Unbelievable-but-true things

[DaysOff 7974]

And bullied her with the rest of the football players

[El Diablo 4232]

4 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

That's an optical illusion. They look bigger when they're closer to the horizon and you're viewing them next to trees, buildings, hills, etc. They look bigger by comparison.  When they're higher up in the sky you lose that frame of reference and they seem smaller. You can test this by holding a piece of string at arm's length and "measuring" the diameter of the moon at different heights in the sky. 

This doesn't explain why the phenomenon holds true at sea. Try again.

[WhatTheBuck 28798]

1 minute ago, El Diablo said:

This doesn't explain why the phenomenon holds true at sea. Try again.

Test it for yourself. 

[Parliament 14296]

This doesn't explain why the phenomenon holds true at sea. Try again.

At a low angle, the atmosphere acts like a lense, and magnifies the moon.

[Art Vandelay 1712]

1 hour ago, El Diablo said:

This doesn't explain why the phenomenon holds true at sea. Try again.

It's because of the flatness of the earth.

[El Diablo 4232]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Test it for yourself. 

Test what? Look at the moon while at sea? Been there done that countless times thank you very much. Still looks larger when near the horizon. Parliaments explanation may hold water but I'd have to see the source for that. The "comparison to buildings and trees" you offered is horseshit.

[hornbri 1407]

5 minutes ago, El Diablo said:

Test what? Look at the moon while at sea? Been there done that countless times thank you very much. Still looks larger when near the horizon. Parliaments explanation may hold water but I'd have to see the source for that. The "comparison to buildings and trees" you offered is horseshit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion

Multiple theories why. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21921]

Because you touch yourself. Stop touching yourself and it will shrink.

[miguelito 11312]

It's because of swamp gas reflecting off Venus.

[Celery Man 20996]

30 minutes ago, miguelito said:

It's because of swamp gas reflecting off Venus.

 

[El Diablo 4232]

1 hour ago, hornbri said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion

Multiple theories why. 

Seems like with virtual reality you could create an environment where variables could be added or eliminated and get a better idea as to what causes it. I suspect the Chinese of playing a part, they're an especially tricky people.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

Because you touch yourself. Stop touching yourself and it will shrink.

If that’s the case, I’m gonna crash the moon into the earth.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

What happens when it hits your eye like a big pizza pie?

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

What happens when it hits your eye like a big pizza pie?

Well, some would say that’s amore!

[Steamboat1874 4085]

15 hours ago, Parliament said:

16 hours ago, El Diablo said:

This doesn't explain why the phenomenon holds true at sea. Try again.

At a low angle, the atmosphere acts like a lense, and magnifies the moon.

This you morons......same with the sunrise and sunset.

[markstanco 12612]

Wrong thread

 

 

[lateshow 1307]

15 hours ago, miguelito said:

It's because of swamp gas reflecting off Venus.

It's swamp ass reflecting off Uranus. 

[Incredulity 11683]

1 hour ago, Cheeseweasel said:

What happens when it hits your eye like a big pizza pie?

You get stuck between it and New York City.

[El Diablo 4232]

2 hours ago, Steamboat1874 said:

This you morons......same with the sunrise and sunset.

That doesn't explain why the same phenomenon is observed on celestial bodies that lack an atmosphere. Fool! Check out photos taken on the moon sometime.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21921]

Those are obviously photoshopped since we've never been to the moon.  The real answer is because the earth is flat.  The closer the sun/moon gets to the horizon, the closer it actually is to you.  Didn't you study the Pythagorean theorm in school?

[Underdog 28773]

23 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Did she do that with him? 

Paradise by the dashboard light? 

[Underdog 28773]

3 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

What happens when it hits your eye like a big pizza pie?

Amore? 

[Huckleberry 33096]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_illusion
Multiple theories why. 

The most important factor is the sight of the terrain, but there is a small contribution from other factors such as the angle of regard, posture and oculomotor[clarification needed] commands.

What the hell does my angle have to do with anything?

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

18 minutes ago, Huckleberry said:

 

What the hell does my angle have to do with anything?

 

It's all about the angle of the dangle.

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

It's all about the angle of the dangle.

Which is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat.

[Kyrie Eleison 9312]

22 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Iirc, Jimmy Johnson went to hs in Beaumont with Janis Joplin.

my mom graduated with Janis Joplin, PA Thomas Jefferson class of '60.  Johnson graduated a year behind them, in '61.  however, Johnson did graduate from PATJ with this guy...

Edited May 31, 2018 by Kyrie Eleison

[EastTexan 662]

On May 22, 2018 at 8:00 PM, Pato del Muerto said:

That’ll get oil out of my oil cans for sure. But how do I get to my canned tomatoes?

 

Bowie knife.

[Buffsoldier 1895]

If you can fold a piece of paper 42 times, the thickness of the stack will reach from the earth to the moon.

[EastTexan 662]

On May 30, 2018 at 9:52 AM, Doc Reeves said:

One of my favorite stories from my neuroscience class:

Guy had terrible bipolar depression. Battled it for years with meds and Drs. but nothing worked. One day it became to much and he took gun and put it to his temple and pulled the trigger. 

Incredibly not only does he survive, but the bullet fixes his brain and cures his Bipolar depression 

 

Would it work for a lot of posters around here?

[Sbbruin 21888]

1 minute ago, EastTexan said:

 

Would it work for a lot of posters around here?

You first.

[EastTexan 662]

Just now, Sbbruin said:

You first.

Not bipolar nor depressed.

[El Diablo 4232]

3 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Those are obviously photoshopped since we've never been to the moon.  The real answer is because the earth is flat.  The closer the sun/moon gets to the horizon, the closer it actually is to you.  Didn't you study the Pythagorean theorm in school?

Eh, I'm more of an "inverted universe" guy, because it mirrors my nipples.

[lateshow 1307]

2 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Which is inversely proportional to the heat of my meat.

Which is dependent on the motion of the ocean. 

[Celery Man 20996]

If you can fold a piece of paper 42 times, the thickness of the stack will reach from the earth to the moon.

Only if you do it in half each time though.

[miguelito 11312]

So what do we need all those fancy spaceships for?  Just start folding some paper.  I bet if we use construction paper or card stock we can get to the moon faster!

And to those of you who say you can't fold paper more than 6 or 7 times in half, I ask, why does Rice play Texas?

[CooterBrown 18029]

San Diego is way better than Brownsville. El Paso smart.

El Paso is closer to California than Austin.