Moon's Bulge Explained 204
anthemaniac writes "The moon has an unexplained bulge that astronomers have been trying to find a source for since 1799. Finally, an apparent answer: The equatorial bulge developed back when the developing moon was like molasses (and you thought it was cheese!) and, rather than today's nearly circular orbit, it 'moved in an eccentric oval-shaped orbit 100 million years after its violent formation.'"
no (Score:5, Funny)
Uh huh (Score:4, Funny)
Come on people, give the moon a break... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Come on people, give the moon a break... (Score:5, Funny)
YOU do that, fat-ass!
The answer is apparent. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:no (Score:2, Funny)
sometimes... things come to mind... (Score:3, Funny)
Excellent... (Score:4, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)
Monolith? (Score:4, Funny)
Like a dinosaur (Score:5, Funny)
It's thin at one end, much much thicker in the middle, and thin again at the other end.
I have another theory, you know...
It's quite simple actually... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Missing energy (Score:1, Funny)
What the fuck?
shapes (Score:4, Funny)
mmmm.... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Come on people, give the moon a break... (Score:5, Funny)
Hmm. So beautiful it inspires poetry, so attractive it pulls the sea, and men feel compelled to spend more than they can afford just to walk all over it. Oh, and let's not forget, every 28 days it swells and causes dogs to howl.
I think you're on the right track.
Re:no... I thought it was just (Score:3, Funny)
Fondue (Score:3, Funny)
Actually... (Score:2, Funny)
Well there goes the middle-age spread excuse.
Acutally it's still digesting Earth's former "other" moon.
Re:I don't think so (Score:1, Funny)
There's nowhere in the galaxy quite like Slashdot.
Re:Come on people, give the moon a break... (Score:2, Funny)
And why am I not getting thinner from making 30km/sec???