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sunset Posted by Daniel H on June 3, 2023, 8:37 pm This is actually from May 26th. The norm for the past week or so has been the sun setting behind the low clouds, breezy and IMO a bit chilly. Similar to the June gloom of Malibu. I hear the water is warm as validated by the water temp map. It should change to get naked and be somebody or get naked and be nobody time soon though, when the winter of our discontent is made glorious summer by our rotation around the sun. Just point almost straight down at sunset to get the direction we are rotating, its always toward the leading transition of dark to light.

Re: sunset Posted by Randy P on June 4, 2023, 8:23 am, in reply to "sunset" Talking about a revolution.

Re: sunset Posted by Robin P on June 4, 2023, 9:27 am, in reply to "sunset" In the immortal words of Pink Floyd….. “And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.”

Re: sunset Posted by Daniel H on June 4, 2023, 10:19 am, in reply to "Re: sunset" The sun dips low, a farewell kiss on the day, As Earth pirouettes in her cosmic ballet. We chase the light, but it's ever receding, In this solar waltz, time is unremittingly speeding. We spin and we spin, in pursuit of the glow, Yet, the sun retreats, dancing just beyond the window. Relentless and unfaltering, on the heavenly stage, Each sunset marks the turning of another earthly page. In the endless chase, the sun is always the same, Yet, as we revolve, we're not in the same frame. Shorter of breath, a step closer to the final rest, Such is the truth of this celestial quest. Our lives are but shadows in the solar run, Beneath the ceaseless gaze of the incandescent sun. Each day anew, we're older, chasing the light, In the grand performance of day into night. Remember, even as the sun dips into the sea, It’s a promise of tomorrow, a silent decree. In the endless race, it's always the sun we find, Revolution after revolution, the pattern of humankind. ChatGPT-4 Prompt - write me a short poem about sunset and the earth revolving around the sun. Perhaps a bit similar to the Pink Floyd song that says “And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again. The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older. Shorter of breath and one day closer to death.”

Re: sunset Posted by Robin P on June 4, 2023, 11:22 am, in reply to "Re: sunset" When you run towards the Sun, Cosmic thoughts create fun. As you take every stride, With a feeling of pride, Your feet as they churn will help the Earth turn. You can think of the street, Turning under your feet So take each stride with a grin, You’re adding to Earths spin! Note;- Sometimes I feel like I’m angle parked in a parallel universe. Note;- To actually keep up with the Sun you would have to move approximately 1000 mph.

Re: sunset Posted by Daniel H on June 4, 2023, 8:49 pm, in reply to "Re: sunset" Edited by board administrator June 5, 2023, 3:34 am "Note;- To actually keep up with the Sun you would have to move approximately 1000 mph." At the risk of being too off topic.....(just ask me to stop) Watching the sunset you are rotating 1,000 miles per hour backwards and on the trailing side of the solar system rotation. This sunset while Gumpin on the beach I was thinking about the Ottmar Liebert's album "The hours between night and day" I had always considered it to be about sunset but the title suggest it is about sunrise. OTTMAR LIEBERT & LUNA NEGRA ~ Concierto! 'Bombay' (1996 concert movie) Facing the sunrise you are rotating 1,000 miles per hour forward and are on the leading edge of the earths rotation around the sun. Truly on the tip of the spear of time (so to speak). Solar system awareness (where we are in relation to the sun and planets) should be just as much a part of our world as knowing basic math IMO. Edit: 1,000 miles per hour is at the equator, for us in La Manzanilla (20 degrees North) it is about 974 miles per hour and in Vancouver (apox 50 degrees North) it is about 660 miles per hour. https://chat.openai.com/share/4c341903-e14c-4873-819b-70fe97155583

Re: sunset Posted by Roy V on June 7, 2023, 7:57 pm, in reply to "Re: sunset" Would that be angular velocity? What about being closer to the poles? Or at the poles? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angular_velocity

off topic angular velocity and such Posted by Daniel H on June 7, 2023, 8:26 pm, in reply to "Re: sunset" Edited by board administrator June 7, 2023, 8:57 pm Roy - "Would that be angular velocity? " Yes, according to your link (which I see no reasons to disagree with) "(i.e. how quickly an object rotates or revolves relative to a point or axis)." Roy - "What about being closer to the poles? Or at the poles?" From the ChatGPT link "The speed at which a point on the Earth's surface moves due to the planet's rotation (often referred to as the "rotation speed") varies with latitude. It's greatest at the equator and decreases as you move towards the poles, where it's effectively zero." Fun stuff IMO, like learning to read maps. (I have had people who want to sell a lot come into my office, when I ask them to show me on the map where it is they are first at a loss having never used a map before. After a bit and a few tips they get it.) Finally got the answer I was looking for from ChatGPT (near the bottom of the conversation) "The process can be described as creating a mental model or cognitive map that correlates the abstract, spatial, and symbolic information from the map with the learner's understanding and perception of the physical world. It's a complex process involving multiple cognitive skills, and practice improves the brain's ability to quickly and accurately form these mental models". The difference being that we are not really seeing a physical map (other than the latitude marks on a globe) we are using words to describe the concept.

Re: sunset Posted by Aries on June 5, 2023, 1:18 pm, in reply to "sunset" Love this post! Shout out to Malibu and my alma matter, Pacific Palisades High School! Go Dolfins!🐬🐬🐬

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