Who Profits from the Supermoon?

[Lancecastor]

The facts don't support the moon looking any larger today than the rest of the year, though yes, it's like 1% closer today than usual.

Why has the Supermoon become a thing?

 

[BotanyBoy]

Obviously it's because white people are all evil and racist.

 

[Lancecastor]

I think its a marketing campaign by the astrology industry to drive new revenues.

 

[KaseE]

The facts don't support the moon looking any larger today than the rest of the year, though yes, it's like 1% closer today than usual.

Why has the Supermoon become a thing?

It's a plot by werewolf industrialists!

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

It was bright enough to cast shadows into the kitchen last night...



But I've seen bigger.

Maybe Midol and other similar industries profit... Greater flows lead to cash flows?

 

[Super-Surprise]

Who Profits from the Supermoon?
Why has the Supermoon become a thing?

Fishermen do you dummy. Did you fail to advance past grade six?

 

[Lancecastor]

I think meteorogists and astronomers are happy to rake in the extra interest created by astrology, which probably signals mainstream establishment of that particular parlour game.

 

[KaseE]

I think meteorogists and astronomers are happy to rake in the extra interest created by astrology, which probably signals mainstream establishment of that particular parlour game.

I'm sticking with werewolves.

 

[juttjaw]

I don't know, call It meteorologist suggestion tactics, but I just worked all night out side. The moon was delicious. Big, bright and full.

I've worked a lot of nights, I always admire the moon. Full, fat moons provide me extra vision that a moonless night, obviously, cannot. I appreciate those big moons. Keeps me a little closer from being cut in half.

Super moon? Maybe. A beautiful help? Certainly.

 

[Lancecastor]

PC Mag, considered the Bible by the receding chin class at Lit, sums it up well:

While so-called supermoons are indeed bigger and brighter than the average full moon, the difference is barely even worth noting. Considering that there's nothing to compare the moon to when it's up in the sky, so the slight difference in size will be imperceptible to most people—certainly to people with busy lives who don't spend their evenings contemplating the size of the moon.

The moon travels in an elliptical orbit around the Earth; it swoops in as close as 226,000 miles (during the lunar perigee) and wanders as far away as 252,000 miles (the lunar apogee). The difference in distance between the lunar apogee and perigee (26,000 miles) may sound like a big deal (indeed, it's slightly larger than the Earth's circumference), but it's damn near meaningless at the interplanetary scale.

 

[Hypoxia]

Does a superstar trump a supermoon?
Will a supermoon lead to a supermarket?
Do you prefer supermoons or suppositories?
With an earlier supermoon, would Clinton have won?

 

[Lancecastor]

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2014/07/microsupermoon-sciarpetti-nasa-photo-of-the-day.jpg

I'm not sure this qualifies as "super".

 

[trysail]

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2014/07/microsupermoon-sciarpetti-nasa-photo-of-the-day.jpg

I'm not sure this qualifies as "super".

I think 14% of $1,000,000 would qualify as "super."


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[oggbashan]

http://en.es-static.us/upl/2014/07/microsupermoon-sciarpetti-nasa-photo-of-the-day.jpg

I'm not sure this qualifies as "super".

I won't see it anyway because of cloud cover tonight.

But I can make any visible moon into a supermoon...

With a basic pair of binoculars, or even more super with a high-powered telescope.

 

[Conager]

The facts don't support the moon looking any larger today than the rest of the year, though yes, it's like 1% closer today than usual.

Why has the Supermoon become a thing?

I don't think it's a coincidence that it's 1% closer. Clearly this benefits the rich.

 

[Ms_Ann]

Wicked tides yesterday.

 

[Lancecastor]

50 foot+ tides expected Wednesday in the Bay of Fundy (highest tides in the world).

http://bayoffundy.com/assets/tidalmap.jpg

image provided by Trysail

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

I don't think it's a coincidence that it's 1% closer. Clearly this benefits the rich.

Surf's up bro!

 

[Lancecastor]

Funny how americans use the same tag for outlaw bikers and investment bankers.