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| The Simpsons have been lying to us! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Feb 24 2015, 04:51 AM (110 Views) | |
| George K | Feb 24 2015, 04:51 AM Post #1 |
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Finally
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/02/22/simpsons_betrayed_by_the_moon.html I’ve been a fan of The Simpsons for a long time. Obviously. So when I heard that SpaceX’s head guy Elon Musk was guest-starring on the show, I hoped it would be a good episode. And it was! As I watched I marveled at how funny the show was even after all these decades and laughed quite a bit as the story unfolded. … Until a scene came up that chilled me to the bone. I was so shocked that I had to rewind and watch it again, then freeze frame it to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating. This is the moment that changed everything for me. The frozen moment of time when I realized that for 26 years, The Simpsons has been lying to us. This shows Musk standing at the dining room window of the Simpson’s house, looking out and pontificating at the night sky as the family behind him eats dinner. ![]() But look at the Moon. LOOK AT THE MOON! It’s backwards. The scene is clearly at dinner, early evening, so that’s the setting crescent new Moon. But in the Northern Hemisphere, the tips of a waxing crescent Moon point to the left, away from the Sun (that link describes how the phases of the Moon relate to the time of day and the Moon's position in the sky). |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| John D'Oh | Feb 24 2015, 05:08 AM Post #2 |
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MAMIL
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The Simpsons are Australians! My God, why didn't I see it before? It's so obvious when you think about it. |
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| Mikhailoh | Feb 24 2015, 05:10 AM Post #3 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I thought they were Irish, but that doesn't solve this particular dilemma, now does it. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| Axtremus | Feb 24 2015, 05:18 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Note their yellow skin. Does that look Irish to you? |
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| John D'Oh | Feb 24 2015, 05:24 AM Post #5 |
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MAMIL
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Actually, yes. |
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| George K | Feb 24 2015, 05:41 AM Post #6 |
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Finally
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YARLY |
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A guide to GKSR: Click "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08 Nothing is as effective as homeopathy. I'd rather listen to an hour of Abba than an hour of The Beatles. - Klaus, 4/29/18 | |
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| Mikhailoh | Feb 24 2015, 05:44 AM Post #7 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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You never heard of the yellow Irish? Oh, now I get it. YOU guys are the ONLY ones who could be yellow. Racist.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| John D'Oh | Feb 24 2015, 05:48 AM Post #8 |
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MAMIL
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Fazackerley. |
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