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slumcamper
(1,738 posts)Countdown in hours and minutes (from time of posting) until shutdown?
William Seger
(11,113 posts)... but that's not the geeky answer I'm looking for.
Mike 03
(17,361 posts)Since we're talking so much about Elon Musk, I'll go with Tesla stock futures, down?
Or how many minutes it's been since Musk took Ketamine?
William Seger
(11,113 posts)... but no cigar.
Mike 03
(17,361 posts)watching this space to find out the correct answer.
2naSalit
(93,435 posts)Temperature outside your home?
William Seger
(11,113 posts)The Madcap
(574 posts)I'll see myself out...
2naSalit
(93,435 posts)It's the current tilt of the Earth upon it's axis.
Bleacher Creature
(11,461 posts)Which is why today is the winter solstice.
William Seger
(11,113 posts)Last edited Fri Dec 20, 2024, 03:07 PM - Edit history (1)
Tonight, the North Pole will be tilted directly away from the sun, and the sun will be -23.44° below the Equator, making the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. This is when primitive people celebrated that the sun would now turn around and head north again. I heartily agree!
(We geeks have a way of recognizing each other, huh. )
2naSalit
(93,435 posts)Living north of the 45th parallel makes this quite noticeable. Glad to have made it to this point and seeing longer days again.
Bleacher Creature
(11,461 posts)But 2naSalit wins the points.