Dark Side Of The Moon/Total Eclipse Of The Sun

[BGood]

I just meant the sun goes down every night. It's like an eclipse! Maybe the moon is flat. You only see one side of it. It seems unlikely you would see only 1 side of a rotating ball. More unlikely that it would be the same size as the sun in the sky. The moon surface is supposed to be like gravel. Gravel wouldn't reflect that much light as you see. The moon most likely is self lit like the sun, just not as powerful.

Wait wait ... I have to go to the first page of this thread and read everything to find more retard posts.

 

[BGood]

If I put a bright spotlight directly in your eyes, you may not be able to identify a basketball as I move it towards and in front of the spotlight, because of the intensity of the light. The basketball may only appear as a shadow. but I can still take that basketball and bounce it, or pull it over far enough to the side that you see the orange and recognize what it is. But with intense light behind it and it in proximity, it may only appear as a dark spot that's blocking the light from your field of vision.

OK, don't need to read through the whole thing.

Only way he'll believe you is if you throw that basketball to his face. Or maybe not ...

 

[veinbuster]

Due to location and distance I'm not so sure.

Exactly. Going to the farthest point away on earth is a tiny fraction of the distance to the moon. My view of the far end of a football field doesn’t change much by taking a couple of steps left or right.

 

[Clashcityrocker]

 

[dmatthews]

 

[RossF]

It seems unlikely you would see only 1 side of a rotating ball.

Not if you acknowledge the ball is in synchronous rotation with its orbit.

 

[alantig]

I just opened and read this entire thread...
Why did I do that...

Yeah, I kinda regret not including an addition like "for observational stuff only - keep your pseudoscience outta here". Not that it would have helped a bit.

 

[Clashcityrocker]

What is your explanation about long distances being seen such as in this 60 second video?

 

[Clashcityrocker]

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

OK, don't need to read through the whole thing.

Only way he'll believe you is if you throw that basketball to his face. Or maybe not ...

Well, to be more specific, I need him facing me, a bright light right behind me and then slowly throw the basketball at his face so he has time to absorb the impact of the unlighted object blocking the light from the lighted object. And later or course, the impact of the ball hitting his nose.

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

Bike lights and a need for beer?

He can still have a guitar. "All the above" FTW.

 

[dmatthews]

He can still have a guitar. "All the above" FTW.

NO KICKSTAND!

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

NO KICKSTAND!

NO EXCUSES! If you can afford a Kemper, you can afford a kickstand!

 

[veinbuster]

NO EXCUSES! If you can afford a Kemper, you can afford a kickstand!

If you don’t stop, you don’t need a kickstand

 

[Juan Luis Vidal]

So, if we just come to your place...

You would be more than welcome and, after the eclipse, a hell of a good party

 

[deathworlder]

Obvious troll is obvious...
Why do you guys entertain it?

 

[Prs Mods too]

Obvious troll is obvious...
Why do you guys entertain it?

Different people have different opinions... and it's entertaining...

 

[deathworlder]

Different people have different opinions... and it's entertaining...

I disagree.
IMO...
It's straight up ludicrous trolling.
The fake banter makes it even more cringe.
I'm glad you're entertained...
I thought members in their twighlight years would have better things to do.

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

If you don’t stop, you don’t need a kickstand

But he stops all the time for pictures and has to lean his poor bike on something because it can’t stand on its own. I love Dave’s bike, but every time I see it in a picture I think of Weekend At Bernie’s for some reason.

 

[DreamTheaterRules]

Obvious troll is obvious...
Why do you guys entertain it?

Hey, I’m not a troll, I’m just a guy who understands the utility of a nice kickstand.