Rollerblading All The Way

I wish it comes the day people will go to work by rollerblades. Hehe, I mean, not everyone, of course. As I’ve seen other day on TV, people are really considering rollerblades as a way of transportation! I really don’t know how to skate on them, but it is indeed something worth thinking.

Rollerblades are human-powered transportation; physically challenging and would make you fit; they take you faster than walking, but, on the other hand, limited to short distances, perhaps, from 8 to 16 km. It is better you find paved walkways as well. Oh, I don’t think it’s too much of pessimism – we all have options and we consider setbacks for things, it’s like that for everyone, isn’t it?

Places such as universities campi are promoting diverse types of transportation. The University of Western Ontario states the campus is ‘extremely rollerblade friendly’. The University of Michigan says the same thing in its housing page. There’s no doubt that even the founder of rollerblades is doing the same.

Scott Olson, who improved inline skates, promotes his invention as a fitness product on his personal page. The rollerblades certainly make you fit, but the upside is that you can view transportation differently. I believe when the city I live in starts to create opportunities to sustainable transportation, I will try my balance on those!

Can you see me?

                                 
                                       New planet in sight. Illustration by trrent


People are relentless these days - specially when we talk about Nasa discovering new planets. It`s quite interesting to note the last one, Kepler 21b, is 1.6 Earth size, ten times heavier, with no mild temperature at all (2960 F degrees).


A research group knows, after several months of observation, that it is in a zone that could be habitable. Don`t know if they are talking about the hot hot planet aforementioned, or other planets close by. Kepler 21b and other planets are around another Sun type of star, a lot bigger and younger than ours.


That is a sign for astronomers to keep looking.


They are 18 newfounded planets in total, researchers say, that could be habitable. Of course the distance from its parent star does impress anyone: 600 light years. Although they are far away, it`s possible to see the big star which they are close by, with a simple telescope. You just have to know what you are looking for.


According to a scientist I heard on the radio today, it`s the first step in order to attain something big. People are starting to get worried about what happens in the future, because the Sun and/or the Earth won`t last forever, so...


Nothing to be preocupied right now. Probably that`s why astronomers begun to look already (!!) Is this evolution making its way to forever be? Well, I only know that moving a whole lotta people across the galaxy is something quite curious to think about!