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The Cruelest Law

Some laws are obsolete. If you drive through rural parts of Pennsylvania at night, a law requires you stop every mile to send up a rocket signal. (https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/top-craziest-laws-still-on-the-books) Some laws are unnecessary. It’s actually illegal to drive blindfolded in Alabama. (https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/news/g4039/crazy-state-laws/?) Some laws are just plain dumb. In Arkansas, it’s illegal to mispronounce the state’s name,

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Detecting Aliens the Star Trek Way

The speed of light has always been considered the limiting factor for interstellar transportation. For example, the closest star to us is Proxima Centauri, about 4.25 light-years away. The fastest spacecraft we’ve ever been able to build is the now-in-space Parker Solar Probe, which should eventually attain a top speed of 450,000 mph. Even at that high

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