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"What if earth had rings like Saturn?"
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Posted on 11/23/2009 6:33:08 AM PST by svcw
I just found this video to be interesting and enjoyable. Enjoy.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; earth; rings; saturn
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posted on
11/23/2009 6:33:09 AM PST
by
svcw
To: svcw
You know svcw, you really should learn how to post stuff........sorry FRs. Hope you find the link usable.
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posted on
11/23/2009 6:34:16 AM PST
by
svcw
(The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. GW)
To: svcw
Seattle, Washington
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posted on
11/23/2009 6:42:00 AM PST
by
kidd
(Obama: The triumph of hope over evidence)
To: svcw
Beautiful. What an amazing aid to navigation that would be.
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posted on
11/23/2009 6:42:16 AM PST
by
DManA
To: kidd
After watching the video — I get it now!
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posted on
11/23/2009 7:10:06 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: svcw
Pretty but we would go into instant and permanent ice age.
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posted on
11/23/2009 7:12:34 AM PST
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gulch.)
To: jongaltsr
Hum. I am not seeing that. How would it block enough sun light to cause a permanent ice age?
Its not that I am saying you are incorrect (I mean I was a pych major in collage), I am just not getting it.
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posted on
11/23/2009 7:22:48 AM PST
by
svcw
(The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves. GW)
To: svcw
We have had rings before, and we will have them again — too bad they’ll be after a collision with an asteroid or comet large enough to wipe out the human species.
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posted on
11/23/2009 7:53:43 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: svcw
How would it block enough sun light to cause a permanent ice age?Because they block and reflect sunlight. Small, temporary rings 35 million years ago may have blocked as much as a third of all visible light, leading to mass extinctions. Additionally, rings on earth would most likely be the result of a large meteor strike kicking back debris into earth orbit, which could itself be disastrous.
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posted on
11/23/2009 8:01:26 AM PST
by
Alter Kaker
(Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
To: kidd
“snicker” - I know what you mean.
The rings would “come out” only on the days that the mountains “come out”.
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posted on
11/23/2009 10:44:15 AM PST
by
Sopater
(I'm so sick of atheists shoving their religion in my face.)
To: Alter Kaker
...too bad they’ll be after a collision with an asteroid or comet large enough to wipe out the human species.
I'm sure that there are many in this world who don't see a problem with that.
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posted on
11/23/2009 10:46:12 AM PST
by
Sopater
(I'm so sick of atheists shoving their religion in my face.)
To: svcw
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posted on
11/23/2009 10:56:57 AM PST
by
IrishCatholic
(No local Communist or Socialist Party Chapter? Join the Democrats, it's the same thing!)
To: svcw
How would it block enough sun light to cause a permanent ice age?
Eggheads.......
The ring would block 10% (or greater) of the sunlight striking the earth.
What is the absolute (cold) temperature on an object in space if no light strikes it surface?
Take that temperature (Near Absolute Freezing) take 10% of the difference between that and average earth temperatures see what the surface of the earth would decrease by.
Of course there are numerous other factors to consider but reduction of 10% (or even 5%) would turn the earth very cold.
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posted on
11/23/2009 12:47:35 PM PST
by
jongaltsr
(Hope to See ya in Galt's Gulch.)
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posted on
12/19/2009 3:06:42 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(My Sunday Feeling is that Nothing is easy. Goes for the rest of the week too.)
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