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2024-05-15 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

A pod of killer whales rammed and sank a sailing yacht in the Strait of Gibraltar

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Posted by badanov 2024-05-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [206 views ] Top

#1 ramming the ship

So they didn't have lasers?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-15 07:19|| 2024-05-15 07:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Lasers....? 'Line of sight' weapons, right ?

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-15 07:23|| 2024-05-15 07:23|| Front Page Top

#3 We seen this movie on late-nite cable.

Is it just me or is everything spinning out of control?

Posted by SteveS 2024-05-15 08:04|| 2024-05-15 08:04|| Front Page Top

#4 everything spinning out of control?

"The Earth’s axis tilts at an angle of about 23.44° relative to its orbital plane around the Sun. This tilt is responsible for the changing seasons on our planet. The Earth's axis is not fixed and undergoes a slow wobble, known as axial precession, which takes about 26,000 years to complete. This wobble causes the position of the North Pole star to shift over time.

The tilt of the Earth's axis also varies over a period of about 41,000 years due to the gravitational pull of other planets, particularly the Moon and the Sun. This variation in tilt is known as the obliquity of the ecliptic. The tilt of the Earth's axis can oscillate between 22.1° and 24.5°, which affects the distribution of sunlight and the resulting climate on our planet.

The Earth's tilted axis is also responsible for the changing lengths of day and night throughout the year. The tilt of the axis causes the Sun to appear higher in the sky during the summer months and lower in the sky during the winter months, resulting in longer days in the summer and shorter days in the winter.

Here are some key points about the Earth's axis tilting:

The Earth's axis tilts at an angle of about 23.44° relative to its orbital plane.
The tilt of the Earth's axis causes the changing seasons on our planet.
The Earth's axis undergoes a slow wobble, known as axial precession, which takes about 26,000 years to complete."

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-15 08:14|| 2024-05-15 08:14|| Front Page Top

#5 Wait til Shamu discovers AI!

I, for one, welcome our new Orca Overlords

Posted by Frank G 2024-05-15 08:20|| 2024-05-15 08:20|| Front Page Top

#6 The Orcas say "This is our ocean, we live here, and we're really tired of the whole whale watching thing."

Posted by ed in texas 2024-05-15 08:40|| 2024-05-15 08:40|| Front Page Top

#7 #4 The Earth's axis undergoes a slow wobble, known as axial precession, which takes about 26,000 years to complete.

..and that shift isn't constant with the revolution, where it pointed to any particular spot along that path.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-05-15 09:41|| 2024-05-15 09:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Yes, and the sun, and the solar system with it, orbits the center of the Milky Way. Needless to say, that induces some variations also.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-15 10:22|| 2024-05-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#9 There is a season, turn turn…

Posted by Remoteman 2024-05-15 12:56|| 2024-05-15 12:56|| Front Page Top

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