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Tweak says, "Batskates!"

Dr. Bruce Banner (purpleshorts) wrote in thedoorway,
@ 2012-12-13 21:19:00

Entry tags:

!network post, bruce banner (mcu), clark kent / the blur (smallville), clint barton / hawkeye (mcu), darcy lewis, ginny weasley, harry potter, jubilation lee (animated), laura kinney / x-23 (616), moya, peter parker / spider-man (616), samantha carter

It's nice to get signal even out here. I'd like to thank Tony and Pepper again for giving me such a nice view of the city ~~while dangling off the balcony ledge to get some air.~~

For those of us who grew up on Earth, or rather, a version of Earth - a little under 1% of the static that you see on your television set is a remnant of the Big Bang. If you were able to see microwave light instead of just visible light, the night sky would glow a bright, unforgiving white from the glowing heat of the ancient explosion. The atoms that make up your body are ancient as well, and recycled - so you are as much a part of Joan of Arc as you are Joseph Stalin. Humbling, somehow.

It's good getting perspective.

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	theboywhois 2012-12-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
	That's a lot of stuff I don't understand. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Which part? I'd be happy to try to explain it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theboywhois 2012-12-14 02:50 am UTC (link)
	No thanks. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	theblur 2012-12-14 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Ah, so that's what that light is. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 02:33 am UTC (link)
	You can see microw-- well, of course you can. Hello, Mr. Kent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	theblur 2012-12-14 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Dr. Banner. Pleasure's mine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	laurakinney 2012-12-14 02:37 am UTC (link)
	This is interesting. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 02:39 am UTC (link)
	Thank you; I was hoping some would find it so. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	laurakinney 2012-12-14 02:43 am UTC (link)
	It might sound metaphorical from a certain angle, as well, I am assuming. But I have never been good with metaphors, just facts. You are not the Dr. Bruce Banner from my world, are you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	barton 2012-12-14 02:48 am UTC (link)
	I don't know about that. There was definitely more of Joseph Stalin than there was of Joan of Arc. Like, size-wise. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 02:50 am UTC (link)
	I don't know if it works by literal size... though also keep in mind that Stalin himself was made of former people as well. Although if we think of it that way, I suppose we could all agree that our most widely-represented president would be Taft. Pun intended. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barton 2012-12-14 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Well, then we're definitely more him, because some part of us being joan of arc is actually a part of us being Stalin. And the same can't be said for Joan. Clearly there's a little bit of Taft in all of us. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	humansparkler 2012-12-14 02:52 am UTC (link)
	I should really pay attention to class once and awhile. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 02:53 am UTC (link)
	I don't know about that... you might learn something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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biomechanoid
2012-12-14 02:54 am UTC (link)

The human eye is quite limited to the energy of light it can observe and record. Space has amazing radiation.

Though, is fifty years enough time for Joseph Stalin's remains to be recycled as part of the environment? As I understand [reference: web results] the body was entombed then moved near a wall, kept whole. I would not expect the molecules and atoms from his body at the time of his death to have made great progress transiting the planet. However, the gas he exhaled, the contents that went through his intestinal system, and any bodily fluids lost I can easily imagine having had their molecules and atoms spread widely.

Do you know what went into this body? It is not mine. I do not wish to occupy it at the expense of someone it belongs to, if it was previously occupied.

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purpleshorts
2012-12-14 02:59 am UTC (link)

Those particles you mentioned - air, liquids, energy, etc - are all those things that are recycled. What we think of his "body" is a very small portion of what he effected simply by being in or near. So yes, he's definitely been, ah... making the rounds, so to speak.

Ah, but what makes you physically you - that's something different. While an atom is a building unit, D.N.A. is what gives you physical characteristics. You haven't stolen anything, Moya. You've inherited a vast legacy from those that were here before.

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	myeu_muh 2012-12-14 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Short people should become astronauts. Did you know that you can grow up to 2 inches in height due to being in zero gravity? That was on my fun fact science calendar for the day. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 03:01 am UTC (link)
	I did know that, actually. Most rockets have a very strict height/weight restriction. I didn't know you had a science calendar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	ex_holyhanna6 2012-12-14 03:04 am UTC (link)
	If that doesn't get them going, there's always the theory that if you were to pick yourself apart with tweezers, one atom at a time, you would produce a mound of fine atomic dust. It's nice to meet you, Dr. Banner. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	biomechanoid 2012-12-14 03:06 am UTC (link)
	How large would the mound be for an average sized human-female? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 03:06 am UTC (link)
	It's good to meet you as well, Dr. Carter. I assume someone else would eventually have to take up the tweezer-picking, at one point? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	weasleygirl 2012-12-14 04:19 am UTC (link)
	Sounds interesting. But I have no idea who Joseph Stalin is. Joan of Arc -- her I know. She pretended to be a boy and was accused of being a witch. Actually, maybe she was. I sort of took naps during History of Magic. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 06:20 pm UTC (link)
	Stalin was a particularly cruel Russian leader known for killing his countrymen. Not exactly the cuddliest of guys. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	philanthropist 2012-12-14 09:30 am UTC (link)
	you're getting me all hot and bothered beneath the collar. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	purpleshorts 2012-12-14 06:19 pm UTC (link)
	Why do you think I referenced the Big Bang? (Reply to this) (Parent)