28 Replies to “Heat, Friction, Whatever”

  6. I’ve noticed our local weather prevaricators are now using heat index or humichure to give the temperature. With these being some of the lowest highs we’ve had in years, I guess they have to keep up the narrative and high numbers.
    Of course, in their ignorance, they lay the groundwork with “dog days” of summer and to take care of your pets. I don’t think you have “dog days” in Canada, do you? “Dog days” refer to the constellation Sirius (the dog star) moving further north in the sky, er.. because Sirius is normally found in the southern hemisphere. Can you see it from Canada?

  11. “Can you see it from Canada?”
    Nope.Same as we can’t see the Southern Cross (Ara)

  13. Taking graphical expression of Eco Greenie Zealot All Doom, All Gloom Global Warming Fear Mongering to an all new level of realism.

  15. 134 F is the highest ever recorded on the USA in Death Valley, July 10-1913. Damned Model T Ford was bad for spewing carbon in the atmosphere!
    Kerosene stoves were even worst!

  17. Old Country Boy and Justthinkin – Actually you can see Sirius from Canada – but it’s a “winter star” just down and to the left of Orion, a “Winter Constellation”, so they are not visible during the summer months.
    Reminds me of the college girl who e-mailed her astronomer father, “I took pleasure in pointing out to Brian the constellation Orion?” He e-mailed back, “Orion is not visible this time of year until 1:00am, and who the Hell is Brian?”

  20. Yes, from the sunglasses we can presume the sun has gone blind.
    Hair on the palms will be next.

  22. Sirius is visible in the Northern Hemisphere up to 73 degrees latitude. As Aviator said, it is a winter star. I associate it with Orion, Orion’s belt pointing towards Sirius.

  23. Of course you can see Sirius in the northern hemisphere. It’s the constellation Canis Major, it is to the south west of Orion and is a winter constellation. Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.
    The Romans referred to Dog Days because Sirius could sometimes be seen by them in July and August in the daytime it was so bright. They believed that with TWO suns in the sky that was why it was so warm. And during the Roman Warm Period it was WARM. Even warmer than the Medieval Warm Period. Dog Star. Dog days.
    Italy is in the northern hemisphere last I checked, right?

  25. “Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.”
    Sirius is a binary star, twice as bright as the others.
    Star light, star bright, The first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, Have the wish I wish tonight.
    That’s Sirius, first star to shine through ever time because it’s brightest. First seen at Dusk and last shining into the Dawn.
    I named my bulldogge Sirius the Dog star.

  26. Sirius is perfectly visible in Calgary (latitude 51° N) during the winter months.  In summer, it’s in the daylit sky, so obviously can’t be seen then.  Right now, it rises at 4:43 A.M., transit is at 9:47 A.M. and it sets at 2:52 P.M., so it’s barely visible in the early morning.

  28. Lol…all you ‘science nerds’ are off on a tangent…you haven’t mentioned Uranus yet!

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