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Will the sun rise for 36 hours on October 17, 2008?
Status: Hoax
A very strange astronomical rumor is circulating:Coming October 17, 2008 the sun will rise continuously for 36 hrs (1.5 days). During this time the US countries will be dark for 1.5 days.
It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs. We're very lucky to see this. Forward it to all your friends.
It will convert 3 days into 2 big days. It will happen once in 2400 yrs. We're very lucky to see this. Forward it to all your friends.
This rumor appears to have come from India, so it means to say that the sun will rise for 36 hours over India, and the Americas will be dark for the same amount of time. Not that this makes the rumor any less nonsensical. The only way for this rumor to come true would be if the earth stopped rotating. Let's all hope that doesn't happen.
David Emery has already debunked this. He found that, "During a one-month period from mid-August to mid-September 2008, over 15,000 postings containing the phrase 'the sun will rise continuously for 36 hours' appeared on the Internet." He also theorizes that "the perpetrator(s) of the hoax put a great deal of effort into disseminating it."
Posted By: Alex | Date: Mon Sep 29, 2008 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 42
Category: Email Hoaxes, Science
Category: Email Hoaxes, Science
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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It is impossible.Do we have a proof for the previous one. If it happens it will be a real thrill for the students and some elders.
Posted by CHITRA in hyderabad India on Tue Oct 14, 2008 at 09:33 PM
if this event had to happen... it just shows.. dat God is just fed up with our bullshit..
if ever its true... its nothing compared to de psyched imagination.. of our human race..
Posted by unknown :P on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 03:05 AM
if ever its true... its nothing compared to de psyched imagination.. of our human race..
let us not justify everything we see to God..
I think..
to stop the earth's rotation is impossible..
it would take a higher amount of force or energy of earth..
like what.. momentum?
the equation one-half the mass times velocity squared ---> 1/2 (m v^2)
the half of the quantity
the mass of the earth times the velocity,
and note that the velocity is the rotation of earth and the revolution with respect to the sun..
now its imaginably a very big number..
a very impossible! cuz such number could wipe us out of the surface of the earth.. and it could be like another celestial body collides with earth.
IMPOSSIBLE..
And another thing..
what's possible is
the axis of rotation of earth can change..
but I think i would like be 1 in a billiont of a degree..
~last words~there is no such thing as nonesense..
if there is, your not using your senses at all..
Posted by wisdom in Philippines on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 04:52 AM
I think..
to stop the earth's rotation is impossible..
it would take a higher amount of force or energy of earth..
like what.. momentum?
the equation one-half the mass times velocity squared ---> 1/2 (m v^2)
the half of the quantity
the mass of the earth times the velocity,
and note that the velocity is the rotation of earth and the revolution with respect to the sun..
now its imaginably a very big number..
a very impossible! cuz such number could wipe us out of the surface of the earth.. and it could be like another celestial body collides with earth.
IMPOSSIBLE..
And another thing..
what's possible is
the axis of rotation of earth can change..
but I think i would like be 1 in a billiont of a degree..
~last words~there is no such thing as nonesense..
if there is, your not using your senses at all..
i think this is similar with the rumor that circulated last july.. where it was said that an intesity 8 earthquake would kill thousands of people here in philippines... it even said that right after the olympics, china would have intensity 10 quake which would also kill thousands of people...
well... all of those never happened...
i think this is also a hoax!
Posted by shookaloo in Philippines on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 05:55 AM
well... all of those never happened...
i think this is also a hoax!
The difference between logic and supernatural phenomenon is totally opposite or contradicting. I believe that some things happen and that nobody could ever explain why and how it happened and, therefore, they'll call it miracles. In spite of major advances in science and technology, the world still suffers from disasters that is beyond our control. If this issue is true then so be it, but to those who made this so called hoax (if this is really a hoax) just for fun is just an instrument of Satan whose distract and cause panic amongst the entire human race.
People don't seem to understand that the terms "Sunrise and Sunset" are just meant to describe where we are (or where on earth we are)at a given time when Planet-Earth rotated on its axis around the "Earth-Sun". If people gives credit to this hoax, then they help perpetrate stupid ideas like this one. Of course the "Chinese Jump" and the "Flushing Toilets" are good laughs. Heee . . . heee . . . . heeee!
Posted by jjregino in Philippines on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 02:50 PM
No one can approve until the time will be coming tomorrow. So, Just wait what will happen on October 17th, 2008. It is simple, right?
