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Or, as my wife said, sun's hot.

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[–] hasnt_seen_goonies@lemmy.world 97 points 3 days ago (4 children)

This can't be a coincidence. Something has to be going on. Do you have a refrigerator in your attic that is that exact shape?

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago

Is there even a shadow of a doubt?

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

I was thinking the same thing, but here's my guess:

-Cold, foggy night/morning = frost forming

-Cloudy until early-morning so the sun doesn't warm the shingles

-Clouds clear up a bit by mid-morning, and the sun rapidly warms up the shingles, leading to the frost evaporating quickly relative to the shadow's motion

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's what NASA wants you to believe, so you don't investigate the fridge they put in your attic where they store your precious bodily fluids.

But sure, water sticks to a spinning ball.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago

What the fuck, bro. You need to cease your investigations immediately. Do your own research people!

[–] pipe01@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] kautau@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Tides goes in, tide goes out. Can’t explain that.

Fuckin’ magnets. How do they work?

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

When you get in the bath, the water sloshes back and forth. When you hit a tuning fork, it doesn't matter how, it vibrates at the same frequency. Put those two together and it's the same thing with the sea, only bigger and wetter. People are always chucking things in the sea, like new boats and stuff.

[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Ooookay, got a chuckle out of me man, thanks.

Maybe his neighbor is a climate controlling liberal?

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Crazy how shade would be cooler

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago

WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS.

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I agree, sun is in fact hot

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

stupid sexy Sun

[–] HeckGazer@programming.dev 13 points 2 days ago

Who is your wife that is so wise in the ways of science?

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago

Gee I wonder why

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

More flat earth proof. 🙈

[–] Thorry84@feddit.nl 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

AKSHUALLY comparing shadows across the Earth is a great way to prove it is in fact an oblate spheroid. The Greek mathematician Eratosthenes used shadows to calculate the size of the Earth over 2000 years ago and he got pretty damn close. He didn't need to prove the Earth was round, because people weren't idiots like some are these days.

[–] davidagain@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Isn't he the guy that used a sieve to encrypt web traffic?

[–] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

wow such a coincidence

[–] rouxdoo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

BTW, you really should fix that sagging soffit and close the gap where the fascia meets the fireplace - don't want critters getting in.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm guessing it's 20~25 degrees there?

[–] gentooer@programming.dev 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm guessing it's more like -5

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] gentooer@programming.dev 2 points 2 days ago