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Old 01-05-2010, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes View Post
The effect of the moons apparent size on the horizon has been a topic for discussion for 70 years that I know of. When we noticed this as children we were told that if you bend over and look at the moon between your legs it would look normal.

Barry
I don't think this would look normal at all!

A few others have suggested this experiment.
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Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous View Post
Addendum:19:04 EST. Miraculously, the month-long cloud has disappeared and I just tried the experiment. For a second it looked smaller, but then I got dizzy, fell over and had to sit down!!


Regards, Rob.
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