# All right, who's up for a Kessel Run? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 29, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918 "2015-11-29T10:59:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/1 "2015-11-29T10:59:20Z")
[Planet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_1132_b) discovered 39 ly (12 parsecs) away. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/2 "2015-11-29T15:29:17Z")
“hotter than Venus”, tidally locked and in a 1.6 day orbit, this is the garden spot of Ceti Alpha 6… ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/3 "2015-11-29T16:13:09Z")
And Vorlons would know … 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/4 "2015-11-29T17:27:57Z")
Sorry, I overscheduled my day, and I only have 10.5 parsecs to spare. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/5 "2015-12-01T00:56:51Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Sorry, I overscheduled my day, and I only have 10.5 parsecs to spare. Yeah, but your days are 14.5 months long. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/6 "2015-12-01T03:52:42Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > Yeah, but your days are 14.5 months long. Maybe he can borrow a couple kiloliters from tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/7 "2015-12-01T06:17:34Z")
Color me less ignorant. I thought this thread was about some kind of woo marathon 5K/26K exercise involving yoga stretches, Tai Chi while walking the dog, or possibly a beer-drinking adventure. Little did I know it involved inter-planetary travel. I am sorry and apologize. So who is going? And can I sign up? Is there beer/ale/mead there? Can I bring my dog and cat? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-whos-up-for-a-kessel-run/738918/8 "2015-12-01T16:09:37Z")
Downward dog for 5 kilometers? Whole lotta nope right there. Tai Chi beer drinking/dog walking has me intrigued, however. So do we hold a beer in each hand and take a drink with every pass of Wave Hands as Clouds? We’ll need more beer.