According to my May, 2013 Popular Science Issue ... The universe is 4.2 degrees F colder then it was 7.2 billion years ago.



4.2 degrees .... 7.2 BILLION YEARS AGO .... Yep - that's the data.

Now THAT my friend, is some very close observation. Was supposed to rain all day Tuesday ... Sun shone bright all day. Clearly science gets more accurate the farther back and more useless the information. But; I just have to pause and think of the funding and hardware that generated this breakthrough headline in Popular Science page 32 if you want to check. No wonder news of my progress in moving generates slim notice. With the spotlight turned off me, for the moment ... Maybe I can lighten up on myself a bit? Nah ... I delivered a trailer load of stuff to the auction today ... Took a car out there too (inspected yet), and loaded much of the trailer again with more. Tomorrow is the last staging day before the Sat. Auction. Today, several people wanted to buy my trailer. Hummmm.

Anyway ... I knew you'd like to figure this new temperature finding into your plans. Of course, there is no guarantee that the temp drop over the next 7.2 BILLION YEARS will be linear. It could even drop 7.4 - 7.6 f. You might want to pack a sweater. I'm just saying.

Gary



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Wow Gary, 4.2 degrees in 7.2 billion years. Certainly, you have accomplished more CHANGE in less than a year...

That's true Julio!!!!

That would make me ... . ... A FORCE OF NATURE!!!



Gary

Well, obviously the heat of the big bang is being dissipated across the volume of space, nothing new there.

The real question of import is if the heat of Barnes Pneumatic can remain high enough to sustain operations as expansion from BPN to BPS occurs?

Seriously, what if after expansion of the shop area, Gary says he's too cold to work?

Will ledger customers flood Northern Tool for summer deals on heaters?

Ah ... no ... they'd probably flood some baseball bat store on thier way South.

Are you HELPING, Jerry? Cause, ah .....

Don't worry Gary, we've got you covered.

When all this rigamarole in MD is over and done with you'll be back in sunny Florida just in time for the REALLY hot part of summer. I believe it's known locally as the "sweating buckets season" or something like that.

So right around late July to mid August when we notice that every photo of you features a self-induced wet-T-shirt contest, we'll be able to tell you...(waiiit for it....)

"What are you talking about Gary, didn't you say back in April that the entire universe is cooling"

I'm sure it'll make things MUCH better.

Hi Sean,

Don't wish me up here for THAT long Sean.

Besides ... "buckets don't sweat". And I don't compete on the wet-T circuit anymore - too many trophies on the mantle ....

I'm waiting for the auction to call me to bring out titles for a car and a motorcycle. I can't stand around watching my stuff be sold off for a dollar. Wait ... can't get a dollar ... well ... let's toss in this nice hundert'dowllr-Bill. Who'll give a dollar now? Anyone ....??? I've been to too many auctions ....

Is life bearable up there in Alaska yet? You ought to be able to push a rod up thru the snow by now ....

Gary