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Offline Splashdown

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If other planets switched places with the moon
« on: April 03, 2013, 05:38:27 AM »
This is what we would see. Cool images.



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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2013, 05:41:48 AM »
I'd hate to imagine what the tides would look like with Saturn in orbit around the Earth.
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2013, 07:27:53 AM »
Quote from: RayRaytheSBS on April 03, 2013, 05:41:48 AM
I'd hate to imagine what the tides would look like with Saturn in orbit around the Earth.

Details, details . . . :whistling:
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2013, 08:24:09 AM »
Quote from: RayRaytheSBS on April 03, 2013, 05:41:48 AM
I'd hate to imagine what the tides would look like with Saturn in orbit around the Earth.

Good point.
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2013, 08:53:20 AM »
When Uranus hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore'.
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2013, 09:46:05 AM »
Look how beautiful Jupiter is. 
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2013, 09:49:41 AM »
Quote from: Big Dog on April 03, 2013, 08:53:20 AM
When Uranus hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore'.

Only on DU.
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2013, 10:46:45 AM »
Quote from: Big Dog on April 03, 2013, 08:53:20 AM
When Uranus hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie,
That's amore'.

When you get caught between Uranus and New York City
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2013, 11:20:12 AM »
Quote from: RayRaytheSBS on April 03, 2013, 05:41:48 AM
I'd hate to imagine what the tides would look like with Saturn in orbit around the Earth.

No Los Angeles, NYC, San Francisco...what's the downside again?
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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2013, 10:26:47 AM »
Quote from: Karin on April 03, 2013, 09:46:05 AM
Look how beautiful Jupiter is. 

Of course, between the tidal effects on our crust plates and the radiation, we'd only be alive to enjoy the view for very, very brief time...

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Re: If other planets switched places with the moon
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2013, 10:36:28 AM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on April 04, 2013, 10:26:47 AM
Of course, between the tidal effects on our crust plates and the radiation, we'd only be alive to enjoy the view for very, very brief time...

 :popcorn:



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