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[–] ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com 54 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)
[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 42 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is almost definitely a shit post from /x/ targeting the mandela effect or similar.

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Could also just be a joke. Or both

[–] yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Shit posts are not jokes. Shit posts are serious business.

[–] EvilCartyen@feddit.dk 5 points 3 weeks ago

Implying jokes aren't serious business.... Puhlease

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's possible it's not a shitpost

[–] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 10 points 3 weeks ago

It's possible it's a schizopost.

[–] Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works 18 points 3 weeks ago

We have forgotten

[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They come from a parallel universe where the lunar month is about 4 days longer than ours.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No total solar eclipses for them. :(

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What why? Their moon is still the same size and while orbiting their same size Earth it moves between that Earth and their same size sun to cast a shadow on that Earth. Wouldn't it?

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The Moon is just barely big enough for total solar eclipses as is. If the lunar month was 4 days longer, the Moon would be (31.3/27.3)^(2/3)=9.54% farther away, and thus around 9.5% smaller. The maximum size ratio between the Moon and Sun is around 1.08 so it would never be large enough in the sky for a total eclipse.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Okay, makes sense, but isn't the distance between Earth and the moon uh... shri.... grow... changing over time? So at some point in the past or future (or maybe even currently?), the distance would have been / would be the correct one for total eclipses.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It is, but that's only significant over a period of millions of years.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So just like we happen to live in that precise time where total eclipses are possible, the Logday people may have lived or may one day live in a time where the moon is the right distance. No need to pity those fuckers.

[–] LostXOR@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If they evolved around the same time we did, they're unfortunately out of luck. But maybe life was a bit faster because of the 8 day weeks.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

... well okay then. Hope you're happy, with your logic and knowing stuff about shit. ;)

we also live in the specific period of time where the sun hasnt fucking exploded yet.