Located 4.25 light years/40 trillion kilometres away from our solar system, Proxima Centauri is the closest star to us and is a low mass red dwarf star and is expected to live for 4 trillion years more, if it doesn’t get destroyed by something. Proxima Centauri has 3 planets orbiting it, Proxima Centauri b-c-d. B is a super earth discovered in 2016 and is in the stars habitable zone. C is a debated super earth or super Neptune discovered in 2019. D is a sub earth orbiting very close to the star, it was discovered in 2022.
Astronomer 1: Yo bro, we might not even know if there’s another planet in the Proxima Centauri system Astronomer 2: woah that’s crazy work
a flow of blood and other material from the lining of the uterus, occurring in non-pregnant women at intervals of about 28 days between puberty and the menopause and typically lasting for a few days.
"Orion Proxima pops up once in a month and is so fucking annoying"
"I wish Orion Proxima didn't exist"
"I have to buy so many tampons so Orion Proxima can stop"
"Orion Proxima might suddenly come up to small girls between ages 11-13 and start causing them pain"
A sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm. It is caused by the left side of the body being the only half that gets exposed to sunlight while driving. Presumably, it would be located on the right side of the body in countries where they drive on the left side of the road.
British slang for a scientist or technical expert, esp . when the speaker is not certain of the expert’s specific field of study. Not necessarily derogatory, but typically used by persons without a technical background. In the US, the equivalent would be “egghead”, “squint”, or “geek.”
Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
I saw Satantango last night, wonderful film but by the 5th hour I had to start doing peecalculus.