Not What We Mean By Blue Sky Thinking

A tour group of prospective college students and their parents is being led around our newly built science building. The guide mentions that there are greenhouses, an observatory on the roof, and a planetarium on the lower level.

Parent: “How do you use the planetarium?”

Guide: “The Astronomy faculty has some of their classes in there, and there are programs open to the public some evenings. Some of the advanced students also learn how to run it themselves.”

Parent: “No, I mean, if it’s downstairs in this big building, how can anyone see the sky from there?”