h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Entry: Star Constellations: Eridanus 'the River' - A30167075
Author: Galaxy Babe - U128652

Another constellation for review

GB

The Eridanus Supervoid theories are by the peeps at the QI forum, they have been listed on the credits tag but won't show up until the entry is live.
They're here though:
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Hi GB

I think you should make it clear that those theories about the supervoid have no basis in fact - it's just a bit of humour.

Oh, and I prefer

Icy

Hi Icy

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At a billion light years in diameter, the scale of the gap has so far escaped explanation by the scientific community. However, several ideas have been put forward which may be of interest, some a little wackier than others:

Hope that's OK

I earned 4 QI points and get quoted!

some days just can't be bettered, eh lil?

Poiffick!

Oh, GB, for points for a little nothing (well, quite big, really)

- Note 2: 'at the speed of light' in there, somewhere?

- 'Ging Gang Goolie' : Scout's fireside song ?

Hi Rod, you're welcome, could you be a bit more specific please? (Sorry, just woke up, I can't see any "Notes")

Sorry, GB.

small clarifications.

- Footnote 2 >If you were to go to this hole and enter one side, you'd have to travel for a billion years before you would reach the other side.<
I think I've seen you clarify this (the original convo?) by saying 'travelling at the speed of light'

- Heading 'The Eridanus Supervoid', dot No 9: >...the song 'Ging Gang Goolie'<
Haven't you done this, too, previously?: Perhaps point up that the song 'is perhaps best known as the scout/guide campfire song'?

Thanks Rod, all done (now I'm awake)

Anything else?

The super void is it where all the unrealized dreams and lapsed friendships and regrets and unrequited love feelings go?
Nother

I'll add that

Is this the last port?

Maybe I should start singing...

So still runs the river,
While I wait upon the shore...

I'm surprised I haven't got the blame for making it rain

I've switched the order round to make it easier for Jimi X to read

I *do* think if you're writing formulaic entries you should try to stick to the formula because otherwise it's a shock to your reader - especially when we link these together after they're all finished.

Another good one entry - though I've never been fond of this constellation (it just seems to fill in the spaces between the 'real' constellations).

I do seem to recall that there was something odd about Achernar (unusual feature, rotation, radiation signature or something...). I know it's never visible from my house at 40-degrees North so I can't really remember what it was that's ringing a bell in my faulty memory...

Any help?

Maybe it's just the brightness thing and I'm barking. I dunno. Sorry I can't be more useful.

That's OK, thanks Jimi, Achernar is a blue dwarf with an unusual spectrum, would you like me to add that?

What is your impression of the supervoid? Any thoughts to add?

I've elaborated on Achernar