This week, Science Advisor Rich stops by to kick some knowledge on the freewheeling good times in the snake pits of yesteryear, then takes our crew on a tour of our solar system and gives us a quiz that the average American is apparently having trouble with. Also, The Repeater gets increasingly disenchanted with the american space program.

Show Notes:

• Glamping comes to Indy 500

http://www.indy500snakepit.com/index.php/glamping/

• Americans ignorant about science? Pish posh! Oh, wait — the Earth really does rotate around the Sun? Never mind. But, hey, take the quiz yourself along with us:

http://www.livescience.com/43593-americans-ignorant-about-science.html

• So how big is the solar system really? If the Sun were the size of a bowling ball, get ready for what’s still a long walk:

http://www.scalesolarsystem.66ghz.com/index.html

• Just for fun, play God (or fate or time or whatever floats your boat):

http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1ac5/?cpg=60357247&msg_id=60357247&et_rid=508024727&linkid=60357247_text_1ac5