Useless Information

[Classic Brewing Co]

I found this, pretty useless but what the hell, it would have taken a bit to do it.

[Classic Brewing Co]

[Pale Man]

Heres some useless information regarding a total solar eclipse.

It is an interesting coincidence that the Moon should so nearly perfectly blot out the Sun, since there is really no physical reason why this has to be the case. The Moon happens to be about 400 times smaller than the Sun, but the Sun happens to be about 400 times further from the Earth than the Moon is. So simple geometry tells us that the apparent disk of the Moon is almost exactly the size of the apparent disk of the Sun.

[DavidM]

9 minutes ago, Pale Man said:

Heres some useless information regarding a total solar eclipse.

It is an interesting coincidence that the Moon should so nearly perfectly blot out the Sun, since there is really no physical reason why this has to be the case. The Moon happens to be about 400 times smaller than the Sun, but the Sun happens to be about 400 times further from the Earth than the Moon is. So simple geometry tells us that the apparent disk of the Moon is almost exactly the size of the apparent disk of the Sun.

Someone needs another beer!

[Classic Brewing Co]

28 minutes ago, Pale Man said:

Heres some useless information regarding a total solar eclipse.

It is an interesting coincidence that the Moon should so nearly perfectly blot out the Sun, since there is really no physical reason why this has to be the case. The Moon happens to be about 400 times smaller than the Sun, but the Sun happens to be about 400 times further from the Earth than the Moon is. So simple geometry tells us that the apparent disk of the Moon is almost exactly the size of the apparent disk of the Sun.

Swell, thanks, I think 

[Pale Man]

45 minutes ago, DavidM said:

Someone needs another beer!

Well this is the useless information thread 

[Classic Brewing Co]

1 minute ago, Pale Man said:

Well this is the useless information thread 

I was stupid enough to start it. 

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

[Pale Man]

Heres some more useless information on the Atlantic Puffin.

Whats interesting is once they find a partner to mate, its for life. No cheating Puffins around the Atlantic.

 

[Pale Man]

1 minute ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

I was stupid enough to start it. 

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

I like it. Useless but interesting.

[Classic Brewing Co]

1 minute ago, Pale Man said:

Heres some more useless information on the Atlantic Puffin.

Whats interesting is once they find a partner to mate, its for life. No cheating Puffins around the Atlantic.

Wow, Paley that's really interesting - not. 

BTW, so do pigeons.

[Pale Man]

5 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

I was stupid enough to start it. 

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

I'm glad i dont have this,

Zythophobia: the fear of beer and those who drink beer.

[Kegory]

1 hour ago, Pale Man said:

Heres some useless information regarding a total solar eclipse.

It is an interesting coincidence that the Moon should so nearly perfectly blot out the Sun, since there is really no physical reason why this has to be the case. The Moon happens to be about 400 times smaller than the Sun, but the Sun happens to be about 400 times further from the Earth than the Moon is. So simple geometry tells us that the apparent disk of the Moon is almost exactly the size of the apparent disk of the Sun.

The Moon is moving away from the Earth. In the past when the Moon was closer it would have blotted out more light during an eclipse. In the future when the Moon is farther away from the Earth the apparent disc of the Moon will appear smaller than the apparent disc of the Sun and blot out less light.

[Kegory]

13 minutes ago, Classic Brewing Co said:

I was stupid enough to start it. 

Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass.

I'd like to hear you try to pronounce that after you've emptied a few beer glasses. Some of those big ones in your collection, too.

[Cheap Charlie]

19 minutes ago, Kegory said:

I'd like to hear you try to pronounce that after you've emptied a few beer glasses. Some of those big ones in your collection, too.

I can't even pronouce it when I'm sober!

[Classic Brewing Co]