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Author Topic: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars  (Read 1435 times)

Weaver

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Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« on: September 07, 2018, 05:01:29 AM »

Several local idiots reported seeing a flare, phoned it in to the coastguard. It was Mars.
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2018, 12:27:18 PM »

How [on earth] does Mars look like a flare? 
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2018, 07:15:55 PM »

Several local idiots reported seeing a flare, phoned it in to the coastguard. It was Mars.

i'd rather it was reported and found to be a false alarm, than ignored and later found to be a boat in distress.
surely only an idiot would disagree with that.
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2018, 10:36:32 PM »

The movement of Mars across the sky is imperceptible over the course of several minutes.
A flare is only visible, moving relatively quickly, for a matter of seconds.
I tend to agree with Weaver.   ;)
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2018, 10:47:00 PM »

If you had had a few bevies before looking at Mars I suppose it might appear to be moving!
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2018, 04:00:19 PM »

 ;D
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Re: Homo Scētis discovers the planet mars
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2018, 09:57:33 PM »

On further consideration of the news articles I think It would have to have been a report from the Isle of Lewis, so apologies to the people of Skye.
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