true or false?
Jul 14th 2011 | 2:33 am
#16
da Bonehead
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From: Lion in da jungle
Re: true or false?
Yeah, was doing the 'ol internet real estate look at there and also Lesmurdie.
I don't like guiness so that wouldn't have mattered
I don't like guiness so that wouldn't have mattered
Jul 14th 2011 | 9:30 am
#17
FREE TIBET
Joined: Jun 2007
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Re: true or false?
Aston, trust me, there is no link between quakes and the full moon....any more than between cyclones and the full moon, or tornadoes, or herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plain.......If there was, people in jobs like mine would have more time off and a much easier life.
Jul 14th 2011 | 9:31 am
#18
Home and Happy
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From: Keep true friends and puppets close, trust no-one else...
Jul 14th 2011 | 10:50 am
#19
Rhino with a big horn!
Joined: Feb 2011
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Re: true or false?
I'm going to go with false.
Although the Christchurch earthquake happened around the full moon, I don't think anything happened on the next full moon. I suspect some people have drawn the conclusion that if something happens around the time of the full moon (plus or minus 7 days) then it's because of the full moon but in reality that's half a lunar-month and there's a 50% chance something will happen in that time.
The moon is squeezing the earth all the time. Although the squeezing is slightly increased at full moon because it is in line with the sun, the squeeze is slightly more again at new moon as it's in line with the sun and on the same side of the earth as the sun.
Although the Christchurch earthquake happened around the full moon, I don't think anything happened on the next full moon. I suspect some people have drawn the conclusion that if something happens around the time of the full moon (plus or minus 7 days) then it's because of the full moon but in reality that's half a lunar-month and there's a 50% chance something will happen in that time.
The moon is squeezing the earth all the time. Although the squeezing is slightly increased at full moon because it is in line with the sun, the squeeze is slightly more again at new moon as it's in line with the sun and on the same side of the earth as the sun.
Jul 14th 2011 | 5:53 pm
#20
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Re: true or false?
I'm going to go with false.
Although the Christchurch earthquake happened around the full moon, I don't think anything happened on the next full moon. I suspect some people have drawn the conclusion that if something happens around the time of the full moon (plus or minus 7 days) then it's because of the full moon but in reality that's half a lunar-month and there's a 50% chance something will happen in that time.
The moon is squeezing the earth all the time. Although the squeezing is slightly increased at full moon because it is in line with the sun, the squeeze is slightly more again at new moon as it's in line with the sun and on the same side of the earth as the sun.
Although the Christchurch earthquake happened around the full moon, I don't think anything happened on the next full moon. I suspect some people have drawn the conclusion that if something happens around the time of the full moon (plus or minus 7 days) then it's because of the full moon but in reality that's half a lunar-month and there's a 50% chance something will happen in that time.
The moon is squeezing the earth all the time. Although the squeezing is slightly increased at full moon because it is in line with the sun, the squeeze is slightly more again at new moon as it's in line with the sun and on the same side of the earth as the sun.
Jul 14th 2011 | 8:16 pm
#22
Rhino with a big horn!
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 3,117
Re: true or false?
But right on cue a volcano blows its top in Indonesia.
Ave some of these XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Ave some of these XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Jul 14th 2011 | 8:26 pm
#23
Officially Bewildered
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 5,523
From: Blue Mountains, NSW
Re: true or false?
'Oh, I must be psychic, I was just thinking about you and you rang' may be true.. but how many times have they rung you when you weren't thinking about them or you were thinking about them and they didn't ring?
Yeah, I know you said it was false anyway, its just a handy post to quote against
Jul 14th 2011 | 8:33 pm
#24
Rhino with a big horn!
Joined: Feb 2011
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Re: true or false?
but its like psychics and the like - you remember the 'hits' and forget the 'misses'
'Oh, I must be psychic, I was just thinking about you and you rang' may be true.. but how many times have they rung you when you weren't thinking about them or you were thinking about them and they didn't ring?
Yeah, I know you said it was false anyway, its just a handy post to quote against
'Oh, I must be psychic, I was just thinking about you and you rang' may be true.. but how many times have they rung you when you weren't thinking about them or you were thinking about them and they didn't ring?
Yeah, I know you said it was false anyway, its just a handy post to quote against
Also million to one chances are not are rare as people think.
Jul 14th 2011 | 8:47 pm
#25
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From: Blue Mountains, NSW
Jul 14th 2011 | 8:53 pm
#26
Rhino with a big horn!
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Re: true or false?
What's the odds on 14 million to 1? I'm thinking of having a go on the lotto soon as I've been getting some good luck and good vibes lately.
Jul 14th 2011 | 10:25 pm
#27
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From: Blue Mountains, NSW
Jul 15th 2011 | 11:06 am
#28
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From: Redneck Wonderland
Re: true or false?
Shush, if all this talk of disasters around the full moon makes it's way to Canberra you can bet your arse Bob Brown [our un-elected political leader] will talk the Ranga into another get rich quick scheme for wastrel pollies Ergo: "Moon Tax"
Jul 15th 2011 | 11:26 am
#29
Lost in BE Cyberspace
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Re: true or false?
Melbournes traffic is getting pretty bad... hence I reckon I should try and put some people off of coming here.
Victoria well overdue for a Volcanic Eruption.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226088153065
Victoria well overdue for a Volcanic Eruption.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/mor...-1226088153065
