Sunsets are Quite Interesting

Bad Astronomy
By Phil Plait
Nov 20, 2011 6:14 PMApr 6, 2023 6:23 PM

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There's a wonderful comedic quiz show in the UK called "QI" -- for "Quite Interesting" -- which is hosted by none other than Stephen Fry. The participants are comedians, and they're asked questions ranging over just about every topic you can imagine. The BBC recently uploaded a clip about which alert BA Bloggee Brett Warburton informed me. In it, Fry shows the contestants a video of the Sun setting, and asks them to ring in when they think the Sun has completely set. Here's the clip:

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