Wow, this thread is going a whole lot better than originally feared. Interesting insights.

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I know nothing beyond a recent increase in Google alerts lately and this is among the best exchanges I've seen to date. A new reclamation/mitigation theory? Why choose an area of the globe often touted for it's 10,000 lakes. Not only that, why aim so near the crown jewels? (The cynic in me thinks: "Hey they all rhyme!")

If gravity is what keeps us grounded on this wobbly, spinning orb - what keeps it rotating? Inertia or the lack of friction...?

Jobs are good.... The expected sunrise and sunset on those might help fill out or redraw the sketch I have in my mind. Dates in years are fine for the pondering parameters of my equation.

"Will they cut corners if they can get by with it?" You betcha! Work with me baby, OOOH baby! You can do anything with math, decimal points and commas tend to complicate things IMO.