Connections

Ivan Seeking

A thread for strange connections or coincidences.

I was watching Comets on THC, and it came to my attention that the Heaven's Gate cult - all of whom committed suicide - believed that the earth was going to be recycled by the mother ship.

Is is just me or does this smack of "intergalactic highway"?

zoobyshoe

I don't think you should be doing astronomical observations on drugs.

Ivan Seeking

Ivan Seeking

Alright now Zooby you should be great at this. Did you ever watch the show, Connections?

zoobyshoe

I never did, no. I think that was on during this one ten year stretch when I didn't watch television at all.

Ivan Seeking

It was pretty interesting. In each show, James Burke traces the connections between seemingly unrelated innovations and scientific knowledge. For example,

http://www.roycecarlton.com/speakers/burke.html

Edit: For those who don't know, the "intergalactic highway" reference comes from the book "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy". The reference to recycling the earth - the basis for a mass suicided - made me wonder as it almost sounds like something from the book.