[AZ-Observing] Astronomy
- From: Stan Gorodenski <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 09:02:25 -0700
Doesn't this give astronomy a bad smell?
Stan
A Japanese astronomer wants you to ponder the heavens evens you engage
in earthier activities. His idea: astronomical toilet paper. Every 70
centimeters, the paper tells, with pictures and text, of the formation,
evolution, and death of a star. "By reading this toilet paper, I'm
hoping people will realize they are part of the universe and possibly
develop an interest in astronomy," says its inventor, University of
Tokyo Ph.D. candidate Masaaki Hiramatsu. Over the past year,
observatories and science museums have sold 13,000 rolls at $2.25 apiece
(see www.tenpla.net/atp <http://www.tenpla.net/atp>).
Hiramatsu hopes to extend his market by playing to the intense Japanese
interest in astrology: His next roll will feature "interesting heavenly
objects in the vicinity of the zodiac constellations."
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