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To: dr_lew
From the above data, how many Tropical Years will it take for perihelion to occur six months later than it does at any given time?

Answer:

1/2 ( 1 / ( 1/365.24219 - 1/365.25964 ) )/365.24219

or 10466 Tropical Years

So in 20,932 years our situation will be reversed? North America will tilt toward the sun at perihelion?

22 posted on 07/04/2008 8:53:53 PM PDT by Spirochete
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To: Spirochete

Lets see, ‘at its 2nd farthest aphelion of the century’. Since this is 08 that isn’t much of a stat now is it.

Looks like some people have to much time on their hands.

Remember some AIDS stat few years back, a certain group had went from 1 ‘victim’ to 2 (or some such minutia) and the headlines screamed AIDS CASE GROUP RAISES 100%—absolutely true but a sukoshi bit misleading...


27 posted on 07/04/2008 9:13:47 PM PDT by xrmusn
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To: Spirochete

... reminds of what I regard as Anthony Quinn’s greatest acting moment, as Tony Vivaldi, in LAST ACTION HERO. When the villian, Benedict, decides to make his big move, he finally responds to one of Tony’s inanities that had him muttering under his breath throughout the movie.

Tony is standing in a pool and says, something like, “What do you want me to do a three sixty?” Benedict corrects him, “... a one eighty.” Tony says, “Huh?” and Benedict explains, “If you did a three sixty, you’d turn all the way around and be going the same way as when you started.” Tony spreads his arms and thrusts out his chest as he exclaims in bewilderment, “WHAAAAAAAA?” whereupon Benedict shoots him right between the eyes.


30 posted on 07/04/2008 9:49:18 PM PDT by dr_lew
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