tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post8805941835514122593..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Cracking the infinity codesGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-9608554126127551972014-04-04T02:18:03.991-07:002014-04-04T02:18:03.991-07:00Oh, well, if it's that, it's all worthwhil...Oh, well, if it's that, it's all worthwhile.Gordon Bonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-38834509394315740662014-04-03T17:27:44.420-07:002014-04-03T17:27:44.420-07:00We are 27,000 light years from the galactic center...We are 27,000 light years from the galactic center. Even if there was a change in our gravitation relative to the center, due to this alignment, it would take 27,000 years for that effect to reach our solar system.<br /><br />Or to say it another way: Not only is this information useless, it won't even reach it's zenith of uselessness for a long, long time.<br /><br />When it comes to hobbies, some people paint with watercolors, some people garden, and others make fake science websites. C'est la vie.Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-71923671089674743592014-04-03T17:09:00.735-07:002014-04-03T17:09:00.735-07:00I spent the afternoon fact checking the various th...I spent the afternoon fact checking the various threads of data and crunching the numbers from this website... and I feel confident that I can decipher it.<br />The Infinity Codes are a recipe for double-chocolate brownies.<br /><br />You're welcome.Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-28544375605280793112014-04-03T06:22:10.877-07:002014-04-03T06:22:10.877-07:00Not only that, but on the solstice. Given that it ...Not only that, but <i>on the solstice</i>. Given that it takes around 225 million years for Sol to circle the galaxy, the relative position of the galactic center on the solstices doesn't change noticeably from year to year. Looking at the sky map for recent solstices, it looks like for as long as there's been people, on the winter solstice the sun is somewhat NE of the galactic center. It's more a region than a point, so I guess you could say there's a sort of alignment if you're feeling generous. Summer solstice is harder to tell since the Earth is in the middle then, but I expect it's about the same. To determine experimentally what it means to have a solstice and be <i>not</i> vaguely aligned with the galactic center, you'll have to wait a while.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-36718953956639060122014-04-03T03:30:55.779-07:002014-04-03T03:30:55.779-07:00The only sense I could get out of "Solstice S...The only sense I could get out of "Solstice Sun aligned with the Galactic Center" would be that the earth, sun, and galactic center were in a line.Faldonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12873736640907864834noreply@blogger.com