The Universe - An Excellent Introduction

We who write and read these chapters are setting forth as explorers who rarely touch solid ground or come abreast of contemporary events.
Harlow Shapely, Galaxies, Third Edition, (opening line), p.1

The universe is a violent, dangerous, random place. And that is just starting out in our own solar system! Out in interstellar space it all gets even more dangerous, contrary to the pap that is fed to us through the large corporate ho media, it is best not thought of as a theme park.

WR142 - The Universe is a dangerous place...

 After viewing many documentaries on the University of You Tube the Oracle of Ottawa has picked out a real winner. I have watched it myself a number of times. And I can find no fault. So as a public service to my Dear Readers around the world I have come to realize that it is my duty to share it with you.

 The documentary is titled; Journey To The Edge Of The Universe. It is breathtakingly awesome in its visual quality and it's factual correctness. And best of all it is narrated by Alec Baldwin, who must have a very keen interest in such matters because his passion is utterly infectious. It is also in HD and the visuals throughout are simply breathtaking. And again, after watching it through more than once, the Oracle of Ottawa can find not a single factual error.

As a matter of fact at some points the Oracle of Ottawa was so moved that when Alec asked if we should bother to continue, the Oracle of Ottawa must be perfectly honest and admit that the door to the transporter room would not have slapped my ass on the way into it! Going were no man has gone before is most certainly for youngsters. And as the feature comes to its end the Oracle of Ottawa is always comforted by the fact that living at the bottom of a deep gravity well that orbits a naked nuclear furnace way out in the boondocks of an average galaxy certainly has its advantages...