“In our world," said Eustace, “a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.”Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.”
They must love way out in the country because living in the city blanks out all the stars because of all the light as we all know so most of these comic strips that talk about the stars & show them in their strips are just showing us their memories from when they were children & you could still see the stars. I miss it so!
jvn over 5 years ago
The thermonuclear fusion filtered by our atmosphere is what makes it all twinkly.
HarryCK over 5 years ago
Can we get a kajillion watt LED equivalent sun to replace this aging energy inefficient gassy ball of fire ?
littlejohn Premium Member over 5 years ago
And here I thought a Star was an over-the-hill and over-paid gas-bag that people thought could act.
dadoctah over 5 years ago
Not gas, Jimbo. Plasma. Keep up with the times.
Wren Fahel over 5 years ago
Pumbaa…with you…everything’s gas.
jagedlo over 5 years ago
covers both the “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and the “Nova” aspects…
sandpiper over 5 years ago
First there’s imagination, then there’s reality.
Nobody_Important over 5 years ago
Think I prefer the first answer.
eladee AKA Wally over 5 years ago
So there’s the heart’s answer to the question as well as the academic answer. It’s good to know both and when to apply each one!
Bruce1253 over 5 years ago
Why does a star have to be “either / or,” could it not also be “both / and” ? Lean to live with Dichotomy.
jbarnes over 5 years ago
“In our world," said Eustace, “a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.”Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
John W Kennedy Premium Member over 5 years ago
“Even in your world, my son, that is not what a star is, but only what it is made of.”—The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
bakana over 5 years ago
Good job Jimbo, teaching him the difference between Reality and the Lies they tell you in school.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
At that age there is no difference between fantasy and reality. They are not yet formed well enough to discern the difference.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Its the Star Pixies that hold matter together not invisible matter and energy (Dark).
ChristineL Premium Member over 5 years ago
A star is a miasma of incandescent plasma. Per TMBG and science.
poopsypoo Premium Member over 5 years ago
They must love way out in the country because living in the city blanks out all the stars because of all the light as we all know so most of these comic strips that talk about the stars & show them in their strips are just showing us their memories from when they were children & you could still see the stars. I miss it so!
barister over 5 years ago
I know a couple of stars….the second definition.
DKHenderson 9 months ago
I like the first answer, but I also like the fact that he also gave the “conventional” response.