'MURIKA GOAN BLOW UP THE MOON!

[Human Snorenado]

Tomorrow morning we're blasting a rocket into the moon to see if there's any water up there or god willing some fucking oil.  All this proves is that Mr. Show saw the future years ago.

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YOU CAN'T MESS WITH AMERICAN PRIDE!

[Eel O'Brian]

wouldn't it be cool if there were dinosaurs on the moon

i think i just wrote the plot to jurassic park 4

also, everyone only hates the usa until they need something from it, then they're all like "daddy please"

[Flannel Boy]

STFU

You say that now, but you'll be thanking 'murika when you fill up your car with moon fuel.

[Brehvolution]

I agree. The moon has to go. It's had it too good for too long!

[Bocsius]

When the Ruskies come across the north pole and invade Canada, mojo will be hitting up the 1-800-AMERICA hotline with the speed of a cheetah.

[Akala]

When the Ruskies come across the north pole and invade Canada, mojo will be hitting up the 1-800-AMERICA hotline with the speed of a cheetah.

No wai, I'll say what's up, we're kinda sick of sitting on top of a timebomb. You got space for us over thar?

There is plenty of room in Siberia for everyone.

[ManaByte]

[The Fake Shemp]

What is that from?

[Dickie Dee]

what a lunatic thing to do

[Bocsius]

We need it so we can put a super "laser" on it and turn the moon into what I like to call a "death star."

[tiesto]

My company sector is responsible for that (I didn't work on it tho).

[ManaByte]

What is that from?

The shitty remake of The Time Machine.

[HyperZoneWasAwesome]

[Mandark]

also, everyone only hates the usa until they need something from it, then they're all like "daddy please"

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[Eel O'Brian]

yes, that's exactly what i meant

[Diunx]

http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread508049/pg1

[MyNameIsMethodis]

This is going to set off the gravitational force and we'll either way 100 lbs less or 100lbs more.

[Joe Molotov]

I talked to my friend about this over lunch, and she said

"What do we even need the moon for?"

And the answer is?

[chronovore]

What is that from?

The shitty remake of The Time Machine.

That was a pretty crappy version. The woman had nice breastesses.

[tiesto]

Hope I can make it to work early to watch the impact on NASA TV in the cafeteria... but knowing Northern State Parkway traffic, that ain't happening. 

[Mandark]

yes, that's exactly what i meant

Sheesh, grandpa, lighten up.  You just reminded me of the opening lines, is all.

[CrystalGemini]

I talked to my friend about this over lunch, and she said

"What do we even need the moon for?"

And the answer is?

In a nutshell:

Most of the tidal effects seen on the Earth are caused by the Moon's gravitational pull, with the Sun making a somewhat smaller contribution. Tidal drag slows the Earth's rotation by about 0.002 seconds per day per century.[61] As a result of the conservation of angular momentum, the slowing of Earth's rotation is accompanied by an increase of the mean Earth-Moon distance of about 3.8 m per century, or 3.8 cm per year.[62] The Moon is exceptionally large relative to the Earth, being a quarter the diameter of the planet and 1/81 its mass. However, the Earth and Moon are still commonly considered a planet-satellite system, rather than a double-planet system, since the common centre of mass of the system (the barycentre) is located about 1,700 km beneath the surface of the Earth, or about a quarter of the Earth's radius. The surface of the Moon is less than one-tenth that of the Earth, and only about a quarter the size of the Earth's land area (or about as large as Russia, Canada, and the U.S. combined).

.......

