@Vordimous@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml • 10 months agoTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearlemmy.mlimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1120arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1111arrow-down1imageTIL The sunrise/set duration changes throughout the yearlemmy.ml@Vordimous@lemmy.ml to Today I learned@lemmy.ml • 10 months agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
This forum answer included these cool graphs and a good explanation. https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/12824/how-long-does-a-sunrise-or-sunset-take/13053#13053
minus-square@battleshack@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink21•10 months agoHaving grown up north of the arctic circle, this is a common fact of life. In mid summer, the sun never completely sets before it rises again. Blows my mind that this change are too subtle to notice closer to the equator.
minus-square@spauldo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoReminds me of one of my favorite jokes that sounds racist until you think about it: Q: What’s the drawback to a one-night stand with an Inuit girl? A: When the sun comes up, she’s six months pregnant. (Granted, it’s only funny to me because I occasionally work in Greenland.)
Having grown up north of the arctic circle, this is a common fact of life. In mid summer, the sun never completely sets before it rises again. Blows my mind that this change are too subtle to notice closer to the equator.
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes that sounds racist until you think about it:
Q: What’s the drawback to a one-night stand with an Inuit girl?
A: When the sun comes up, she’s six months pregnant.
(Granted, it’s only funny to me because I occasionally work in Greenland.)