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January 4, 2014 Planetary Alignment Decreases Gravity
www.newshound.net ^ | Dec 16, 2013 | news hound

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.

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KEYWORDS: gravity; jupitereffect; planets; science
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To: Cboldt

The appointed “local time”. That’s the part I thought was funny...


41 posted on 12/28/2013 5:23:03 PM PST by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: Venturer

Probably.


42 posted on 12/28/2013 5:24:40 PM PST by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: kjam22

Looks like the only way Rossane Barr and Rosie O’Doughnuts are going to loose weight.


43 posted on 12/28/2013 5:24:49 PM PST by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: entropy12

“Does this planet make my butt look big?”


44 posted on 12/28/2013 5:26:49 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (Obamacare: You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.)
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To: kjam22

And the planet mars will appear larger than the full moon in the sky too... LOL.


45 posted on 12/28/2013 5:27:56 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: kjam22

Well, that explains it all.


46 posted on 12/28/2013 5:29:47 PM PST by rlmorel ("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
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To: ErnBatavia
Oddly there are neocon GOPe voters that are very attracted to Christie... I guess it's all that mass.
47 posted on 12/28/2013 5:31:04 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: kjam22

.3 seconds, not 3 seconds.


48 posted on 12/28/2013 5:32:14 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: kjam22
Complete baloney.

The gravitational force exerted on you by the Earth is:

Fe = Gmemyou/r2e

The force exerted on you by Jupiter similarly is:

Fjupiter = Gmjupitermyou/dist2jupiter

The relative force of the two is: Fe/Fj = me/mj * dist2/r2e

At nearest approach, Jupiter is 600 million Km, and the center of the earth is 6300 Km away. Jupiter's mass is about 320 earth masses. Plug it in and find that:

Fe/Fj = 2.9 x 107

That is, the gravitational attraction exerted by the Earth on you is 29 million times greater than Jupiter's.

You could put a whole 'nother Jupiter right behind the real Jupiter at its closest approach to Earth, and it would keep you "floating in the air" around 1/10,000,000th of a second longer than one Jupiter does. The effect of tiny, far more distant Pluto is unlikely to have an additional effect that can even be measured within the Uncertainty Principle.

This, incidentally, tells you why astrology is crap. The gravitational attraction of a fat obstetrician exerts more of an influence on you the instant you're born than the largest planet in the solar system.

49 posted on 12/28/2013 5:33:50 PM PST by FredZarguna (Nobody so soundly whipped is entitled to a rematch.)
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To: FredZarguna

Pluto being so far away is like using a mutiplier. Ever use one of those little ratchet tools that is geared to be a multiplier? Same principle I’m pretty sure.... :)


50 posted on 12/28/2013 5:35:54 PM PST by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: kjam22

The earth pulls on you about 2.8 million times more than Jupiter does when it is closest to Earth. When it is farthest from earth, Earth’s pull is about 10 million times more than Jupiter’s.


51 posted on 12/28/2013 5:38:03 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: kjam22
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.

I'm calling it BULLCRAP.

52 posted on 12/28/2013 5:40:00 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (From time to time the.tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of tyrants and patriots.)
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To: Secret Agent Man; saganite; armydoc
.3 seconds, not 3 seconds.

Not even close; even if Jupiter's mass suddenly doubled, he's missing 7 zeroes after the decimal point. The gory details are at Post #49

53 posted on 12/28/2013 5:40:50 PM PST by FredZarguna (Nobody so soundly whipped is entitled to a rematch.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Rats... I was really hoping to slam dunk on that day. Was gonna get my wife to video it and everything!


54 posted on 12/28/2013 5:41:34 PM PST by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: FredZarguna

it did seem funny it would increase it by 50%.


55 posted on 12/28/2013 5:41:44 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: kjam22

Gee. I wonder which weight loss product will use this day to charge more for their product!?


56 posted on 12/28/2013 5:45:04 PM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

I was thinking the lack of gravity might even help the obammycare website work faster... pretty sure it will!


57 posted on 12/28/2013 5:46:30 PM PST by kjam22 (my newest music video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7gNI9bWO3s)
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To: ReaganÃœberAlles
This is baloney.

Utter baloney! I wonder if it's not meant as a joke.

Interesting fact: The tidal force of objects of the same density is proportional to their apparent area in the sky, measured by steradians, or square degrees if you like.

Note the sun and moon have the same apparent size, but the density of the sun is less than that of the moon, and it has a proportionately smaller tidal effect on the earth.

Likewise, Pluto's tidal effect may be estimated by its apparent angular area. It has an angular diameter of about 2000km/6 billion KM, so it's angular diameter is about 1/3billion, compared to the moon's 1/100. So the tidal effect of Pluto on the earth is about 1/30 million squared, or about 10-15 times the lunar tidal effect.

58 posted on 12/28/2013 5:48:12 PM PST by dr_lew
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To: Secret Agent Man
.3 seconds, not 3 seconds.

No, that is not it, either. If your jump lasts 0.2 seconds (which is pretty small for what most people can do) it is essentially 0.2 seconds no matter where the planets are. Their pull on us is miniscule compared to Earth's.

The article is seriously wrong.

59 posted on 12/28/2013 5:50:09 PM PST by Right Wing Assault
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To: kjam22
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.


60 posted on 12/28/2013 5:51:58 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (...)
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