Reply to post: Re: Temperatures can soar over 400C

Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, surely has no frozen water, right? Guess again: Solar winds form ice

W.S.Gosset

Re: Temperatures can soar over 400C

Well-lllll.... the chap who picked up the hourglass and observed that it made more sense for time to run forwards than backwards, so maybe the numbers being jotted down should go up over time rather than down, certainly has developed something markedly more sane and useful and contributory than the first.

POST COMMENT House rules

Not a member of The Register? Create a new account here.

  • Enter your comment

  • Add an icon

Anonymous cowards cannot choose their icon