What Would Happen if Two Planets Collided?

The energy in such a collision would dwarf the sweatiest nightmares of any Hollywood writer — or religiously-motivated apocalyptic preacher, for that matter. The two planets, each massing sextillions of tons, would ram each other at speeds of 20 or more kilometers per second. The energy released would be trillions of times that of all our nuclear weapons combined.

Awesome!

Hivemind question, specially for those who know NOLA culture - on my trip next week I will be doing some networking meetings with people I already know who work in the green rebuilding field down there. So not really an interview, but I do want to be professional. I'm thinking of wearing roughly what I wear to the office - skirt and blouse or button-down. Do I need to wear closed-toe shoes or can I get away with nice sandals?

My experience with NOLA is that it is very casual in dress, and not just the tourists but the business people.

However, Dana or Daisy or Nora or ita could report better on that.

With some of the older institutions, I would say closed toed, but I think your green jobs would be fine with nice open toed.

I agree with Daisy Jane.

Just don't go onto Chowhound and ask if it's OK to go out to dinner in shorts. (it is apparently A Thing for the more traditional on CH)

These Cakewrecks made me laff: [link]

With some of the older institutions, I would say closed toed, but I think your green jobs would be fine with nice open toed.

I think so too, especially given the weather.

Neal Cohnen on Talk of the Nation just name-checked Serenity, Firefly and Joss Whedon as all good things!

Cool, thanks. That's in line with what I thought.

I have so much to do at work and home before I leave, but I'm so exhausted as to be pretty useless. I really don't know how insomniacs/parents of young children do it, I feel like a zombie from two nights of screwed up sleep. Braiiinnnsss...

I am totally with you, smonster! I really don't know how people do it.