Posted by Jaka Leksana in Indonesia on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 08:26 PM
Good thing i was able to hit on this page... haha..
Posted by Lady in Philippines on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 09:07 PM
it would be cool for this to happen cause at least once in our life we have something very special to tell our kids about this.... but, we shouldn't wish for this to happen...36 hours of daylight(if the sun is the one giving this light), plants and trees are going to die, and people may suffer too..... plus, in the western parts knowing that crimes are everywhere and mostly done at night cause it's dark, who knows if this happens criminals might do their dirty works... hahaha.... and another thing if this happens Nightclubs with prostitutes will suffer hahaha, they won't have any costumer because the costumers will clearly see the faces of the ugly prostitutes that are covered with make-ups that make them beautiful at night... hahahaha ...ROFL
Posted by Glychemist(ShallowHeart) in Rune-Midgard,Philippines on Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 11:00 PM
its a thrill especially.....for us students we'll be having to have a nice experience..hhahaha...but thats frightening because how if we'll not be having a night thats forever day O.M.G.....
Posted by lemor in phillipines on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 01:13 AM
There is also another rumor scattering:
The Philippines especially in central Philippines and Northern Mindanao will be experiencing 40 days darkness straight.. This will NOT happen in other countries but in Philippines alone. All other countries will be experiencing normal days. This will happen right after you read this. Ten minutes from now.. All you have to do is to prepare your flashlights and batteries fully charged!
Posted by ANOTHER RUMOR: in Philippines on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 07:29 AM
The Philippines especially in central Philippines and Northern Mindanao will be experiencing 40 days darkness straight.. This will NOT happen in other countries but in Philippines alone. All other countries will be experiencing normal days. This will happen right after you read this. Ten minutes from now.. All you have to do is to prepare your flashlights and batteries fully charged!
only god knows (:
Posted by deee in bruneii on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 09:56 AM
TOTAL NONESENSE!!!
WHAT KIND OF IDIOT SAID THIS, THIS, RADICAL, OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD RUMOR????
the only thing that'll happen is that the moon will be at perigee...
maybe this was based on some events that happened a few hundred years ago but those were caused by natural disasters(e.g. volcanic eruption).
it could happen if something natural caused it...
its not like the Earth could stop rotating or something....
if i were you, you should read more about history and prove to me that something like this happened before.
GEEZ... SOME PEOPLE JUST CANT DO SOMETHING USEFUL THESE DAYS...
'sigh'
Posted by julyeTTe in Philippines on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 05:19 PM
WHAT KIND OF IDIOT SAID THIS, THIS, RADICAL, OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD RUMOR????
the only thing that'll happen is that the moon will be at perigee...
maybe this was based on some events that happened a few hundred years ago but those were caused by natural disasters(e.g. volcanic eruption).
it could happen if something natural caused it...
its not like the Earth could stop rotating or something....
if i were you, you should read more about history and prove to me that something like this happened before.
GEEZ... SOME PEOPLE JUST CANT DO SOMETHING USEFUL THESE DAYS...
'sigh'
mga bobo!!
tongangers!!!
tukmol!!
kelan ba aaraw ng magdamag?in ur dreams!
Posted by kd in philippines on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 08:16 PM
tongangers!!!
tukmol!!
kelan ba aaraw ng magdamag?in ur dreams!
...yes... this is true, but don't worry...
Sangoku is coming to town and he's going to save the day...!!!
Posted by Zerch in Philippines on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 09:35 PM
Sangoku is coming to town and he's going to save the day...!!!
cant believe i wasted 15 min of my life reading this shit.....anyway who cares if sun stays put......
that wud be sm change........
Posted by itshari4ever in from the rumour source India!!! on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 10:10 PM
that wud be sm change........
I will believe anybody here who can at least give me an explanation without any grammatical error.
Posted by Me in here on Thu Oct 16, 2008 at 11:14 PM
"HoRSe S**t"...sorry mate,i was just sneezing at this hoax...
Posted by piet in Jakarta, INA on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 02:19 AM
This is soo fake... .
It's Oct. 17 and it didn't rise!!!!
what a hoax
Posted by Nadine on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 03:59 AM
It's Oct. 17 and it didn't rise!!!!
what a hoax
hmm. i think i did stopped it from happening, by not flushing our toilet. =)
Posted by Pain on Fri Oct 17, 2008 at 04:37 PM
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