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Or, as my wife said, sun's hot.

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[–] [email protected] 100 points 2 months ago (4 children)

This can't be a coincidence. Something has to be going on. Do you have a refrigerator in your attic that is that exact shape?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago

Is there even a shadow of a doubt?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I was thinking the same thing, but here's my guess:

-Cold, foggy night/morning = frost forming

-Cloudy until early-morning so the sun doesn't warm the shingles

-Clouds clear up a bit by mid-morning, and the sun rapidly warms up the shingles, leading to the frost evaporating quickly relative to the shadow's motion

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's what NASA wants you to believe, so you don't investigate the fridge they put in your attic where they store your precious bodily fluids.

But sure, water sticks to a spinning ball.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

What the fuck, bro. You need to cease your investigations immediately. Do your own research people!

[–] pipe01 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Tides goes in, tide goes out. Can’t explain that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

When you get in the bath, the water sloshes back and forth. When you hit a tuning fork, it doesn't matter how, it vibrates at the same frequency. Put those two together and it's the same thing with the sea, only bigger and wetter. People are always chucking things in the sea, like new boats and stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Fuckin’ magnets. How do they work?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Your mama is hot! Hahahaha!

Am I doing this right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Ooookay, got a chuckle out of me man, thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maybe his neighbor is a climate controlling liberal?

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I agree, sun is in fact hot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

stupid sexy Sun

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crazy how shade would be cooler

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.

[–] HeckGazer 13 points 2 months ago

Who is your wife that is so wise in the ways of science?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

More flat earth proof. 🙈

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

AKSHUALLY comparing shadows across the Earth is a great way to prove it is in fact an oblate spheroid. The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes used shadows to calculate the size of the Earth over 2000 years ago and he got pretty damn close. He didn't need to prove the Earth was round, because people weren't idiots like some are these days.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Isn't he the guy that used a sieve to encrypt web traffic?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

Gee I wonder why

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

BTW, you really should fix that sagging soffit and close the gap where the fascia meets the fireplace - don't want critters getting in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

wow such a coincidence

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing it's 20~25 degrees there?

[–] gentooer 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing it's more like -5

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] gentooer 2 points 2 months ago