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Earth’s biggest coincidence

Want to hear something that will like totally blow your mind? I mean something so big that you’ll be all like, wow man that’s proof of a higher power and shit. Or it’s just coincidence. Either way, here it is:

From earth, the angular size of the sun and moon is virtually identical. That means that the sun and moon appear to us here, to be the same size. This produces the amazing coronal displays seen during a total solar eclipse. The odds of these 2 objects lining up so perfectly are truly astronomical. (no pun intended)

This is even more outstandingly fucking fantastic when considering that around 5 billion years ago when the moon was born, it was much closer to the earth. It moves away from us at the rate of about an inch a year. That means that we humans exist in that incredibly narrow band of time that allows us to witness a total solar eclipse. The odds of sentient life to exist on a planet where this phenomenon exists, during the infinitely small period of time when it does exist is like, wow.

I’d be willing to bet that the presence of total solar eclipses make this planet far more unique than any of the life on it. When we enter the galactic version of the global economy, this might be earth’s biggest draw. Tourists will flock from light years around to witness the beauty and majesty of earth’s 1 in a trillion miracle of light.

What I’m saying is get your ass out there and witness one of these things before you die. Your next chance is August 1st. The only problem is that you have to go to China. Here’s a map of every eclipse between now and 2025. Plan now!

1 Comment

  • 1. Phillybits replies at 12th May 2008, 5:24 pm :

    Fucking wow!

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