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Solar revolutions and all that bollocks.

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  • 17-11-2012 3:47pm
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    Chuck Stone
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    What's up with celebrating solar revolutions?

    Okay, it's a bit of a big deal when you're born but why is one revolution of the sun forever after a thing to be celebrated? Who came up with that shit?

    You could ague that two people getting married is a big deal (I don't think it is but wateva) but celebrating it forever more after one exact revolution of the sun? What's up with that?

    New years day. The biggest load of shite ever. Just what the hell is being celebrated but a celestial irrelevance?

    Why do we celebrate arbitrary shit like birthdays and anniversaries? What exactly is the achievement?


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    peasant
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    Considering that on average you're about to see only 70 - 80 solar revolutions in your lifetime ya might as well celebrate a view of them ...they're rare enough :D


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    Max Power
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    Life is miserable enough without removing birthdays from it. Lighten up OP.


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    o1s1n
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    Well, when the average man's ability to survive relied on seasonal cycles it was pretty damn important.


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    Chuck Stone
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    peasant wrote: »
    you're about to see only 70 - 80 solar revolutions in your lifetime ya might as well celebrate a view of them...

    Yay! We've gone around the sun one more time since you were born!

    :confused:


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    endacl
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    Did somebody forget your solar revolution Chuck?

    ;-)


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    tallaghtmick
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    endacl wrote: »
    Did somebody forget your solar revolution Chuck?

    ;-)

    And turn down his proposal :pac:


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    Chuck Stone
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    o1s1n wrote: »
    Well, when the average man's ability to survive relied on seasonal cycles it was pretty damn important.

    They didn't even have days of the week back then though did they? I mean, they knew what day was the longest and shortest but that was about it.
    endacl wrote: »
    Did somebody forget your solar revolution Chuck?

    ;-)

    Nope.


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    coffee_cake
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    Calling it a revolution of the sun makes it sound even cooler. I wanna celebrate that sh!t!


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    My name is URL
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    Surely traveling a billion kilometers around the sun at a speed of 108,000 km/h and not getting squashed by an asteroid along the way is something to be celebrated!


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    endacl
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »

    They didn't even have days of the week back then though did they? I mean, they knew what day was the longest and shortest but that was about it.



    Nope.
    I know. And the sun revolves every 25-30 days, depending on solar latitude. Did you mean orbit?


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    Pawwed Rig
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    Viva la revolucion


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    Chuck Stone
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Surely traveling a billion kilometers around the sun at a speed of 108,000 km/h and not getting squashed by an asteroid along the way is something to be celebrated!

    Shirley?

    Pigs and flies and amoebas achieve that too.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Contrary to your thoughts on it, birthdays just got better for me.. Actually travelled around the sun 25 times. How fuking epic is that.


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    Chuck Stone
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    endacl wrote: »
    I know. And the sun revolves every 25-30 days, depending on solar latitude. Did you mean orbit?

    Yes. One revolution of the Earth around the Sun is the orbit isn't it?


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    endacl
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    Ads by Google wrote: »
    Contrary to your thoughts on it, birthdays just got better for me.. Actually travelled around the sun 25 times. How fuking epic is that.
    That something like 300 solar revolutions!


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    endacl
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »

    Yes. One revolution of the Earth around the Sun is the orbit isn't it?
    Don't mind me. I'm bored and nitpicky.

    Happy revolution.


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    [Deleted User]
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    endacl wrote: »
    That something like 300 solar revolutions!

    Revolutions/Orbits/Whatever.. I'm a hero!


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    Rhyme
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    We're all travelling at about 67,000mph at the moment.

    wwwooooOOOOAAAHHHHHH!!


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    endacl
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    Rhyme wrote: »
    We're all travelling at about 67,000mph at the moment.

    ww[SIZE="3"]woo[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]ooOOOOAA[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]AHHHHHH!![/SIZE]
    Turn around. You can do it in reverse!


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    Scanlas The 2nd
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    Rhyme wrote: »
    We're all travelling at about 67,000mph at the moment.

    ww[SIZE="3"]woo[/SIZE][SIZE="4"]ooOOOOAA[/SIZE][SIZE="5"]AHHHHHH!![/SIZE]

    Well no we aren't really as the Milky Way is also moving as is the cluster and super cluster of galaxies within which we reside.


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    endacl
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    Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

    Well no we aren't really as the Milky Way is also moving as is the cluster and super cluster of galaxies within which we reside.
    I'm sitting here perfectly still. The universe is moving in apparent chaos relative to me. I am the centre of all things. I want a cup of tea.


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    Logical Fallacy
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    What's up with celebrating solar revolutions?

    Okay, it's a bit of a big deal when you're born but why is one revolution of the sun forever after a thing to be celebrated? Who came up with that shit?

    You could ague that two people getting married is a big deal (I don't think it is but wateva) but celebrating it forever more after one exact revolution of the sun? What's up with that?

    New years day. The biggest load of shite ever. Just what the hell is being celebrated but a celestial irrelevance?

    Why do we celebrate arbitrary shit like birthdays and anniversaries? What exactly is the achievement?

    You must be a riot at parties Chuck.


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    Where To
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    Permission to don pedantic hat?

    Thank you.

    A solar revolution happens once every 25 days.

    *takes off pedantic hat*


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    NegativeCreep
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    I've never heard of people celebrating solar revolution. What the hell is that?


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    My name is URL
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »
    Shirley?

    Pigs and flies and amoebas achieve that too.

    Amoebas are dry feckers and pigs have better things to be worrying about.


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    OneArt
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    My name is URL wrote: »
    Amoebas are dry feckers and pigs have better things to be worrying about.

    How dare you. I'm getting a pet amoeba for my next solar revolution.


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    indough
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    the neutrinos are mutating revolting


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    Sin City
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    what a crap parent you'd make.op,


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    bleg
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    Chuck Stone wrote: »

    Why do we celebrate arbitrary shit like birthdays and anniversaries? What exactly is the achievement?



    Surviving another orbit of the sun. \o/


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    Jimoslimos
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    It's more the significance lent to certain multiples because we adapted a decimal counting system that concerns me.


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