Mercury Madness
March 7, 2006 5:58 PM Subscribe
Mercury Madness. In the last two days in New York City, there has been a major radar outage at all NYC airports (and O'Hare in Chicago), a subway train derailment, a system-wide Cingular wireless failure, a major Metrocard machine issue, plus problems over the past week or so with Metrocards in turnstiles. Could the astrologic phenomenon of 'Mercury Retrograde' be to blame? Currently, it is a retrograde period.
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Could the astrologic phenomenon of 'Mercury Retrograde' be to blame?
No. Next question?
posted by Optimus Chyme at 6:03 PM on March 7, 2006
No. Next question?
posted by Optimus Chyme at 6:03 PM on March 7, 2006
What I meant to say is that mercury 'going retrograde' is an interesting optical illusion, but doesn't have to do with anything else.
posted by exlotuseater at 6:05 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by exlotuseater at 6:05 PM on March 7, 2006
Could the astrologic phenomenon of 'Mercury Retrograde' be to blame?
This might have been better in AskMe.
posted by aberrant at 6:06 PM on March 7, 2006
This might have been better in AskMe.
posted by aberrant at 6:06 PM on March 7, 2006
Not just no, but HELL no. Use your brain. You were issued one, right?
posted by Malor at 6:09 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by Malor at 6:09 PM on March 7, 2006
This should be deleted. I mean, seriously. You're posting about mercury being retrograde. Think, before you click that button. This is not AstroFilter.
posted by blacklite at 6:11 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by blacklite at 6:11 PM on March 7, 2006
I blame reversed evolution for the rise of creationism, intelligent design, astrology, palmology and all other related flavors of stupid.
posted by spazzm at 6:12 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by spazzm at 6:12 PM on March 7, 2006
This thread needs more SCIENCE.
That being said, everyone I know is either having some kind of excessive/unusual trouble involving technology, cars, housing, communications, etc. Trouble that wasn't even there a week ago, nor expected or foreseen.
posted by loquacious at 6:13 PM on March 7, 2006
That being said, everyone I know is either having some kind of excessive/unusual trouble involving technology, cars, housing, communications, etc. Trouble that wasn't even there a week ago, nor expected or foreseen.
posted by loquacious at 6:13 PM on March 7, 2006
Is "Mercury Retrograde" the name for what happens when the ahi sashimi repeats on you?
posted by oats at 6:13 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by oats at 6:13 PM on March 7, 2006
Recognizing patterns where none exist is the reason.
Apophenia.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2006
Apophenia.
posted by ZenMasterThis at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2006
Tell me about it, the other day while driving in downtown NY, I hit a massive pothole, now the car is not acting "mechanically" the way it used to. Damn planets !
posted by R. Mutt at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by R. Mutt at 6:21 PM on March 7, 2006
What interests me more is I live in NYC and I haven't heard about any of this.
posted by fungible at 6:22 PM on March 7, 2006
posted by fungible at 6:22 PM on March 7, 2006
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