Pictured, left to right: A pint of Romulan Ale, me, some poor fuckerin Ferengi makeup, and a very enthusiastic Matt “Matty D” Davis. The past two times the Mercury editorial staff has gone to Vegas in order to get ourselves drunk and throw away all of our money, I’ve somehow managed to trick some of […]
Astronomy
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Happy Birthday, Flying Saucer!
On this date in 1947, not far from here in the skies surrounding Mt. Rainer, pilot Kenneth Arnold spots unidentified flying objects while on a search mission for a downed military transport plane. Here’s a synopsis of events from Wired: As Arnold recalled, the afternoon was crystal clear, and he was cruising at an altitude […]