mars

[kite]

TweetThe Red Planet is about to be spectacular! This month and next, Earth
is
>catching up with Mars in an encounter that will culminate in the
closest
>approach between the two planets in recorded history. The next time
Mars
>may come this close is in 2287. Due to the way Jupiter's gravity tugs
on
>Mars and perturbs its orbit, astronomers can only be certain that Mars
>has not come this close to Earth in the Last 5,000 years, but it may
be
>as long as
>60,000 years before it happens again.
>
>The encounter will culminate on August 27th when Mars comes to within
>34,649,589 miles of Earth and will be (next to the moon) the brightest
>object in the night sky. It will attain a magnitude of -2.9 and will
>appear 25.11 arc seconds wide. At a modest 75-power magnification.
>
>Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. Mars will
be
>easy to spot. At the beginning of August it will rise in the east at
>10p.m. and reach its azimuth at about
>3 a.m.
>
>By the end of August when the two planets are closest, Mars will rise
at
>nightfall and reach its highest point in the sky at 12:30a.m. That's
>pretty convenient to see something that no human being has seen in
>recorded history. So, mark your calendar at the beginning of August to
>see Mars grow progressively brighter and brighter throughout the
month.
>
>Share this with your children and grandchildren.
>NO ONE ALIVE TODAY WILL EVER SEE THIS AGAIN

[geesler]

TweetNice!

[HungarianBeast]

TweetDo you think this will cause any strange things to happen?

[Testify]

TweetDidn't this happen last year too?

[HungarianBeast]

TweetActually, it was 2003.

[kite]

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Do you think this will cause any strange things to happen?

Some dumbfuck group out there will prolly use it for an excuse for a mass suicide. We're about due for another one of those aren't we?

[HungarianBeast]

TweetThe next time Mars will be that close is in about 60,000 years I believe.

[SUGARBABY]

Tweetyeah, we haven't heard much about cults lately...

[kite]

TweetLet's start up the FG Cult. Fuzo already has the Jesus hair.

[HungarianBeast]

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Let's start up the FG Cult. Fuzo already has the Jesus hair.

Who do we worship? GP and Sugar?

[kite]

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Who do we worship? GP and Sugar?

We need to throw in BlonD for the trinity and we'll have it made.

[HungarianBeast]

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We need to throw in BlonD for the trinity and we'll have it made.

Sounds GREAT! I will come up with some "rituals."
1. The three to be worshiped should stand in a ring of fire wearing leather garments. There, they will be tied together and we could all dance around the ring of fire in our loin cloths.

[daved150]

Tweetummm yea...ok..i'll sit this one out...but, i will show my little ones, mars...they'll think thats pretty neat.

[kite]

TweetWow a dissenter already! This cult thing is pretty cool.