Posted by grim (206.162.192.40) on August 15, 2003 at 14:10:28:
In Reply to: blackout posted by MikeR on August 15, 2003 at 03:05:29:
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: ..Just wait 'till our sun really starts acting up..
: Hope you all got your wheels ready to do some work!
Since the COG of the moon-earth system lies about 1/3 of the way inside the earth, wait until a big old rock slams into the moon and causes it to vibrate in a major way.
Direct earth hit not needed.
Can you say "leverage"? Sure. I knew you could.
grim