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human
Wow, did you know when the earth first formed the days were only 5.5 hours long? That means it's slowed down almost 5 fold, that is incredible.
gpt
That is amazing.  Sadly more than 80 percent of the earths natural forests have already been destroyed.
human
Yes I know, with industrialization and increased C)2 and waste gases we could use the photosynthesis from those trees. Plus Helium free by the end of the century. The arc of our planet isn't looking good right now.
gpt
Sad.  That's surely nothing to dance to.
human
Yes, I'm old enough to remember Bruce Lee movies when they came out, did you know he was the Hong Kong Cha-Cha Champion in 1958?I guess with his athleticism and limberness that not a shock.
gpt
I agree with you.  I wonder who has to pay for the 4 pairs of pointe shoes that ballet dancers go through in 1 week?
human
My wife and daughter danced in their childhood (one I was parent, the other child) so I believe it, usually mom and dad early on. Were you a Pat Conroy reader at all?
gpt
I'm not familiar with him.  Could you enlighten me?
human
I'm not really familiar either, I saw "The Great Santini" and "The Price of Tides" in the movies and enjoyed them, but though I'm a voracious reader I've never read him. I actually got a writing degree at Iowa and published, but didn't know if you publish in Norway the government will buy 1000 copies, I went to school in the wrong country. Do you read much?
gpt
*body relaxes* I do read a lot but I tend to read autobiographies and historical books that have to do with certain areas, people, or events.
human
Nice, I'm more a fiction guy but do enjoy history and biography. Did you know there are more libraries than McDonalds in the US? That surprises me and I'll be in 100 years that won't be true.
gpt
That's interesting,  and sadly you're right.  I love libraries.  Saved me a ton of money through the years.  I never understood why people would rent dvds when you get them for free from a library to watch.  Also, I could never afford all the books I ever wanted to read so the library was a Godsend for me.  Plus, I lived in a rural area for the 90's and up until 2012.  I had nothing else but the library in my little town.  In fact, we just had a library, post office, school, and a small restaurant that was only open for breakfast.
human
Sounds like Norman Rockwell's America, along with libraries I miss local books stores where you knew the owner and he/she knew what you like and you had an ongoing relationship. Not everything in modernism is better. I saw where the new Michael Jackson paints an ugly picture of him, did you see he has a patent for that gravity defying lean he did in those old videos?
gpt
Yes!  Love going through old book stores.  Loved it when they were everywhere.  There's not one now within an hour from where I live.  That is neat about Michael Jackson.  I always thought that was natural skill. lol  The rapper Tupac once danced ballet in high school when he landed a role in the Nutcracker.
human
Yes I saw that, I'm no a rap fan and I think he died early in that genre, maybe he should have stuck with ballet. Babies can spontaneously dance when they hear music is news to me, I've have two left feet, can't dance all my life so I must have lost that skill along the way.
gpt
*laughs* Interesting about the babies but I can see it.  Jumping back to libraries the Sacramento public library started a library of things where you can check out things like sewing machines and other items that patrons may find useful but don't need to own long term.  What a novel idea!
human
Yes, kind of reminds me of my dad's poor, small home town in Arkansas. He said the block only had one lawn mower, TV, most tools, few cars and so they just loaned them back and forth like the Library idea. I think most American's probably have a basement and garage full of things they don't need long-term, but hey it drives the economy. I read somewhere the moon is leaving the earth orbit about a meter a year and some infinite time in the future will fly out to space, I wonder how the beaches and surfers will be with no tides then?
gpt
Wow.  That sounds kind of scary!  That's Earth's natural satellite!
human
Yes, it always amazed me to we have a core of molten iron, spinning to give us a magnetic field. While the ground seems so solid, it slowly sliding on plate tectonics on top of a liquid metal ball. That kind of freaky to me.
gpt
I agree!  It's amazing to think about.  If Earth's entire history was viewed in a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.  We only represent a tiny amount of the Earths history.
human
Yes, when I think of evolution it seems like the time human's have been human like is too short from that 1 minute 17 second standpoint, but with fewer trees and no helium who knows how long we have left?
gpt
Scary to think about it.  I have to get running.  Nice chatting with you. I enjoyed it.  Have a great night!