I believe that is illegal as the Moon has been declared as the heritage of mankind. (ie. notwithstanding the 1969 'flag' planting which was just symbolic).
So what the 'lunar registry' site shows is just money down the drain (or rather, down someone's pants at the other end!). On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 4:07 AM, Brent <[email protected]> wrote: > I never realized people were buying and selling the moon! > That's hilarious, $30 per acre: > > http://www.lunarregistry.com/**land/index2.shtml<http://www.lunarregistry.com/land/index2.shtml> > > > On 7/3/2011 6:15 PM, David Patte wrote: > >> The moon is the right size and distance for a perfect >> eclipse. This is true, and also a coincidence. Current >> theory says that the moon and earth split from each other >> eons ago, so we just happen to be living at the right time. >> >> Now, something else very odd about the moon, which most of >> us take for granted, without thinking much about it, is that >> it always shows the same face to us. This means that it >> rotates on its own axis in the same amount of time as it >> takes to rotate around the earth - 1 month. On the moon , a >> day IS a month. Stranger still, if you where on the moon, >> looking back at the earth, the earth would always be (pretty >> much) in the same position in the sky all the time, never >> rising and never setting - just always sitting there. If you >> plan to buy land on the moon take that into consideration >> first :) >> >> But the rotation of the moon being tied to its rotation >> around the earth is NOT a coincidence. It is caused by >> 'tidal forces'. The same process that causes the tides has >> caused the moon to slow down its rotation to synchronize >> with its rotation around the earth - all caused by gravity. >> >> And why are the tides better some places then elsewhere. Its >> mostly to do with the physical geography and shape of the >> land below the water. If there are any geologists on the >> list, Im sure they can explain things better than I can. But >> from what i remember every container as a 'resonant >> frequency'. A small bottle has a high frequency, if you blow >> across the top like wwe all did as a kid. A larger bottle >> has a lower frequency, etc. The largest tides in the world >> are in the Bay of Fundy, Canada. It turns out that the >> resonant frequency of that bay is just about 2 cycles per >> day - very low, but the same frequency as the tides. The bay >> of fundy tends to suck its tides in and toss its tides out >> just because of its shape! >> >> >> David Patte >> RelativeData.com >> >> >> On 2011-07-03 20:55, Brent wrote: >> >>> Hello again; >>> >>> I ask because there are a lot of very smart people on this >>> list. >>> >>> It seems odd to me that the moon just happens to be the >>> right size and the right distance between the earth and >>> the sun to do the perfect eclipse. Is this just >>> coincidence or is there some good reason for that? >>> >>> Also, they say the moon is responsible for our tides and >>> our waves. Why are the waves so much bigger in California >>> and New Zealand than in Thailand or the Philippines? >>> Their surf is pathetic. >>> >>> thanks; >>> brent >>> >>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/**mailman/listinfo/sundial<https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> >>> >>> >>> >> ------------------------------**--------------------- >> https://lists.uni-koeln.de/**mailman/listinfo/sundial<https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> >> >> >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/**mailman/listinfo/sundial<https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial> > >
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