I'm glad to see someone starting this thread. I also read her column and wondered about the veracity of her answer.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 9:08 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Question about annual amount of sunlight > > Hello dialists, > I read Marilyn Vos Savant's (the person with the highest measured IQ) > column > this morning, and found an interesting question and response which I'm not > > sure is correct. > > To paraphrase: The question was, "Over the span of a year do all places > on > earth recieve on average exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of > night." > Marilyn's response was that indeed this was the case. > Incidently I suspect her response is wrong because of the fact that > the Earth's orbital speed is different during different times of the year > giving the north hemisphere a slightly longer summer. > Anyway, I'd like to hear what others think. > Troy
