A lot of people know that a bat was clinging to Discovery's external tank when it lifted off. There is now a Space Bat Memorial Page filled with tributes, including the following Youtube video.
There is a store where you can buy Space Bat merchandise.
This little guy reminds me of the whale in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A creature that really doesn't play a part in the plot but kind of captures your heart in a weird way. RIP Space Bat.
Reprinted with permission from the Half-Astrophysicst Blog.
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Heres a question for you all......If this little guy was flying around in your babys room would he get the same sympathy?...I think NOT.......he'd be dead meat,and no one would say a thing about him........It's funny to me that one would get so much attention and one would just be done with.
Dear ABBY:
I am not certain about the amount of weight involved, but it we didn't have bats we would probably be DEAD from all the mosquito's. They eat MANY times their weight of mosquito's each summer night. I agree however, you don't want them in your child's room. Remember ALL living things have a purpose.
Toad I am in total agreement with you all things have a purpose.I was just stating the fact that this one bat was in the wrong place at the wrong time.If it where a rat or a snake same thing!
Either way you look at it, baby's room or space shuttle, the rodent is toast. What I find amazing is someone figured out an angle to charge up to $24 bucks for a T shirt with a silhouette of a dead bat on it.
I asked about a memorial as soon as I heard about the bat. Oh why wasn't I born a capitalist? I could have been rich many times over.
Poor astrobat.
ABBY:
Actually I secretly hate them. We ALWAYS had them in the cottage in August. I could hear them fly by the bed. It's no wonder I have problems.
I did see an albino one once on the wall of the plant while out smoking. Really neat. Pure white. I really miss going outside when it's 20 below 0 to waste half a cigarette.
Toad-That reminds me a story. My son and I were at Solbra Park watching one of those outdoor movies for kids when I noticed a bat flying around. I nudged my son and pointed out the bat. He stands up and yells," A bat, a bat!" Darned near created a panic stricken crowd. People were screaming. I know better next time..
Has anyone written a song about him yet?
Something like Kenny Rodgers and the First Edition...
I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole
And then I followed it in
I watched myself crawlin' out as I was crawlin' in
I got up so tight, I couldn't unwind
I saw so much, I broke my mind
I just dropped in
To see what condition my condition was in
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