Earth's ocean tides are initiated by the tidal force (a gradient in intensity) of Moon's gravity and are magnified by a host of effects in Earth's oceans. The gravitational tidal force arises because the side of Earth facing the Moon (nearest it) is attracted more strongly by the Moon's gravity than is the center of the Earth and—even less so—the Earth's far side. The gravitational tide stretches the Earth's oceans into an ellipse with the Earth in the center. The effect takes the form of two bulges—elevated sea level relative to the Earth; one nearest the Moon and one farthest from it. Since these two bulges rotate around the Earth once a day as it spins on its axis, ocean water is continuously rushing towards the ever-moving bulges. The effects of the two bulges and the massive ocean currents chasing them are magnified by an interplay of other effects; namely frictional coupling of water to Earth's rotation through the ocean floors, inertia of water's movement, ocean basins that get shallower near land, and oscillations between different ocean basins. The magnifying effect is a bit like water sloshing high up the sloped end of a bathtub after a relatively small disturbance of one's body in the deep part of the tub.
Gravitational coupling between the Moon and the ocean bulge nearest the Moon affects its orbit. The Earth rotates on its axis in the very same direction, and roughly 27 times faster, than the Moon orbits the Earth. Thus, frictional coupling between the sea floors and ocean waters, as well as water's inertia, drags the peak of the near-Moon tidal bulge slightly forward of the imaginary line connecting the centers of the Earth and Moon. From the Moon's perspective, the center of mass of the near-Moon tidal bulge is perpetually slightly ahead of the point about which it is orbiting. Precisely the opposite effect occurs with the bulge farthest from the Moon; it lags behind the imaginary line. However it is 12,756 km farther away and has slightly less gravitational coupling to the Moon. Consequently, the Moon is constantly being gravitationally attracted forward in its orbit about the Earth. This gravitational coupling drains kinetic energy and angular momentum from the Earth's rotation (see also, Day and Leap second). In turn, angular momentum is added to the Moon's orbit, which lifts the Moon into a higher orbit with a longer period. The effect on the Moon's orbital radius is a small one, just 0.10 ppb/year, but results in a measurable 3.82 cm annual increase in the Earth-Moon distance.[62] Cumulatively, this effect becomes ever more significant over time; since astronauts first landed on the Moon approximately 40 years ago, it is 1.54 metres farther away.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#Orbit_and_relationship_to_Earth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon#Ocean_tides

And personally, as a nightowl I do appreciate the light it provides/reflects after the sun sets - functionally and aesthetically. 

[Mr. Gundam]

The moon better be there when I wake up in the morning...

[brawndolicious]

In high school, my friends and I made a fake news site for a school project with the $2 url yahoobreakingnews.com and the front page was stories about how North Korea "blew up the moon" (it was a journalistic assignment and that was the topic the class agreed on).  Compared to a legit news site, our site was tremendously half-assed of course but it actually got 600,000 views before we were forced to take it down.  I think I actually linked it on here once.

Honestly, high school > the moon in my opinion.

[Himu]

What the fuck is wrong with NASA?

[Dickie Dee]

What the fuck is wrong with NASA?

The moon was lookin' at them funny, it had it coming.

[Himu]

Are you sure? What if the ALIENS came and attacked us!

[Flannel Boy]

Are you sure? What if the ALIENS came and attacked us!

Aliens don't like the moon either; it blocks their Earth-destroying laser beams.

[Himu]

All kidding and joking aside, it's great NASA is taking interesting steps. It just sucks this mission wasn't actually interesting to watch!

Are we considering sending more manned mission to the moon any time soon or would that be a result of this test?

[Flannel Boy]

Someone actually watched The Adventures of Pluto Nash?

And what is the moon if not a wasteland? It's a desolate, barren rock without an atmosphere. The only plus of living on a moon colony would be the NBA Jam style basketball games.

[Himu]

The only plus of living on a moon colony would be the NBA Jam style basketball games.

Think about the sex. The sex!

[Flannel Boy]

The only plus of living on a moon colony would be the NBA Jam style basketball games.

Think about the sex. The sex!

Peter North's cumshots will be even more impressive.

[Yeti]

What the fuck is wrong with NASA?

It's just a phase they're going through.

[Joe Molotov]

If you've ever wanted to have sex with somebody in a theater, go see an eddy Murphy flick. Guarantee you'd be the only one there.

How is that supposed to work, then?

[chronovore]

Someone actually watched The Adventures of Pluto Nash?

I'm the only person in existence that did. Saw it in theaters too.

If you've ever wanted to have sex with somebody in a theater, go see an eddy Murphy flick. Guarantee you'd be the only one there.

Somewhere, Paul Reubens is slapping his forehead in regret.

[Flannel Boy]

Someone actually watched The Adventures of Pluto Nash?

I'm the only person in existence that did. Saw it in theaters too.

If you've ever wanted to have sex with somebody in a theater, go see an eddy Murphy flick. Guarantee you'd be the only one there.

Somewhere, Paul Reubens is slapping the salami in regret.

fixed

[Brehvolution]

I claim bullshit. I saw the moon last night. Another broken promise.