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arcane1

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3. There was one recently that said the moon & Mars will be the same size on some date

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #1)

Thu Aug 27, 2015, 05:15 PM

Aug 2015

People fell for that too. Funny how nobody ever comes back and says "That thing I posted was bullshit".

There's one going around recently that said Mars will merely be visible on some date, and never again for several hundred years.

The "picture with text" form of communication can be very effective, but it seems to be mostly used in spreading nonsense.

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I can't believe Snopes had to waste time debunking this [View all] arcane1 Aug 2015 OP

The astronomy group I'm with spends a lot of time... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #1

There was one recently that said the moon & Mars will be the same size on some date arcane1 Aug 2015 #3

Oh, man, did we get calls about that moon and mars thing... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #5

It's heartening to know some people are actually taking time to find out! arcane1 Aug 2015 #7

Do you mean the local astronomy group in New York ? BlueJazz Aug 2015 #4

One of several... TreasonousBastard Aug 2015 #8

Thank you. The South Florida one is a little too far...for me. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #10

September 5th... sarisataka Aug 2015 #2

I'm half-tempted to reply that it's only visible in the southern hemisphere arcane1 Aug 2015 #6

Obviously sarisataka Aug 2015 #9

I've heard it (they) will only be visible in the Eastern Hemisphere Art_from_Ark Aug 2015 #13

how can you debunk that? Enrique Aug 2015 #11

We can make it happen pintobean Aug 2015 #12

Yes, that will definitely multiply any perceived object! arcane1 Aug 2015 #14

Is this also the date of The Rapture???? SwissTony Aug 2015 #15

it's absolutely true though azurnoir Aug 2015 #16

I heard from authoritative sources that the tides will be massively impacted by this magical thyme Aug 2015 #17