Sunday's night sky to be flooded by MASSIVE SUPERMOON At 4:32 am PDT on Sunday, the Earth's sole natural satellite will appear as large as it will get this year as it swings through 2013's closest orbital distance – but if you're not in the San Francisco Vulture Annex's time zone, you may also be lucky enough to get your own lunar treat at a time appropriate to your location. …
It's simple. The earth is slowing down (due mostly to all the crap we humans dump all over the place, it's like atmospheric friction). As the earth slows it gets weaker (kind of like when we get old). When that happens there will be less gravity and the moon will fly off into space, with only Moonbase Alpha to record what happens next.
As for earthlings, some say the moon affects the menstrual cycle. If this is so, it'll be Children of Men for real.
> the moon affects the menstrual cycle
"Menstrual" = of the moon. The moon affects the cycle of the moon.
(That the term "menstrual" is used to refer to another cycle that has close to the same period (pun intended) as the moon is a coinkidink - or possibly an evolutionary trait due to available light pre-artificial lighting.)
I was aware that menstrual = of the moon (from menstrualis, latin for monthly, which used to be based on moon cycles); however, when referring to that duration when females get grumpy and need mini-nappies to catch this blue liquid that pours out of them (well, according to the TV adverts ;-) ); what would you have preferred I call it?
If that building in DC is really "bathed in the light of the 2011 supermoon", then either the moon is emitting light rays which bend 180 degrees to lilluminate the side of the building facing us.
Or there's a supermassive object inside the building doing it.
Either way, it's scary.
NASA (probably tongue in cheek) felt the need to issue an advisory stating that the super large moon would *not* drive everyone crazy or cause extreme tidal conditions, presumably meaning we won't all need boats to get to work next week.
I felt though, this failed to answer all questions, so I responded by asking them if satellites would be in danger of being knocked out of the sky and if planes would need to fly lower to avoid crashing into the moon.. for some reason they refuse to adequately address those questions.. I can't imagine why unless they've all been driven crazy by the huge moon or are too busy ordering boats to save themselves from tidal waves.
Couldn't see f*** all; sky covered with 100% cloud. (Like I couldn't guess that would happen!)
Getting more light from the crappy little solar powered garden lights the neighbours insist on sticking on their lawns; {$_.deity} knows why they bother, as none of them go out in their gardens after dark.
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