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Post by CtraK on Jan 11, 2011 16:34:01 GMT -5
Ah, but Moon equals Cheese Cheese equals maceroni Maceroni equals pasta Pasta equals cooking cooking equals Christian Woman Christian Woman equals apple pie Apple pie equals filling God equals truth. God fills the soul. Therefore, the moon must effect the tides. Au Contraire my friend, Cheese equals Michael Bay films. Actually...Michael Bay films = poor reviews on Metacritic, Poor reviews on Metacritic often come about because of Seltzer and Friedberg, thereforeThis one isn't going anywhere funny. My apologies for wasting your time.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Jan 11, 2011 17:19:08 GMT -5
Quid. Pro. Ipso. Facto. Quo.
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Post by Mira on Jan 11, 2011 19:52:42 GMT -5
There's no such thing as the moon. Wake up, Sheeple. Then what are we going to blow up?
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jan 11, 2011 20:12:36 GMT -5
There's no such thing as the moon. Wake up, Sheeple. Then what are we going to blow up? People think it's a moon. But that's no moon. It's a space station.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 11, 2011 21:02:44 GMT -5
Then what are we going to blow up? People think it's a moon. But that's no moon. It's a space station. So all we need to do to stop the tides is stop it? I hear it's easy as bagging womp rats.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jan 11, 2011 21:10:38 GMT -5
People think it's a moon. But that's no moon. It's a space station. So all we need to do to stop the tides is stop it? I hear it's easy as bagging womp rats. Indeed. But there is only one weakness - a small thermal exhaust port. It will be difficult, but not impossible. Man your ships, and may the Force be with you!
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Post by MaybeNever on Jan 11, 2011 22:45:29 GMT -5
Then what are we going to blow up? People think it's a moon. But that's no moon. It's a space station. I need to hug you SO MUCH right now.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jan 12, 2011 19:54:54 GMT -5
People think it's a moon. But that's no moon. It's a space station. I need to hug you SO MUCH right now. Why, thank you. *reaches across wireless network to give you a hug*
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Post by alexiel on Jan 12, 2011 21:11:48 GMT -5
Okay, quick check: Was I the only one who read that and thought "Fucking magnets, how do they work?" I did as well. Complete with a mental image of O'Reilly sporting full ICP makeup.
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Post by Amaranth on Jan 12, 2011 22:25:24 GMT -5
Okay, quick check: Was I the only one who read that and thought "Fucking magnets, how do they work?" I did as well. Complete with a mental image of O'Reilly sporting full ICP makeup. Worst. Juggalo. Ever.
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Post by Random Agnostic on Jan 15, 2011 11:24:49 GMT -5
He mentioned that once to Richard Dawkins during an atheism debate as well.
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Post by big_electron on Jan 17, 2011 15:36:06 GMT -5
Tides are actually a combination of gravity and centrifugal force. Gravity causes there to be a high tide in the direction of the moon a/o sun. Centrifugal force causes there to be an equally high tide on the side of earth away from the moon a/o sun. If you want an illustration, take a rubber ball, attach a rope to one point on the ball, and fling it around in a circle. There will be an outward bulge where the rope is attached, but there will also be an outward bulge on the side opposite the rope.
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jan 17, 2011 16:12:05 GMT -5
He mentioned that once to Richard Dawkins during an atheism debate as well. So, this wasn't even a one-off faux pas. Ladies and gentlemen, Bill O'Reilly officially believes the tides are controlled by God. What's next, his belief in Intelligent Falling?
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Post by Oriet on Jan 17, 2011 19:54:40 GMT -5
Tides are actually a combination of gravity and centrifugal force. Gravity causes there to be a high tide in the direction of the moon a/o sun. Centrifugal force causes there to be an equally high tide on the side of earth away from the moon a/o sun. If you want an illustration, take a rubber ball, attach a rope to one point on the ball, and fling it around in a circle. There will be an outward bulge where the rope is attached, but there will also be an outward bulge on the side opposite the rope. Except that's not cause of centrifugal force (which in actuality doesn't exist; it's effects are really inertia and centripetal force) causing that. If it was then a person's weight (which is different than their mass) would noticeably change based on the position of the moon, but it doesn't. Instead of because of tidal force, as the moon has a greater gravitational pull on the Earth than it does on the water on the far side of the Earth (and tidal forces also apply to the Earth's crust, just to a lesser extent).
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Post by Cygnus on Jan 17, 2011 21:01:52 GMT -5
So, this wasn't even a one-off faux pas. Nope, he's said pretty much the exact same thing quite a few times. The fact that he seems to see it as his strongest argument for god is kinda sad. You could probably even give him an in-depth explanation about how the tides work and he'd still be saying the same thing.
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