Eta Carinae is a hypergiant Luminous blue variable star in the Carina constallation. Its luminosity is about four million times that of the Sun and, with an estimated mass of between 100 and 150 times the solar mass, it is one of the most massive stars yet discovered. Because of its mass and the stage of life, it is expected to become a supernova in the near future.

Stars in the mass class of Eta Carinae, with more than 100 times the mass of the Sun, produce more than a million times as much light as the sun. It is a rare star, only a few dozen in a galaxy as big as the Milky Way. The outward pressure of their radiation is almost strong enough to counteract gravity. The star is the little white dot in the center between the two round White blobs.

The Pistol Star is one of the most luminous known stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. Early reports suggested that it might be the most extreme known star, producing almost 10 million times as much power as the Sun. Later studies, however, have reduced this number to roughly 1.7 million, making it one-third as luminous as the binary star system Eta Carinae.

The Pistol Star radiates about as much energy in 20 seconds as the Sun does in a year. Objects in this class have 80 to 150 times the mass of the Sun and "Lifetimes" of about 3 million years. Unlike ordinary stars, they are strongly affected by outward pressure of the light that they emit.

This object owes its name to the shape of the Pistol Nebula which it illuminates. It is located near the center of our Galaxy, approximately 25,000 light years from Earth in the direction of Sagittarius.

The Pistol Star would be visible to the naked eye as a forth magnitude star, if it were not for the interstellar dust clouds hiding it from view. It is expected to end in a brilliant supernova or hypernova in 1 to 3 million years.

The kind neighbors of a disabled WW11 veteran in Florida built him a wheelchair ramp so he could get in and out of his house. But, when the local inspector showed up, the vet was ordered to TAKE THE WHEELCHAIR RAMP DOWN or face serious charges. He complied and was put on a three month waiting list to get his ramp built by officially licensed ramp builders.

Here's one more item that was actually heard in court.
Attorney: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, DID YOU CHECK FOR A PULSE??

Witness: No.

Attorney: Did you check for blood pressure??

Witness: No.

Attorney: Did you check for breathing??

Witness: No.

Attorney: So, then is it possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy??

Witness: No.

Attorney: How can you be so sure, Doctor.??

Witness: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar..

Attorney: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless.

Witness: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.