Posted on 12/28/2013 5:00:34 PM PST by kjam22
It has been revealed by the British astronomer Patrick Moore that, on the morning of January 4th 2014, an extraordinary astronomical event will occur. At exactly 9:47 am, the planet Pluto will pass directly behind Jupiter, in relation to the Earth. This rare alignment will mean that the combined gravitational force of the two planets would exert a stronger tidal pull, temporarily counteracting the Earth’s own gravity and making people weigh less. Moore calls this the Jovian-Plutonian Gravitational Effect.
Astronomers have long been aware that there would be an alignment of the planets on that date, when Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto would be on the same side of the Sun, within an arc 95 degrees wide. But now the effect could be expected as the gravitational effect of the other planets on the Earth’s crust is maximum even at their closest approach.
If you think you will be able to float around your house then you will be mistaken. BUT if you jump in the air at 9:47AM local time on January 4th 2014, it should take you about 3 seconds to land back on your feet instead of the usual 0.2 seconds.
(Excerpt) Read more at news-hound.net ...
It would certainly change up mixed martial arts, golf, football, soccer, well, any activity.
What would I do with three seconds of levitation? Mega-pirouettes.
These guys disproved this faster than they did the Dan Rather document about W. :)
If memory serves, Sky at Night was one of - if not THE - longest running show on broadcast tv anywhere.
LOL
The doctor is going to question me about my eating habits and my weight loss!
http://listverse.com/2007/10/24/top-15-april-fools-day-hoaxes/
“10. Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity
In 1976 the British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth’s own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment that this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation. When 9:47 AM arrived, BBC2 began to receive hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation. One woman even reported that she and her eleven friends had risen from their chairs and floated around the room.”
my vertical leap is measured in sheets of paper. I can't wait to experience a 3 second hang time.
So Lindsey Graham will be even lighter in the loafers for a moment?
Then you have no chance. The article is 100% horsesh7t.
That’s me too....
I'm strappin' myself in so's I don't fly off the planet.......
Are you sure?? Mannnn
He’ll still be heavier than McCain.....
I am going to lose weight effortlessly?
I am so there!
This is total BS. No way can Pluto lining up with Jupiter cause any noticeable change.
Here’s another recent alignment.
May 5, 2000
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/alignment.html
This one makes the rounds every so often. I recall hearing it about 30 or 40 years ago. The idea is to see how many people “try it” at the appointed time.
LOL
Is this guy one of those who predicts Global Warming?
A good indicator that what follows will be unmitigated BS ...
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