Fun:	(3)
Difficulty:	(1.95)

Nora Shekrie paid a visit to her niece, Saffa Moore, at Watts-Amata U. One of the first things Nora noticed was a tastefully framed poster over Saffa's desk, apparently a long-range photo of some celestial rock.
"Aunt Nora, did you know they just discovered two more moons of Pluto last week?"
"I read about it, but I didn't realize they had posters out already."
"Oh, this is just a photo some astronomy buff in New Mexico took. He made posters, and he's selling them for $10 each on Uzz-Bay. He included a whole web page on the physical features, especially the impact craters. He says he's working on his PhD. at UNM, y'know, at the Flagstaff campus? That's where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in the first place."
"I thought Tombaugh was from Illinois."
"He grew up in Streator, but he worked at Flagstaff when he found Pluto."
"Ah. So, what's so great about these craters?"
"Well, there are these elliptical ones in the upper right, pretty much pointing in the same direction, like they're probably all the same age, from one big meteor storm. Then there are a few teardrop-shaped ones here and there, and my favorite is this pair, where two of them make a cute little heart right where the moon's little behind would be. Isn't it darling?"
"It sure is. But I really think your parents should have a talk with a few people."
"Because I'm so excited about astronomy?"
"Because you're not learning enough to know when you're being cheated."

How did Nora know?

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Posted by zonarita	11/07/05
:D This is a great teaser. Well written and fun to read. :D Super job.

Posted by redraptor50	11/07/05
Great job norcekri, :D very well done. Keep them coming. A lot of reading and some twists, liked this one :D

Posted by wizkid	11/07/05
Awsome teaser. I was on track but not exactly. :D :) :D :)

Posted by lycanthrope	11/08/05
Nice job with the obvious error (UNM in Flagstaff). It's what gave it away to me. Keep them coming though, it was well written and I do get stumped sometimes (Ask Redraptor50). :lol:

Posted by peppamintp	11/09/05
I feel like I am back in school. I learn something new everyday. Good one.

Posted by bookworm91	11/09/05
man! i cant believe i missed it!!! :oops: i even went and looked at a map of the moon....haha well, that was a very good one. :D

Posted by BrieCheese	11/11/05
Great teaser, keep them coming!

Posted by sweetime	11/21/05
beautifully written. i love it! great job!! :D

Posted by choptlivva	12/13/05
I love this one!!! Very clever!! :D

Posted by javajunkie	12/13/05
i like it. the only reason i got it is because i was really into astronomy for a while. :D

Posted by benjam	12/31/05
This is a really great teaser, norcekri. Keep 'em coming and I'll be happy. 8) 8) 8) :P :D :P :) :)

Posted by Brainy_1	12/31/05
Excellent! :D I really liked this! 8) :) Good job and keep 'em coming! :D

Posted by Warrior_Poet	01/12/06
There is another obvious problem with the entire scenario. You said it was a photograph, an image developed using visible light. Now think about how much visible light is available at, say, Pluto. Almost all imaging of Pluto is done with other forms of radiation combined with astronomical observations of gravity wells. This girl really shouldn't have been in college, but daddy was probably paying all her bills anyway, so what's 10 bucks to her?

Posted by froggygg	03/27/06
Nora solves another one! I didn't catch the location error, but did catch the shape of the crater. Good teaser. :D

Posted by tansejay	10/09/06
If they can see craters in Pluto's moon, something is wrong. Have any of you seen the best photographs of Pluto? Go do a search, the best was just one miserable dot. Soo....... you can see the crater and not the planet........ :roll: