Mars Populated by One Vast Thinking Vegetable - Neatorama

Ah, the vegetable that thinks vast thoughts! With a great big eye stalk! This was the cover of The Salt Lake Tribune on October 13, 1912. They didn't exactly present it as the truth, but as a theory.

The Giant All-Seeing Eyeball was hoisted high in the Tribune, given supposed life by the very highly capable astronomer W.W. Campbell (1862-1930, with his biography here at the National Academy of Science), who is quoted by the paper as being the source of this preposterous theory. Campbell was not pleased by this--not at all. And I can well imagine why.

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They've got it confused with Mordor.

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Seems legit!

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I've noticed that some of the better rollercoasters smell of vomit.

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I remember when I was small there was that swinging boat ride at Canada's Wonderland amusment park and I had a simlar experience of being lifted out of my seat I held on for deer life... lol. I was shakey after that, didn't want to go on it ever again. It hardly goes as high as it did before, probibly so they didn't have to raise the passenger ride limit hight.

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Love roller coasters, I think they just might be mankind's greatest invention. The only problem is the scarcity of them. It's like a huge ordeal just to get to the good parks.

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God bless those roller coaster engineers!

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I used to love rollarcoasters when I was younger, now... I'm too paranoid to get on one lol.
Just looking at the photos of some of those gave me that sinking feeling in my stomach :P

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When I was 10 one of those parking lot travelling midways showed up, and I got into that ride that's like a 40 foot pole with cars jutting out from the center spinning around at different elevations. It became apparent after a few seconds that I was beginning to lift out of the ride and hung on for fear life - the crossbar didn't touch my waist at all. I've been on rollercoasters since then but I'll never ride something that can be put on wheels and hauled away.

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Thanks so much for the comments everyone. This was a fun one to write. It's amazing that an experience like this didn't stop me from riding coaster's when I was an adult

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I remember seeing the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point from the side and the thing was swinging like a couple feet side to side. Add to that the fact that they would stop it for maintenance every so often, and it made for some serious scare factor for the coaster.

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rollercoasters are the best rides ever!!! I used to be scared crapless of them and now i absolutely love them!! Ironic no?

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now i dont mean to be mean but this roller coaster looks very scary!!!

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the scariest roller coaster ride in six flags at new jersey is the kingda ka. even though itz 7 seconds its still scary it goes up 2 the length of almost 900ft an go all the waye down....it still gives me the chills even though im not riding i LOLZ

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