Comments on: EggPOD

By: HCN

HCN — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:05:40 +0000

Obviously a couple of comic writers were thinking of this when they created this “Betty” cartoon:
http://www.comics.com/comics/betty/archive/betty-20080925.html

By: IVAN3MAN

IVAN3MAN — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:09:12 +0000

@ belewhale

When it’s summer in the southern hemisphere, the Earth is at its perihelion (closest approach, around January 3rd) to the Sun at a distance of 147,098,074 km; however, when it’s summer in the northern hemisphere, the Earth is at its aphelion (farthest, around July 4th) at a distance of 152,097,701 km from the Sun. Due to inverse square law, this results in the Earth receiving ~6.9% more solar radiation when at its perihelion than at its aphelion — which is why summers are bloody hot down under!

By: buffalodavid

buffalodavid — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:47:43 +0000

One of my favorite TV series, which is usually science friendly, did a take on this in one episode, but the way they presented it left me miffed. CJ tells everyone that you can do this on the equinox and everyone says its bunk. But she does it, after everyone leaves the room. BUT…. she never tries it on a non-equinox day. (Well, maybe she does, in a later episode. I’ve yet to see the last two seasons.)

By: belewhale

belewhale — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:09:19 +0000

Hi Phil!
Sorry to put a tiny crack in your eggshell, but your spring salutation is a little belated… For those of us in the land downunder, spring already sprang back on the 1st of September….
For some strange reason, that I have yet to uncover, we Aussie’s just can’t wait for the actual dates of the two equinox and soltices…. we jump the gun, and change the seasons on the 1st day of that month… i.e. 1st September is the first day of Spring; 1st December is the first day of Summer etc….
Since coming to North America over 10 years ago, I’ve always found it strange that the longest day of the year occurs before summer has even really taken a foothold (up here in the frozen north anyways….) So very different to that which I am accustomed back home in Oz, where the warmer – even hot – weather has become much more firmly entrenched by that time, and the lessening daylight hours are a godsend later in the dog days of summer!

If anyone can enlighten me as to why this is, I would be most appreciative : )

By: Nadia

Nadia — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:08:14 +0000

And Happy Autumn to you, Phil! Or should I say, Happy Fall?

By: News From Around The Blogosphere 9.21.08 « Skepacabra

News From Around The Blogosphere 9.21.08 « Skepacabra — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:53:42 +0000

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By: IVAN3MAN

IVAN3MAN — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:50:29 +0000

@ Quiet Desperation Free Range chickens like to keep warm when outside: