probably-not-a-fox

Poor college student here.
Two questions: budgeting under $200 for a vacuum what is the a decent vacuum that will last me a few years? If I should go with used, is there anything you recommend doing to check for problems with it before I buy it?

Also, have you been interviewed yet for the WSJ? Did they ask you anything you didn't expect?

Thanks a lot, I am glad I found your AMA this time.

Thanks a lot! You are also my first AMA answer.

Why should I care about astronomy?
I mean no disrespect, but most of astronomy has always felt like it doesn't matter to life. There are some amazing pictures, but it's not like we are likely to make it past the closest stars if even remotely close to that. Most sciences have obvious relevance to life because we are impacted by them, but I have never felt that with Astronomy. I know Neil DeGrasse Tyson uses dangerous asteroids as an example, but outside of that.

Never realized that. The more you know!