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VISIT OU! iS Bis publisherschoic Nostalgic 1940 Ford Motor Company | Now Own This Americana Classic—The Perec bate PeraeUgoo bece eeeUc CA oleiterCm ere was) CATCH A FALLING STAR/continued dered through space in a marriage held system.It felt good to pay homage to together by the rules of gravity, only him as wepassed his ancient home. to endin a brief blaze of glory, burnThenight was intermittently cloudy, ing up in the Earth’s atmosphere. but the sky cleared somewhataround After that pair, the rain of meteors 1 am., and westarted to see some me- stopped,as if someone had turned off teors exquisitely carving their marks a celestial switch. There were a few on the velvety sky. To the east of us, stragglers, including a lovely bluish people observing from Israel’s Negev onethat appeared to be headed toward desert saw steadily increasing num- us. It grew bright, flashed and vanber of meteors up to 4:08 a.m., when ished.If that tiny speck of sand hadn't the Earth crossed the densestpart of incinerated itself in our atmosphere,I the meteorstream and they were treat- imagined it striking our ship at 150,000 ed to a meteora second. miles per hour, surgically blasting a Meanwhile,in the cloud-plagued sky small hole through every deck and fiaboveour ship,there was a sudden, bril- nally leavinga tiny crater in the bottom liant flash of light—probably the ex- ofthe sea. It’s good that Earth has an atplosion ofa bright meteorthesize of a mosphere to protect us from suchthings. ible right through the clouds! Will there be anotherburst ofactivTt was 4:09 a.m., the time of the ity on the night ofNov. 18, 2000? There shower’s maximum strength. At that might be. Butone thingis certain: Wenmoment, the clouds thinned. We saw dee and I and thousands ofothers will several meteors in less than a minute be out there watching. Who knowswhat and then a remarkable pair, side by surprise Nature mighthavein store for side—twospecks ofdustthat had wan- the people of Planet Earth? & Why We Have Showers rey any dark andcle: Notre aaseer mae SeumancoeWear Nese Cie maser emit RTC Mcacs euresoierom eeetae RNase neem en Aire eta Earth's atmosphere at-speeds seedeee om ComLOOT ectsTey hour—that they causethe air PUmamemeray NTCom ere ene MT PeerRel onan nen =e reget mosphere) taking place less Deamon PEGMn eee Unie ect A Precision Engineered Die-Cast Metalreplica of the Classic Trick That Delivered The Pepsi Legend! As the Earth orbits the Sun eet aortude (twahaem aed Pens em aCIN me AmeTat | expire—and we Pere Clare me LTT ements) widthof the bandof particles. Pema a eaeGy) oem er Raecentermrtg The relatively few streams oi panticles weencountenieach year PRANK Aeshte dust in space. For example, we Moa tLeMel esta aCe irom Comet Hale-Bopp whenit CEU NM MLS ee LOMO AO Ls y Our two best meteor showers CoN Ee roam Py the Perseids) and Dec. 14 (the Geminids). On the morning of Dee. 14, in fact, my wife and | and ackin the forties, Pepsi-Cola started becoming an | Bite nd. And this farnous Ford Pick-Uptruck not only delivered Pepsi soda... but its catchy advertising as CEC CYmarCee rn meee Cee neeCue emer PEO MEU Rema CNet two friends at our home saw 750 so the number of meteors goes Geminid meteors insix hours. Teeter MTC Mm CeCege cap” logo. And lts sides depicted bottled Pepsi plus the PEM Mee meen matey) PORCH OMThin es Well The truck's doors were emblazoned with the'Pepsi “botle advertising : “Be i”! friendlyBPepsi delivery man, this handsometruck was a welcome sight when it made its deliveries! Painstakingly Crafted — With Impressive Detaill Die cast in 1:24 scale, this faithful replica features all the fancy details that makethis 1940 Ford Pick-Up such a nostalgic treasure: “chrome” like grille, bumpers and headlights... big red fenders and red pinstriping... sleek running boards... a covered bed... and colorful paintjob. Plus the hood opens to reveal its powerful V8 engine and the rubber-like wheelsactually rotate! A MustFor Nostalgia Lovers And Collectors! With its showroomluster and impressive 7° length, the Pepsi Pick-Up makesa fabulous gift for nostalgia lovers, car buffs and Americana collectors. Best of all, you can own it for just $9.95, ORDER EXTRAS NOWFOR GIFTS — AND SAVE! V8 Engine MOT m emcees Sieve Ceeem Tim eaeteed Cou een Eee meeted teors can appear any Oem) Cementneemtor rie the sky, we cantrace their paths warm PUM tena ny Doerr gases (as dry ice does on Earth Pre mem CTT ay the sky: the Perseids fromPerseus, the Geminids from Gemini This trees up comet dust parti- when we look down a railroad travel close to the Sun, their ices Pee ecm rece eT t's an illusion, of course, as forte BU RU a nn eT tenty mem em Com uae ELC Ie) eat: Rae ee ship. The dust slow Wace rat Paar Pe oar eC | through space emai} NS paths—but, way out there, it Ue Tema COM Rea a ory looks like they're rd CaCO anche mel mc cee Pe ee tne ee ema mn irom Perseus or Gemini or Leo. ee PAGE 16 - JANUARY 16, 2000 - PARADE MAGAZINE |
