>>511402781
dude it's just a nerd game they're playing and they're literally gooning to threads like this right now in their astronomy departments.

>A largely pedagogical excercise
>hypothesize

AHEM IN ENGLISH PROFESSOR?!
>playing pretend
>one upping the geeks in the other department how fun and quirky their job can be
>improper use of government funds by inefficient staff
>quirk chungus
>etc.