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That's a big burger (files.catbox.moe)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

OK but it’s pretty cool that the moon is just far enough and just the right size relative to Earth and the sun to give us all those rad eclipses.

EDIT: Also I tested and this burger is the same size as a Canadian one dollar coin.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I read somewhere that this phenomenon is so unlikely that if we ever need to represent our planet in an intergalactic context, the solar eclipse would be a good candidate for a symbol to put on a flag [citation needed]

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I’m down and anyone who isn’t hasn’t seen a total eclipse yet. I saw my first one last year and by the time it finally came up I was starting to be a little fed up of hearing about it and slightly skeptical about how big of a deal it was. Then the day came, it got dark in a way my senses were not ready for and finally Totality happened, I saw the diamond ring with my own eyes and I lost my marbles at how fucking deeply existential this moment felt. 10/10 would watch again

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I’m in the UK so didn’t see the last one but during the previous one I found looking around at the darkness and observing how all the birds went quiet was a bigger deal than the actual eclipse of the sun. I mean that was still really cool, but the dark and stillness was uncanny.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Sorry, but a similar design is already taken by the planet where everyone's obsessed with The Ring

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Iain M. Banks wrote a book on that. Inversions I think.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Because the moon is moving away very slowly there will be a last total solar eclipse at some point. We're lucky to have such good ones currently

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (2 children)

EDIT: Also I tested and this burger is the same size as a Canadian one dollar coin.

You mean a Loonie.

SMH.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What a guy, eh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

More like hoser.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

sorry

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You’re right I should use the scientific names for things in this community.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Accuracy is important. Precision, too. Don't mix them up!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That's just what CSA and NASA want you to think. /flerf