Yeah, I, um…

So, recently a friend mentioned something about a polar vortex, and it was in the middle of an e-mail exchange that dealt significantly with hexagons. I really don’t pay too much attention to news, TV, or weather reports, and did not know at all that this term applied to the notorious weather we’re having right now.

Instead, I thought he was referring to the massive vortex that sits on Saturn’s north pole, which is hexagonal:

Color-composite Cassini image of Saturn’s northern hexagon (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major)
Color-composite Cassini image of Saturn’s northern hexagon (NASA/JPL/SSI/Jason Major)


It’s an accurate depiction of me, I admit it. I couldn’t tell you how many people have no idea this exists, though I’ve known about it for years. On the other hand, I couldn’t tell you much of anything about current events on this planet. Judge me as you will…