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Great Big Stees

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@very-rusty said
True more or less,
It's driven by the effect of the Moon's gravity on the rotating Earth. Tides raised in the oceans cause drag and thus slow the Earth's spin-rate. The resulting loss of angular momentum is compensated for by the Moon speeding up, and thus moving further away.

-VR
Are you taking Astronomy courses at Dalhousie? πŸ˜€

Chris Guffogg
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1284: Peterhouse College founded.
1732: Franz Joseph Haydn is born.
1837: Constable paints his last.
1855: Charlotte Bronte has a bad day.
1889: Eiffel TowerπŸ€”
1939: Britain & France tell Poland It'll be alright.
1942: Japan invade Christmas.
1959: Dalai Lama get's asylum in India.
1973: Red Rum sets a record.
1980: Jesse Owens hangs his shoes up.
1991: Warsaw Pact, Soviet's told to bog off.
1993: U.N. step in on Yugoslavia.

Birthdays: Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Walkden, Angus Young, Ewan McGregor.

Very Rusty
Treat Everyone Equal

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@great-big-stees said
Are you taking Astronomy courses at Dalhousie? πŸ˜€
If I was you'd be the last to know g-b-s!

Have a Great Day!

-VR

Suzianne
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@great-big-stees said
Are you taking Astronomy courses at Dalhousie? πŸ˜€
Maybe if you call Wikipedia an astronomy course.

Very Rusty
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@suzianne said
Maybe if you call Wikipedia an astronomy course.
You got the source wrong Suzie Q! πŸ˜› πŸ˜‰

I knew you'd jump at that one! Thanks. πŸ™‚

-VR

HandyAndy
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@very-rusty said
You got the source wrong Suzie Q! πŸ˜› πŸ˜‰

I knew you'd jump at that one! Thanks.
Wherever it came from, it wasn't that fat head that sits on Rusty's scrawny neck.

Very Rusty
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@handyandy said
Wherever it came from, it wasn't that fat head that sits on Rusty's scrawny neck.
LOL@ Andy
My scrawny neck will support 200 lbs use to be more and yours? πŸ™‚

-VR

Kevin Eleven

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@very-rusty said
LOL@ Andy
My scrawny neck will support 200lbs use to be more and yours? πŸ™‚

-VR
Wow! My head probably only weighs about 5 kg.

Very Rusty
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@kevin-eleven said
Wow! My head probably only weighs about 5 kg.
I would have assumed incorrectly it was bigger! πŸ˜› πŸ™‚

We were talking necks though! πŸ˜‰

-VR

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Speaking of heads and necks Rusty, how's yours looking? I gave mine a right good polish this morningπŸ˜‰πŸš¬

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@suzianne said
The moon is only 238,000 miles away.
Must jot that downπŸ˜‰

Very Rusty
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@hells-caretaker said
Must jot that downπŸ˜‰
LOL...h-c, watch not to lose what you mark it on, try post it notes on your computer or laptop! πŸ˜‰

-VR

The Gravedigger
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@relentless-red said
You have to admit that if you were out by that much on your way to the pub you'd be disappointed though.
I have sometimes missed my house by that much on the way back from the pub.

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@very-rusty said
LOL...h-c, watch not to lose what you mark it on, try post it notes on your computer or laptop! πŸ˜‰

-VR
It's alright, I've wrote it underneath Festering War Horse on my listπŸ˜‘

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@hells-caretaker said
1284: Peterhouse College founded.
1732: Franz Joseph Haydn is born.
1837: Constable paints his last.
1855: Charlotte Bronte has a bad day.
1889: Eiffel TowerπŸ€”
1939: Britain & France tell Poland It'll be alright.
1942: Japan invade Christmas.
1959: Dalai Lama get's asylum in India.
1973: Red Rum sets a record.
1980: Jesse Owens hangs his shoes up.
1991: Warsa ...[text shortened]... n on Yugoslavia.

Birthdays: Richard Chamberlain, Christopher Walkden, Angus Young, Ewan McGregor.
1888: Rusty plays his first game of chess.

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